'Mountains of Inspiration' May 22nd at the 2010 Keswick Mountain Festival

 

John Ruskin famously said that “Mountains are the beginning and end of all natural landscape”.  For as long as the human spirit has aspired to higher places, mountains have been an inspiration for art, literature and religion. To explore these themes, the Mountain Heritage Trust is offering an afternoon symposium of inspirational lectures, short films and an interactive panel debate at this year’s Keswick Mountain Festival. Writers, artists, climbers and people who have made the inspiration of mountains the driving force in their lives, come together to look at how the Lake District Mountains have inspired generation after generation.
Hosted by Eric Robson “Mountains of Inspiration” will feature presentations on such fascinating characters as Ruskin and Coleridge, Wordsworth and Tom West right up to the modern dynasty of the Cooper family paintings. We ask why the Lake District has been such a spur to creative energy and thought over the past few centuries and continues to be so today. Can the inspiration of landscape and heritage be sustained and how does it contribute to our wellbeing? Richard Leafe, head of the Lake District National Park joins an eminent team which includes expert witnesses Charles Mitchell, Penny Bradshaw, Mark Haywood, Pamela Woof and Terry Gifford.  
Eric Robson will tell the story of Tom West and conduct discussions with each speaker on the development of the Lakes as one of the crucibles for the Arts in Britain, and indeed, the entire world. Spectacular images on screen and historic film will complement this stimulating symposium.
 
Sat 22 May, 15:00-17:15, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria
 
Tickets: £9.50

 

 

Karen Darke – ‘Outside In’

A Mountain Heritage Talk at the Keswick Mountain Festival

Skiing across the icy wilderness of Greenland, climbing the dizzy heights of El Capitan, kayaking in Patagonia; these are inspirational adventures even the fittest and most daring of us may only dream of… but Karen is paralyzed from the chest down. Karen will talk about what happened ‘inside’ on these adventures. She explores the elusive ‘why?’: Why take the risks? ; Why take the pains? ; Why exhaust yourself in pursuit of adventure? It shows how adventure is more than the adrenaline rush and deeper than a simple risk attraction. An opportunity to go within and beyond oneself is at its core; to face your fears and search for what is hidden in the silent space of your personal wilderness.

Sat 22 May, 17:30 - 18:25, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria
 
Tickets: £7.50
Order tickets via the Keswick Mountain Festival Website - Link coming soon

 

 

 


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