Banff Mountain Book Festival Category Winnders

The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival celebrates mountain literature and film, bringing together filmmakers, writers, publishers, editors, photographers, athletes, adventurers, and — of course — readers.
Featuring films screenings, guest speakers, readings, seminars, book signings and launches, the Festival offers a wide spectrum of experiences for participants and the film and book-loving audience.
Here are the category winners, the grand prize will be announced on Thursday, November 6.
ADVENTURE TRAVEL
Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
Paul Theroux, McClelland & Stewart (Canada, 2013)
MOUNTAIN FICTION AND POETRY
Letters from Chamonix
David Stevenson, Imaginary Mountain Surveyors (Canada, 2014)
MOUNTAIN AND WILDERNESS LITERATURE – NON-FICTION, THE JON WHYTE AWARD
The Homeward Wolf
Kevin Van Tighem, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada, 2013)
MOUNTAIN IMAGE
Vulkane: Expeditionen zu den gefährlichsten Kratern der Welt
Carsten Peter, National Geographic /NG Malik Buchgesellschaft (Germany, 2013)
GUIDEBOOK
Simple Fly Fishing: Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel
Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, Mauro Mazzo, Patagonia Books (USA, 2014)
MOUNTAINEERING HISTORY, JAMES MONROE THORINGTON AWARD
One Day as a Tiger: Alex MacIntyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism
John Porter, Vertebrate Publishing (UK, 2014)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway
Arno Kopecky, Douglas & McIntyre, (Canada 2013)