A mountaineer wearing a red helmet and orange jacket stands in the foreground against a backdrop of snowy blue slopes.

Kootenay Climbing Association

General Admission

Join us at the Nelson United Church for a special event! Legendary Canadian alpinist and mountain guide Barry Blanchard will be in town to share stories and photos from his new book, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.amazon.ca/Echo-Stories-Edge-Survival/dp/1952338395" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">The Echo: Stories from the Edge of Survival.</a> During his 50-year career, Blanchard has climbed some of the world&rsquo;s steepest and most technically complex glaciated peaks, pioneered countless new routes, worked in Hollywood films including K2, Cliffhanger, and The Vertical Limit, and mentored a new generation of alpinists. The Echo, Blanchard&rsquo;s second book, launched worldwide on October 2, 2026. It explores growing older in a pursuit defined by youth and risk, parenthood, mentorship, loss, and a life-changing accident that reset everything. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. showtime. Books will be on sale before the presentation, with a book signing immediately following. Presented by the Nelson Adventure Speaker Series. All ticket sale proceeds go to building the Cube 2.0, the new climbing centre in Nelson. 🙏&nbsp;

Join us at the Nelson United Church for a special event! Legendary Canadian alpinist and mountain guide Barry Blanchard will be in town to share stories and photos from his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Echo-Stories-Edge-Survival/dp/1952338395" target="_blank">The Echo: Stories from the Edge of Survival.</a> During his 50-year career, Blanchard has climbed some of the world’s steepest and most technically complex glaciated peaks, pioneered countless new routes, worked in Hollywood films including K2, Cliffhanger, and The Vertical Limit, and mentored a new generation of alpinists. The Echo, Blanchard’s second book, launched worldwide on October 2, 2026. It explores growing older in a pursuit defined by youth and risk, parenthood, mentorship, loss, and a life-changing accident that reset everything. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a 7:00 p.m. showtime. Books will be on sale before the presentation, with a book signing immediately following. Presented by the Nelson Adventure Speaker Series. All ticket sale proceeds go to building the Cube 2.0, the new climbing centre in Nelson. 🙏

Kootenay Climbing Association

An Evening with Barry Blanchard

602 Silica St

General Admission

$10

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