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by Joel Tansey - Golden Starposted Apr 27, 2015 at 4:00 PM

A year after a successful debut event, Tourism Golden is getting set to host its second annual GoldenMountain Festival with this year’s theme being adventurers of yesterday and today.

Highlighting the weekend-long festival are a meet and greet with local ski mountaineers TheDogtooth Rangers, a presentation from world-renowned adventurer Will Gadd, and exclusive tours of

The traditional Swiss alporn is blown as part of the inaugural Golden Mountain Festival last year. The second editionof the festival will take place May 15-17. — Image Credit: Star Photo

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the Grizzly Bear Refuge at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.

“One of the main objectives that we have is that we’re celebrating our history as an authenticmountain destination,” explained Joanne Sweeting, manager at Tourism Golden. “Part of thathistory is first the explorers that first came this way…and then the adventure part of it that came afterthat.

“The activities that we’re most famous for are adventures. They might be soft adventures and theymight be hardcore adventures but they’re outdoor adventures.”

And there might be no bigger authority on adventure than Gadd, who is fresh off being named one ofNational Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year. The Canmore resident made headlines earlier this yearwhen he scaled a frozen Niagara Falls in January. He will deliver a multi-media presentation called“Mentors & Adventures” on the Saturday evening (May 16) of the three-day fest.

Those who would prefer a more personal talk with Gadd will also have a chance to participate in aninformal climbing session earlier that day with he and his climbing partner Sarah Huineken atDogtooth Climbing Gym.

“He participates in everything that is available in Golden so he’s a great example. He’s more hardcorethan most but he’s a great shining example of the various activities that you can do,” Sweeting said.

Throughout the three days, festival goers will have the option of collecting “explorer stickers” fromparticipating local businesses, with each honouring a famous explorer of the past. Collecting all fourgets participants entry into a grand prize draw for prizes, which includes a top prize of a three nightstay at Purcell Mountain Lodge, including helicopter transfer.

Sweeting has ramped up Tourism Golden’s marketing efforts for the festival this year, including a spoton Global TV in Calgary, and hopes to build on last year’s momentum. Eventually, she’d like theGolden Mountain Festival to be mentioned in the same breath as other popular events in theCanadian Rockies.

“In five or 10 years time I want the Golden Mountain Festival to be like the Banff Film Festival. Peopleare planning for it without even seeing any marketing. They already know it’s a great event. It takes

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are planning for it without even seeing any marketing. They already know it’s a great event. It takesyears to get to that stage but we’re well on our way with it, hopefully,” Sweeting said.

For a full schedule of festival events, log on to the festival’s website, goldenfest.ca.

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