Look Who's Talking
Theatre by the Lake
Wed 14th to Sun 18th May 2008
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Mark Woods Arctic Adventures Polar explorer Mark Wood relives his most recent Arctic adventure with expedition partner Mark Kelly 350 miles across the Canadian High Arctic – A British first! A journey across mountains and sea ice, between the two highest Inuit settlements and in polar bear country. Mark Wood is well known for his recent exploits guiding Jeremy Clarkson to the Magnetic pole for Top Gear. Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Wed 14th 11.00 |  |
| The Birketts owt on't Fjalls (Out on the Fells) This talented family duo will relive their climbing exploits, photographic skills and tales of walking amongest the Lakeland Fells. Dave's films won 'People's Choice at Kendal Mountain Festival in both 2006/7.Bill's book 'Complete Lakeland Fells' is the all time best selling Lakeland book defining all the tops over 1000ft in altitude in the Lake District National Park. Theatre by the Lake - Main House. Book online | Wed 20.00 |  |
| Jo Gambi - The Seven Summits and More While in remission from cancer for the second time, Rob Gambi, along with his wife Jo, climbed the seven summits and skied to the poles. Jo who is Guinness World Record Holder will share from their experiences with a fascinating slide presentation. Theatre by the Lake - Studio Book online | Wed 10.45 |  |
| Mike Pearson Filming and Photography in Lakeland Mountains Mike Pearson (one half of the Mikes-Eye partnership- established in 1985 with Richard Warner) will talk about filming and photographing the Lakeland mountains, with video projection showing many images and samples collected over several decades. The trials and tribulations of seeking those elusive classic landscape pictures and in particular the process of editing video clips to be in harmony with inspirational classical musical works will be described. Theatre by the Lake - Studio Book online | Wed 16.15
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| Justine Curgenvan - Sea Kayaking around the South Island New Zealand World Premiere – Award winning adventure film maker, Justine Curgenvan, talks about her toughest sea journey to date sea kayaking 1800 miles around New Zealand's South Island. A warts and all account with video of stunning scenery, wildlife and challenging surf landings. Theatre by the Lake - Friends Gallery Book online | Wed 19.45 |  |
| Stuart Miller Bashing the Becks -An insight into extreme kayaking on the steep Lake District streams. Includes an audio visual show of a descent of the Zanskar Gorge - the Grand Canyon of the Himalaya. Theatre by the Lake - Circle Gallery Book online | Wed 14th May 18.00 | |
| KE Adventure Travel - Trekking in the Everest Region KE Adventure Travel who were recently named Best Trekking Operator on earth by National Geographic Adventure Magazine will give an illustrated talk on trekking in Nepal and trekking in the Everest Region. Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Thu 15th May 11.00 £6 |  |
| Andy Kirkpatrick - Strange Penchant for the long, the cold and the difficult Andy Kirkpatrick a pioneer of winter climbing with a “strange penchant for the long, the cold and the difficult”, will talk about his recent expedition to Patagonia, an attempt at the first winter ascent of Torre Egger, as documented in the award winning film ‘Psyche’. Also his recent adventure in Yosemite with paraplegic adventurer Karen Darke to the top of El Capitan. An inspiring and entertaining insight into extreme alpinism! Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Thu 15th May 16.30 £10 | |
Doug Scott -The Ins and Outs of helping the Nepalese preserve diversity on the Himalayan foothills Doug draws on his experiences from helping establish Schools, Health Posts and Income Generating Schemes from the Middle Hills of Nepal right up into the high Himalaya. Points for discussion "charity tourism", "cultural imperialism" or anything that comes up.Theatre by the Lake - Circle Gallery Book online | Thu 15th May 16.00 | The Cumberland News
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Doug Scott - A Crawl down the Ogre Doug Scott and Chris Bonington summited the Ogre (23,901 ft) on July 13th 1977, a peak situated in Karakorum mountain range, North Pakistan. Doug Scott tells the epic tale of their 8 day descent in a raging storm where both Chris and Doug had sustained serious injuries after the first abseil. Sure to have you on the edge of your seats, a tale not to be missed. Theatre by the Lake - Main House | Thu 15th May 20.00 £15 |  |
Cumbria Wildlife Trust -Mountain Flowers A talk by Cumbria Wildlife Trust managing Director Peter Bullard about Mountain Flowers of Lakeland. Theatre by the Lake - Circle GalleryBook online | Thu 15th May 18.00 £5 | |
