Himalayan Adventure Fest & Banff Mountain Film Festival

Dear Members & Friends,
After two years of pandemic induced restraint, the country is slowly progressing towards normalcy. The Himalayan Club is setting off the “Back to Normal” phase with loads of exciting talks, films, photo exhibition, adventure kiosks and lots more at the Himalayan Adventure Fest & Banff Mountain Film Festival on 16 Apr 2022.

Venue:
P B N Vaidya Sabhagruha, Raje Shivaji Vidyalaya,
Indian Education Society, Hindu Colony
Dadar , Mumbai

Date : 16 Apr 2022

Detailed schedule is attached.

HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE FEST (11 AM – 4:30 PM)

• JCN Garud Medal Award Ceremony
• Kaivan Mistry Memorial Lecture= Prof Harshwanti Bisht, President Indian Mountaineering Foundation ( IMF)
• Harish Kapadia- The Prisoners of Himalaya
• JCN Talks: Felicitation of Exploratory Expeditions in 2021
  • Aniket Kulkarni-First Ascent of Mt Guruganesh (6160M)
  • Mahesh Kendurkar: Exploration in East Karakoram
• Kekoo Naoroji Book Award Ceremony
• Arun Samant Memorial Talk Series:
  • First Indian Ascent of Shoshala – Rohit Vartak
  • All Women Expedition to Cheepaydang- First Indian Ascent : Sheetal
• Adventure Women India (AWI) SESSION : Women In Adventure
  • Talk by Minal Mathur, C0-Founder, AWI
  • The Rise of Women Travellers – Panel Discussion with Vineeta Muni, Padmini Dedhia and Vrushali Bagade anchored by Anjilee Istwal

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL 2022 (5-8 PM)

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is one of the flagship programs of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. It is one of the world’s pre-eminent mountain festivals.

We, at The Himalayan Club believe that mountaineering is a way of life, and a sport, that brings out the true spirit and inherent mental, physical and moral strength in man. With the idea of spreading the awareness of adventure to old and young alike through exciting films and many seminars, we have taken the initiative of screening these chosen award winning films to as many cities and towns in India as possible.

We are pleased to announce that this year, Banff Mountain Film Festival will be organised in Mumbai on Saturday, 16 Apr 2022.

For details of the films that will be screened during this film festival in 2022, click here.

The results of the HC Photo Contest 2022, which was conducted online, were announced on 16 Apr 2022, during the Himalayan Adventure Fest and Banff Mountain Film Festival.