Geoff Powter Climber

Geoff Powter Climber, writer and psychologist Geoff Powter has been involved with the Banff Mountain Festivals as a moderator and a panelist since 1987, and as the interviewer of the Voices of Adventure series for the last six years. Powter has also been the editor of the "Canadian Alpine Journal" for the last 12 years, and he is the president of the Canadian Himalayan Foundation.

Geoff Powter has been the editor of the Canadian Alpine Journal for 13 years, is the past president of the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, and is a founding member of the National Mountain Centre.He has lived in Canmore, Alberta for 20 years, where he has many first ascents to his credit, and is a veteran of 13 Himalayan expeditions.He is also most recently the author of Strange and Dangerous Dreams: The Fine Line Between Madness and Adventure.His outdoor writing earned him a National Magazine Award in 2003.

Geoff Powter has been the editor of the Canadian Alpine Journal for 13 years, is the past president of the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, and is a founding member of the National Mountain Centre.He has lived in Canmore, Alberta for 20 years, where he has many first ascents to his credit, and is a veteran of 13 Himalayan expeditions.He is the also the author, most recently of Strange and Dangerous Dreams: The Fine Line Between Madness and Adventure.His outdoor writing earned him a National Magazine Award in 2003.