Berghaus Reaches Further And Higher At Kendal Mountain Festival 2022.

A long-standing partnership that extends into a landmark third decade, Berghaus make their celebrated return to this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival. Excited to join thousands of fellow outdoor enthusiasts at the UK’s main social gathering taking place each November.

Kendal Mountain Festival is the largest adventure film festival in the UK, Kendal’s aim is to “inspire more people to explore, respect and represent mountains, wilderness and their cultures”. An in person event with over 15,000 attendees, it has around 150 speakers as well as films, on stage events and entertainment for all ages. @kendalmountainfestival on Instagram. 

Founded in North East England in 1966, Berghaus is the UK’s leading brand of performance outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment. For nearly six decades, the brand has been responsible for introducing many new innovations to the market and, from its world class headquarters in Sunderland, continues to develop kit that is right at the cutting edge, including the latest generation of its renowned Extrem range. Berghaus regularly equips some of the world’s greatest adventurers as they explore the planet, from remote Himalayan peaks to Antarctica, and tropical forests in Venezuela to the Atacama Desert in Chile. 

The brand is delighted to present a broad programme of sessions that will advocate for enhanced entry, access and enjoyment of the outdoors, festival goers will also have the opportunity to learn more about the brand’s iconic Extrem range, returning to the peaks for AW22.

An Extrem product showcase is the central fixture on the brand’s Basecamp stand - the most visual and interactive Berghaus stand to date. Mannequins and signage exhibiting the latest garment technologies and design techniques which feature across the Extrem collection. 

Further stand features also include a bespoke archive wall that will put rare apparel and equipment pieces on public display, alongside an Extrem photo booth that will place you (virtually) on some of the UK’s most iconic mountain landscapes. Details of a free “happy hour”, where you can join the brand for a well-earned drink, will also be posted on the stand’s noticeboard upon basecamp opening.

Further highlights over the weekend encompass ticketed speaker sessions led by brand ambassadors Leo Houlding and Ed Jackson. Alongside two free-to-attend speaker sessions on the festival basecamp stages from fellow ambassadors Anna Taylor and Adam Raja. 

Adam’s ‘Access’ session acting as a launch event for a short film about his rocky journey from the streets of Glasgow into the mountains - the full film available to watch via a dedicated screen on the brand’s basecamp stand. The first of three inspiring stories being shared by Berghaus this winter that document contrasting stories of access and diversity in the outdoors. 

To complete Berghaus’ presence  at this year's festival the brand is also proudly supporting a pioneering film session making its debut at this years’ event entitled  “Access the Best of Kendal”.  Providing people with disabilities equal access to inspiring outdoors content via open captions, audio description and British Sign Language (BSL) translation for some films. Partnering with Kendal Mountain festival and content creation agency Coldhouse on the Adventure Film Accessibility Project.*

A full overview of Berghaus’ events and activities is as follows: 

Friday 18th November

Special Film Collection: Berghaus presents: 'Access the Best of Kendal' Brewery Arts Centre - Screen Two - Kendal 12 - 1:45 pm

A selection of the most groundbreaking films - the ones with all the emotion, the psyche, the full stomach-dropping, eye-popping experience. The screening benefiting from open captions, audio description and a selection will also have on screen BSL translation.

• Leo Houlding - Closer to the Edge. SOLD OUT Brewery Arts Centre - Theatre - Kendal 5 - 6:30 pm 
• Haus Party, presented by Berghaus. SOLD OUT The Barrel House - Kendal 9pm - 1 am 

Saturday 19th November

Anna Taylor - Speaker Session Basecamp Stage  9:45 - 10:15 am

A chance to hear from the Lakeland legend, fresh off the back of her mountain rock tour. Anna recently completing what is believed to be the first continuous, self-powered round of 100 routes that feature in Steve Broadbent’s Mountain Roc’ guidebook.

Adam Raja - Speaker Session  Basecamp Stage  2:30 - 3:15 pm 

Launching at Kendal Mountain Festival, find out more about the first in a three-part short film series that will reveal how Britain's mountain landscapes have helped three community heroes from different backgrounds find voice, power and purpose. Episode 1 featuring mountaineer, photographer and activist Adam Raja.

Adaptive Adventure - hosted by Berghaus Ambassador Ed Jackson Kendal Town Hall 4 - 5pm

What if a physical barrier stands between you and doing what you love, do you give up or do you adapt and move forward? Hear from three people who haven’t let their physical limitations stop them from living their lives to the fullest in fact they’ve used those limitations as inspiration to do exactly that.