Welcome to Kendal Mountain Festival

Embrace the chill with tales of high-stakes adventure in the harshest conditions.

Presented by Rachael Crewesmith, we'll hear stirring stories from people who actively seek out gripping experiences when the thermometer hits negative.

Called by the Hills: A Home in the Himalaya is a tender and intimate portrait of a home, a community and a rugged, extraordinary landscape. Written with unsentimental clarity, humour and poignancy, this is an account of profound transformations.

Anuradha will be in conversation with award winning author Helen Mort.

There will be a book signing straight after the event.

Returning for its fourth year, the Patagonia Human Powered Session brings to the stage individuals with stories from the forefront of sport and activism.

To Patagonia, Human Powered means both finding joy in and protecting the wild places that define us.

On Thin Ice juxtaposes the harsh beauty of a Siberian winter with a thriller-like series of events that exposes the dark heart of Putin's propaganda machine. It is both the extraordinary record of one man’s walk through the most inhospitable place on earth and a powerful insight into a deeply troubled – and troubling – nation.

A Radio 4 Book of the Week.

There will be a book signing straight after the event.