Nick Bullock and Dave Barter at the Buxton Adventure Festival

 

Main Speaker: Nick Bullock

 

In his talk entiled It Takes a Big Dog, Nick will be revealing the story behind the headlines, when in 2015 he and his climbing partner Greg Boswell narrowly avoided a confontation with a grizzly bear while exploring the Canadian Rookies. A former prison guard, who left his post to explore the world's mountains and cliffs, Nick will be talking about the daring mountaineering feats that made him one of Britain's best climbers. Combining stunning photography, exciting film clips and a showing of a UKClimbing production of Nick and Jeff Mercier climbing the Rive Gauche above the Argentiere Glacier, Chamonix it's an event not to be missed!

 

Nick is the author of Echoes

 

Support Speaker: Dave Barter

 

Dave is the author of the road cycling guidebook Great British Bike Rides, and Obsessive Compulsive Cycling Disorder, a worldwide bestseller on Amazon. A fanatical cyclist, he is a veteran of numerous races and sportives, including L’Étape du Tour, the Fausto Coppi, the Polka Dot Challenge, two successful Land’s End to John O’Groats expeditions, the Highland Trail 550 and numerous other events. As an expert on the life and cycling records of year record holder Tommy Godwin, Dave will talk about his mission to resurrect the early-twentieth-century-legend of the cycling year record. 

 

Click HERE to find out more about Dave's book, The Year