Established in 1983, The Award recognises and rewards outstanding literature concerned with the mountain environment through the genres of non-fiction, fiction and poetry.

We are proud to have hosted the Boardman Tasker Award Ceremony at the Festival for over 20 years, with the renowned mountaineer and author Stephen Venables serving as host for the past decade. This year, Stephen will pass the honour to Professor Helen Mort, a previous Boardman Tasker winner, celebrated author, academic, climber, and poet.

Mountain Equipment is the official Supporting Partner for the Boardman Tasker. Terry Stephenson, Head of Marketing at Mountain Equipment, says: “Climbing, mountaineering, and Alpinism in particular, have always been more than just a physical pursuit, and mountaineering literature more than just a physical record. Few other activities can have compelled so many of its participants to express themselves through writing, and even fewer seen so many of its most celebrated protagonists prove their worth as authors, a fact that the Award has sought to recognise and celebrate.

For sixty years we have been closely associated with Alpinism and we owe much to Pete and Joe, and those that they climbed with, not only for their achievements but for the generations since that they have challenged and inspired. We hope that by supporting the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature we can encourage others to experience and understand the mountain environment through literature.”

For more information on the shortlisted authors, please visit the Boardman Tasker website, and secure your tickets for the awards ceremony.