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Dads Love Banff Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour attracts crowds from all over the region each year. We pack the Byham with bustling excited groups of friends, families, and couples all looking for a sense of adventure on the big screen.   For Christine and her father Norman, the film festival is a tradition. It’s a special time each...

From Outdoor Educator to Sea Kayaking in Alaska by Claire Marshalek Growing up I spent endless hours trekking through my grandparent's woods. I imagined I was Alice from Alice and Wonderland trying to find the rabbit hole, other times I was Eliza Thornberry looking for endangered species in the creek. As a kid, I was...

#BanffPGH Photo Contest What inspires you to venture outdoors?   Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Pittsburgh April 5-7 and we’re SO EXCITED. This film festival of remote journeys, ground-breaking expeditions, and cutting-edge adventures has us wondering, what inspires YOU to venture outdoors?   Does your adorable puppy demand you to take him on walks...

My name is John, and I am 13 years old... My name is John, and I am 13 years old. I attend Manchester Academic Charter School, and it’s the greatest school that I’ve ever been to, and I will never leave it until I graduate. When I was new to the middle school here, I...

By: Ryan Prescott, Trip Leader Specialist / PULSE Fellow Working with youth can be stressful. It can also be very rewarding. Working with youth after-school programs every day has its ups and downs. What you take away each day depends on how much you put in. There are truly some amazing people out there and...