For the best in Mountain Adventure, Environment and Culture
Thursday 10 May 12
Kendal Mountain Festival is the winner of the Environment and Culture Category for the Action for Market Towns Award in the West Zone. Full story…
Thursday 03 May 12
KMF Twitter followers are almost at 3000. Full story…
Friday 20 Apr 12
Official research carried out during the 2011 festival found that it drew in £1.97 million to Cumbria's economy, and that 64% of people visited from beyond Cumbria and 54% from beyond the North West. Read more with The Westmorland Gazette . Full story…
Thursday 12 Apr 12
Why not raise money for KMF through easyfundraising.org.uk when you do your online shopping? Full story…
Thursday 15 Mar 12
WorldView announce a partnership with Sundance to offer the WorldView Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Developing World Award. Full story…
Thursday 26 Jan 12
Andy Cave leads this years' adventure lectures on 9th February with his tale of climbing exploration, from Bridlington to Pakistan, from Shetland to China. Full story…
Wednesday 21 Dec 11
Winners of the Patagonia Peoples’ Choice Award and the Polartec Competition Full story…
Tuesday 29 Nov 11
See 2011 winning films at Broadway Cinema, Nottingham Full story…
Sunday 20 Nov 11
They think it’s all over… it is now! The final whistle has sounded at Kendal Mountain Festival 2011 and the scores on the doors are: Full story…
Friday 18 Nov 11
Bernadette McDonald wins Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature with Freedom Climbers, the story of how Polish climbers emerged after the 2nd World War and the rigours of the Russian occupation, to dominate high altitude mountaineering. Full story…
Wednesday 16 Nov 11
Maxine - from the Mountain Heritage Trust - is really keen 'to see your nuts'. Full story…
Wednesday 16 Nov 11
From the countdown days to the last few hours that remain to the start of the 2011 KMF - everybody is ready... Full story…
Tuesday 15 Nov 11
Kendal has plenty of car parks - although admittedly, once you're in the one way system, it can be a hard going! Full story…
Monday 14 Nov 11
The Family Friendly film sessions on Saturday and Sunday mornings will have their own tickets available for purchase from the Brewery box office. Cost £4.50 for adults and children. If you have a valid whole day film pass, then this is still valid. Full story…
Friday 11 Nov 11
John Beatty is moving from K Village to The Box. Full story…
Friday 11 Nov 11
Our annual Festival programmes quickly become sought after items - we are pleased to announce that these beautiful booklets packed full of content and stunning imagery are now on sale at the Brewery Box Office for only £1! Get them while they last. Full story…
Thursday 10 Nov 11
KMF's Adventure Film Academy has broken its own record for the number of people applying to take part this year. Full story…
Tuesday 08 Nov 11
We are delighted to announce the partnership with Whitedot Skis as sponsor of the 2011 Snowsports Night at KMF. Full story…
Monday 07 Nov 11
Raleigh International, a youth and sustainable development charity, is delighted to be working with Kendal Mountain Festival this year in order to raise awareness about the charity’s work and the opportunities available for volunteers to get involved. Full story…
Tuesday 01 Nov 11
We'd like to thank all those photographers who've submitted images to this year's festival photo competition. Full story…
Tuesday 01 Nov 11
It's got to the time of the year when some events are starting to sell out - we've already sold out on two events! So don't hesitate if you have a particular event in mind that you really want to see. Full story…
Tuesday 01 Nov 11
It's always a massive job, but the film programme is now finalised and has gone live on the website. Full story…
Friday 28 Oct 11
Over the past 20 years Polartec has supported hundreds of expeditions around the world through the Polartec Challenge, an international grant program encouraging outdoor adventure. Applications for Polartec Challenge grants are now available for 2012 expeditions. Full story…
Wednesday 26 Oct 11
Kendal Mountain Festival is always keen to support the work of other mountaineering organisations so we'd just like to mention two fund raisers for the Mount Everest Foundation and the Mountain Heritage Trust. Full story…
Friday 21 Oct 11
Kendal Mountain Festival and the Brewery Arts Centre have secured funding of £6000.00 from The British Film Institute, The National Lottery and Vision and Media for an experimental film called 'The Edgeland'. We are looking for an emerging artist filmmaker to produce this film. Full story…
Thursday 20 Oct 11
