Diverse Voices at KMF 2022
Kendal Mountain Festival (KMF) is nearly here! From the 17th to the 20th of November this event brings the outdoors community together for 4 days of films, interviews, panels, awards and outdoor sessions.
There is so much happening over the weekend, with lots of events and activities to join. This year we’re so excited to see a huge range of people repping diversity in the uk outdoors, many of them ATE members. To make sure you know when to catch them we’ve put together this short guide to some of the sessions.
As always, this list is not exhaustive: if we’re missing something that highlights diversity in the UK outdoors then let us know in the comments! We’ll be updating this article over the coming weeks as more sessions are announced.
Friday 18th November
11:00am Every Body Outdoors - Cotswold Outdoor Stage
2:30pm Craghoppers guided walk with Queer Out Here's Ailish Breen
3:15pm Sabrina Pace-Humphreys - Running the Trails of Race and Identity. Sabrina will be interviewed about her new book by Soraya Abdel-Hadi
4:30pm Opening Up The Outdoors - Buff Stage - Free to Attend
5:00pm Film Collection: Age is No Barrier
https://tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/events/18-11-2022-17-00-film-collection-age-is-no-barrier
7:00-9:00pm Queer Connections - A get together of LGBTQIA+ locals, visiting speakers, filmmakers, brands and organisations to meet, share ideas and create connections. At About Time Espresso bar - Designated Queer Space.
Saturday 19th November
11:00am Patagonia Climb Session
With Siddrah Aslam and Shareena Rahman from ClimbMuz
https://tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/events/19-11-2022-11-00-patagonia-climb-session
11:15am Kate O’Brien & Rehna Yaseen - Cotswold Outdoor Stage - Free to Attend
2:15pm Amanda Thomson - Belonging. Amanda will be interviewed about her new book by Soraya Abdel-Hadi
https://tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/events/19-11-2022-14-15-amanda-thomson-belonging
2:15pm Adam Raja-Campbell - Cotswold Outdoor Stage - Free to Attend
3:30pm Merrell Running Session
Co-Presented by Sabrina Pace-Humphries from Black Trail Runners
https://tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/events/19-11-2022-15-30-merrell-running-session
4:00pm Adaptive Adventure hosted by Ed Jackson
4:30pm Blue Mind Men Dipping for Mental Health - Cotswold Outdoor Stage - Free to Attend
5.15pm Amira Patel, Katy O’Neill Guitierrez & Dom Ferris Building Communities - Cotswold Outdoor Stage - Free to Attend
6.00pm Mary-Ann Ochota, Jo Smith, Maxwell Ayamba & Mike Innerdale Who Owns the Countryside? - Cotswold Outdoor Stage - Free to Attend
8:00pm Arc'teryx Women in Adventure Session
Featuring Ines Papert, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk, Mardi Fuller and Marie Uri. Cohosted by Gilly McArthur and Rehna Yaseen.
Sunday 20th November
9:45am Toby Fells Queer Runnings - Cotswold Outdoor Stage - Free to Attend
11:30am Queer Trail Run hosted by Queer Runnings Toby
12:30pm Komoot Community Family Walk with Blaze Trails
1:00pm Niall McNulty & Robert White Anti-racism Along The Wall - Cotswold Outdoor Stage - Free to Attend
1:30pm Cherelle Harding, Steppers UK - Buff Stage - Free to attend
Base Camp Talks
Kendal Mountain Festival Base Camp is free to enter with stands and talks there is always lot’s going on and you are sure to see some familiar faces around. There are two base camp stages this year the Buff Bothy Stage and the Cotswold Outdoors Stage. We’ve included some of them in the list above but you can find the full list of free talks on pages 63 and 64 of the programme.
Across The Festival
There are a few events that will be happening across the festival or where the dates are yet to be confirmed. Keep an eye out for this to be updated soon!
OUTO - Opening Up The Outdoors
Opening Up The Outdoors (OUTO) is a not-for-profit initiative that focuses on the continued inclusion, education, and enjoyment of outdoor spaces by people of the global majority. There will be different events across the festival and speakers sessions from the first participants of the The OUTO Changemaker Programme.
Book Festival
All The Elements Founder Soraya Abdel-Hadi will be one of the presenters of the book festival.
Base Camp Stand - Martin Moran Foundation
Martin Moran Foundation, a charitable foundation with a mission to elevate the lives of young people through purpose, passion and powerful experiences in the mountains. will have a stand on Base camp (via Mountain Equipment).
Nuhiha Cycling Club
Nuhiha Cycling Club are riding to the Festival from Birmingham.
You can view more on the Kendal Mountain Festival website. If you can’t make it to the festival in person, there are online options too! Their full programme is now available to view here.
