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Saturday Nov 14 / 2026

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Show Genres:

  • Climbing / 
  • Diversity / 
  • Mountain Culture / 
  • Mountain Sports / 
  • Women

Stories from the world's highest peaks, with 14 Peaks mountaineer Don Bowie.

Join us for intimate tales of climbing on Everest and Nanga Parbat, and hear Don Bowie – veteran of more than twenty Himalayan expeditions and featured in Netflix's 14 Peaks – on what keeps drawing him back to the mountains.

Show Details

Saturday Nov 14 / 2026
7:00pm
9:45pm
Doors: 6:00pm

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Presentation:

The Question of Why: Risk, Obsession, and Summit Ambition

Through remarkable imagery and stories ranging from absurdly humorous to profoundly heartbreaking, Don Bowie draws on more than twenty Himalayan expeditions as he grapples with loss, identity, and ambition, and how time has changed his understanding of what drew him to the mountains in the first place.

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Don Bowie

Canadian Mountaineer, Adventurer, Filmmaker

Canadian mountaineering veteran Don Bowie shares imagery and stories from over twenty Himalayan expeditions, and explores themes of loss, identity, and ambition in the mountains.
CANCELLED

Afsaneh Hesami Fard's presentation will now be part of our 30th anniversary Feb Fest 2027. Don Bowie will now be speaking at Mountaineering Night: Summit Stories.

Afsaneh Hesami Fard

High-Altitude Mountaineer

The first Iranian woman to reach all fourteen 8,000-meter summits. Embark on a journey of resilience, humility, and discovering what really matters—in climbing and in life.

Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger

Professional Skier

Christina Lustenberger introduces Hunter’s Moon and remembers her late partner Gee Pierrel, sharing the story behind their final film together.

Films

Big Jim: An American on Everest

9 mins |
US |
2026
"Big Jim" Whittaker’s Everest legacy, lifelong climbing bonds and adventurous spirit unfold through rare archival footage and intimate final interviews.

Hunter’s Moon

Trigger Warning: Talk of loss in the mountains

Advisory: Coarse language, Parental Guidance

14 mins |
US |
2026
Ski mountaineers Christina "Lusti" Lustenberger and Guillaume "Gee" Pierrel carve a first ski descent on New Zealand's Aoraki / Mt. Cook.

Nanga Parbat – Echoes of Sisyphus

Advisory: Coarse language, Parental Guidance

50 mins |
Germany |
2026
After five expeditions over ten years, David Göttler summits the 8,125-meter-high Nanga Parbat, in alpine style.
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