BBC Scotland screened The Adventure Show on Tuesday night which was mainly about a new triathlon event on the island of Kerrara. However it also featured a great piece on our very own Adventure Film Academy. Full story…
Wednesday 19 Oct 11
More team tickets now available for the Pub Quiz! We've been able to make more space. If you were told the event was sold out, get back in touch because we'll squeeze you in. Full story…
Friday 14 Oct 11
The more water we waste, the more habitat we destroy. The more we pollute our streams and lakes, the harder it is for animals and plants to survive. Full story…
Friday 14 Oct 11
Make sure you've got the world film premiere of Alastair Lee's latest film Moonflower in your schedule. Full story…
Friday 14 Oct 11
Places on the Adventure Film Academy are now filling up quickly - so if you want to take part you shouldn't wait much longer before booking. Full story…
Friday 14 Oct 11
Kendal Mountain Festival sponsors Petzl are giving Festival-goers the chance to try their latest ice tools in special dry-tooling sessions at Kendal Climbing Wall. Full story…
Tuesday 11 Oct 11
Kendal Mountain Festival is always keen to support the work of enterprising filmmakers and highlight environmental concerns. A new exhibition - with free entry - in London at the Royal Geographical Society covers both these bases. Full story…
Thursday 29 Sep 11
adidas TERREX confirm event sponsorship for ENDURANCE NIGHT 2011. Full story…
Thursday 29 Sep 11
The problems with the online booking facility have now been resolved. Full story…
Wednesday 28 Sep 11
Richard’s 737 Challenge is all about fundraising and getting maximum exposure for Marie Curie Cancer Care. We’re donating – please help us to raise even more! Full story…
Wednesday 28 Sep 11
The Adventure Photography Academy is a brand new event aimed at aspiring adventure and action photographers. Full story…
Sunday 25 Sep 11
Kendal Mountain Festival runs a series of year round film screenings and adventure lectures on a countrywide basis. Full story…
Wednesday 21 Sep 11
Details of the art and photographic exhibitions at this year festival have just been announced. Check out Lucy Dunnett's and Stuart Holme's work here Full story…
Thursday 15 Sep 11
The shorlist has just been announced for this year's B-T Full story…
Friday 02 Sep 11
Get in to the mood for the year's festival with the Air, Bike and Boat Programme from Best of Kendal 2010. Full story…
Friday 02 Sep 11
KMF is always keen to support the tremendous work done by Community Action Nepal and so we'd like to publicise a special fund raising event for this charity - which is run by mountaineers on behalf of the mountain people of the Himalaya. Full story…
Thursday 25 Aug 11
Confirmed - Jon Chambers as headline speaker at the KMF Free-Flight Night 2011. He successfully completed the Red Bull X-Alps race and will tell his story of endurance, adventure and ultimately success in finishing in the top 5! Full story…
Friday 12 Aug 11
This years' AFA will take place in the festival week this year. More details will be posted here as they emerge, or you can sign up for our e-newsletter. Full story…
Thursday 14 Jul 11
Kendal goes global in 2011! Here we come New Zealand and Taiwan! Full story…
Thursday 28 Apr 11
This years' Film Competition Entry Forms are now available (plus terms and conditions). Full story…
Thursday 31 Mar 11
Doug Scott kicks off the spring KMF Adventure Lecture programme, followed by Paul Rose Full story…
Tuesday 15 Feb 11
Welcome back to the KMF site! We are busy updating content, archiving last year's films, refreshing sections of our site, contacting speakers and film makers for this year's event and generally keeping very busy. Here's to a continued wonderful winter to all our friends out there. Sign up to receive our tweets, follow us on facebook or just spread the word about how grand this festival of ours and yours is ! More news very soon. Full story…
Thursday 11 Nov 10
KMF for Schools kicked off today with a special lecture for local Kendal primary schools, called Find Your Own Adventure - Wilderness On Your Doorstep. Full story…
Thursday 04 Nov 10
Some of the greatest pieces of mountain writing and imagery have emerged through the sport's magazine. Full story…
Tuesday 05 Oct 10
Warm up for this year's KMF by seeing some outstanding films from last year's festival at a special showing of Best of Kendal Tour 2009. Full story…
Saturday 15 Sep 01
The shorlisted authors and book for this year's Boardman-Tasker Award have just been announced. Full story…
The Mountain Heritage Trust will be running a Mountaineering Antiques Roadshow over the festival weekend - so if you have some old, or not so old gear bring it along. Full story…
