Vertgo Parnell and Cool tour for 08

Speakers from the Edge is working hard on an exciting program of events for Autumn 2008. With over 50 events booked for 2008 already, there should be an inspirational evening’s entertainment somewhere near you!

Ian Parnell and Kenton Cool will be teaming up this autumn, touring throughout the UK with their show ‘Vertigo’. Two of the best mountaineers in the UK today, Ian and Kenton have been on many expeditions together, including two expeditions with Sir Ranulph Fiennes to the summit of Everest and the North Face of the Eiger. This time they will teaming up together to talk about their breath-taking experiences of high altitude climbing providing a unique opportunity to hear the awe-inspiring tales of two men who push human endurance to the limit as part of their daily lives. Inspirational, terrifying and entertaining, with superb images of some of the most beautiful mountain ranges on the planet.

Dates to be announced soon

Andy Kirkpatrick returns for third UK tour in 08

Andy Kirkpatrick will be back on the road in October with a new show ‘When Hell Freezes Over’. In this show Andy will focus on his winter expeditions to Patagonia, a treacherous mountain range at the southern most portion of South America, referred to amongst locals as “the eater of men”. No trip to Patagonia is without incident, and Andy’s tales of being trapped on mile high summits in hurricane winds, buried by avalanches, or pushed close to hypothermia whilst lashed to the side of a mountain will have audiences on the edge of their seats. Using words, music and video, Andy will give the audience a taste of what it’s like to go on a major expedition. With his engaging wit, Andy has carved himself a niche as one of the few mountaineers with stand-up talents to rival the best comedy acts in the UK.

“ Kirkpatrick...is one of the most remarkable storytellers I've met…turning tales of near death into philosophical and comic scenarios worthy of Samuel Beckett, or Monty Python ”

Banff International Film Festival 2006

Dates to be announced soon

SImon Yates Beyond the Void tour dates for Autumn 2008

After a successful tour this Spring, Simon will be back in theatres again this autumn with his show Beyond the Void. One of the most prolific exploratory climbers of his time, Simon has been climbing for nearly 25 years, and Beyond the Void is a chance to follow his climbing career from his early encounters with Joe Simpson and their fateful trip to the Peruvian Andes right up to his recent expeditions to the Cordillerra Darwin range in Chile. Simon’s dry wit and laid back approach underplay his tremendous achievements, but his stunning images are a clear testament to this man’s incredible climbing career.

Dates to be announced soon