What does it take to know a mountain?

Tired of all the stories focused on racing to the summit, Hannah Westhenry fell into the pages of her beloved book The Living Mountain, by Scottish writer & explorer Nan Shepherd. Inspired by Nan’s work, Hannah brings together a diverse group of women to follow in Nan's footsteps, adventuring into the UK's largest and wildest mountain range to tell a different story.

‘To Know A Mountain’, a film by Emily Baker and Michelle Sanders, interweaves visuals of the Cairngorms – from its grand landscapes to its smallest details – into an anti-summit story, promoting inclusion in the outdoors, and representing a diversity of ways of being in the mountains not often told in adventure films.

The film premiered at Kendal Mountain Festival 2024 and has been selected at festivals including London Mountain Film Festival, Fort William Mountain Film Festival and Pirineos Mountain Film Festival.

The film was made in association with the Following Nan Project which aims to empower more people to follow in Nan Shepherd’s footsteps and benefit from a deeper relationship with the mountains.

Join us at Alpkit Ilkley for a viewing of To Know A Mountain.

To Know A Mountain Film Tour | Ilkley