<b>Geoff Powter</b> has been a mountain writer, editor and presenter for more than 30 years. He has written pieces for magazines and newspapers around the globe, was the editor of the renowned <i>Polar Circus</i> magazine and spent 13 years at the helm of the <i>Canadian Alpine Journal</i>. He has been the host of the Voices of Adventure interview series at the Banff Mountain Book Festival for the past 20 years, and has been a regular contributor to CBC Radio and to the <i>Globe and Mail</i> travel section. He is the author of <i>Strange and Dangerous Dreams: The Fine Line Between Adventure and Madness</i>. Geoff Powter lives in Canmore, AB.