Readings from his new book, Inner Ranges, and reflections from a life spent in the mountains.
Date, Time & Location:
Tues, Feb 26, 2019, The Cinematheque
Evening – Doors 7:00pm Show 7:30pm
Speaker
Geoff Powter
Geoff Powter has been a life-long climber and adventurer, with 13 Himalayan expeditions and many first ascents around his home base in the Canadian Rockies on his resume, and has been a mountain writer and thinker for nearly as long. He was the Founding Editor of Polar Circus, was the Editor of The Canadian Alpine Journal for 13 years, and his magazine pieces for publications around the globe have earned him 14 National Magazine Awards, including both the Gold and Silver awards in the same year in the Sports journalism category for profiles of Lena Rowat and Sonnie Trotter.
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