The first tickets for the Kendal Mountain Festival, scheduled from November 21 to November 24, have been placed on sale.

Events on offer include a talk from the first female Barkley Marathons finisher, Jasmin Paris, and a special Climb Session dedicated to Yosemite climbing, centred around Billy Ridal and Alex Waterhouse's free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan.

BBC's The Sky at Night presenter, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, will make an appearance on stage to demystify the world's most powerful space telescope.

The men behind Three Dads Walking – Mike Palmer, Andy Airey, and Tim Owen, all recently knighted - will tell the story of their journey to walk 300 miles in memory of their daughters, Sophie, Beth, and Emily.

Attendees can also participate in an intimate conversation with former UK Special Forces Soldier, Jason Fox, in which he will discuss his latest book, Embrace the Chaos.

A few feature film tickets will be available from July to September.

These include tickets for Climbing Mount Everest 1922, a world premiere of John Noel's classic film accompanied by a newly commissioned film score.

For those unable to attend personally, the festival's Kendal Mountain Player is an alternative platform that will stream the films.

Co-director Steve Scott, commenting on the festival's 2024 theme of 'Balance,' said: "At the Festival, our annual theme subtly supports the curation of our programme and helps prompt new perspectives when discussing the outdoors.

"It enriches conversations that inspire individuals to explore the natural world.

"We invite attendees to reflect on this theme and consider how 'balance' can navigate the fine line between success and failure, courage and contemplation, and risk versus reward."

This year’s festival programme is described as the largest yet, with a second ticket wave going live in August, and a third wave in September.

More information can be found at https://www.kendalmountainfestival.com/.