| KE Adventure Travel - Trekking in the Everest Region KE Adventure Travel who were recently named Best Trekking Operator on earth by National Geographic Adventure Magazine will give an illustrated talk on trekking in Nepal and trekking in the Everest Region. Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Fri 16th May 11.00 £6 | |
| Chris Bonington and Tony Riley - Interactive Photography workshop The Everest Years. This lecture describes all four of Bonington’s visits to Everest – the attempt on the South West Face in the Autumn of 1972, the successful ascent in 1975, the attempt on the North East Ridge in 1982 and finally his successful ascent with the Norwegian Expedition in 1985. It incorporates video clips and actuality sound and brings to life his most important and demanding expeditions. Theatre by the Lake - Circle Gallery Book online | Fri 16th May 11.15 £7 |  |
| Chris Bonington - The Everest Years. This lecture describes all four of Bonington’s visits to Everest – the attempt on the South West Face in the Autumn of 1972, the successful ascent in 1975, the attempt on the North East Ridge in 1982 and finally his successful ascent with the Norwegian Expedition in 1985. It incorporates video clips and actuality sound and brings to life his most important and demanding expeditions. Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Fri 16th May 14.00 £12 | |
| Dervla Murphy An interview with Eric Robson - In 1963 Dervla set off on Roz her trusty bicycle on an international bike tour – her first of many adventures. Eric Robson takes this opportunity to interview her about her life on stage, giving time to the audience to ask questions about her unique life and writing. Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Fri 16th May 16.15 £10 | |
| The Life of Julia Bradbury and her recent adventures in the Great Outdoors. TV presenter Julia Bradbury will take you on a journey through her life leading up to her most recent adventures in the Great Outdoors. This includes an interview with John Travolta, the TV series Watchdog, climbing the Old man of Stoer, the BBC 4 series ‘in the Footsteps of Alfred Wainwright’ and the recent Rough Guide series on Channel 5. Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Fri 16th May 20.00 £20 |  |
| Cicerone Press European Treks. Two challenging European treks by Paddy Dillon - The infamous GR5 through the French Alps between Geneva and Nice, and the GR20 which has the reputation for being Europe's most challenging trek. Taking 2-3 weeks, it follows the rocky spine of mountains running north-south on Corsica. Paddy has walked both these routes twice and to enable him to write his guide books. Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Fri 16th May 18.00 £5 |  |
| Alan Hinkes The Big 14 Alan Hinkes, top high altitude mountaineer, is the only Briton in an exclusive group of 12 people alive who have climbed the world’s highest mountains - the same number of people who have stood on the moon. He still climbs and walks in the Lake District. Theatre by the Lake Main House Book online | Sat 17th May 12 noon £12 |  |
Mick Fowler Matterhorns of Tibet This talk includes brief coverage of Siguninag and Grosvenor but focuses on the wealth of unexplored peaks in the Neikentanghla East - the range with the highest concentration of unclimbed 6000m peaks in the world. Kajaqiao has long been recognised as one of the most spectacular peaks in the area but previous attempts have failed in the face of challenging bureaucracy, weather and terrain.Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Sat 17th May 16.30 £10 |  |
Alan Hinkes Join this unique opportunity to listen to Alan Hinkes and ask questions about Challenge 8000. Theatre by the Lake - Circle Gallery | Sat 17th May £7 | |
Expedition Adventure Racing, Raid Gauloises, Kyrgyztan 2003 Adventure Racer Ben Bardsley relives the trials and tribulations of the last ever Raid Gauloises, Kyrgyzstan 2002. Racing non-stop for six days on foot, by bike, boat and horse his team of four is pushed to the limits of human endurance. Theatre by the Lake - Circle GalleryBook online | Sat 17th May 18.00 £5 |  |
| Stephen Venables - Higher than the Eagle Soars On the twentieth anniversary of the day he descended from an epic new route on Mt Everest, Stephen Venables will give a stunning slideshow based on his new book, Higher than the Eagle Soars, which won the Mountain Literature prize at the Banff International Mountain Festival. His talk will range from the North Face of the Eiger, to the Mountains of the Moon, Snow Lake, Shishapangma and that route up the Kangshung Face of Everest. Theatre by the Lake - Main House Book online | Sat 17th May 20.00 £15 |  |
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