Frostbitten

2025 – A Year in Film…

by Nigel Vardy
December 30, 2025December 30, 2025

2025 started off cold, and it was only going to get colder. The Spine Race in January began in bitter cold, with snow on the Pennines, and ended up with star lit nights, and bog. Within days of heading home, producer Dave Hanna and I were on a plane to Alaska, to launch ‘Frostbitten’ at the Talkeetna Ice Festival. To keep the cold theme going, I then joined friends and crossed the Hardangervidda Plateau in Norway. It wasn’t until late April that I finally thawed out..!

by Nigel Vardy
December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

On Saturday 29th November, film producer Dave Hanna and Sarah Hanna joined Helen and myself as we attended the ARFF Berlin International Film Festival Awards. The red carpet was rolled out and after press interviews and photographs, we joined the awards ceremony, where ‘Frostbitten’ was awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ prize in the Best Documentary Category.

by Nigel Vardy
December 3, 2025December 4, 2025

2025 was my 15th year to be involved with the Kendal Mountain Festival. Over those years I’ve seen a great deal of change, as the festival continually expands and evolves.

by Nigel Vardy
October 26, 2025October 29, 2025

On October 24th I appeared on episode 50 of the Countryslide Podcast. CountrySlide is a weekly British podcast hosted by hedge layer Richard Negus, photographer Callum McInerney-Riley, and outdoor instructor Richard Prideaux.

by Nigel Vardy
September 28, 2025September 28, 2025

I’m delighted to announce that ‘Frostbitten’ has been accepted for the Kendal Mountain Festival 2025. More details coming up, but the journey continues…

by Nigel Vardy
February 7, 2025February 11, 2025

Life brings many opportunities. Some we can take and others we cannot. One opportunity which stared me in the face, was to return to Alaska and open my documentary ‘Frostbitten’ at the Talkeetna Ice Festival. It was too good to miss.

by Nigel Vardy
January 26, 2025January 26, 2025

After thousands of miles travelled, dozens of interviews and hours in the editing suite, ‘Frostbitten’ the documentary about my return to Alaska is almost with us.

by Nigel Vardy
December 30, 2024December 30, 2024

Sometimes you look back at life and wondered where all the time went. 2024, was one such year. At the start, I had no idea how many anniversaries were all meeting in the short twelve months.

by Nigel Vardy
December 15, 2024December 17, 2024

The warm autumn came to a dramatic halt with snow falling in Derbyshire. Personally I’d have feet of the stuff all winter, but the forecast was for a warming weekend, yet it still set me alight for the Kendal Mountain Festival. Snow and Ice are my favourite things, and to see the festival under a blanket of the white stuff would be wonderful. The Lake District escaped the dump however and though initially cold, there was nothing to kick underfoot.

Frostbitten

2025 – A Year in Film…

ARFF Berlin International Film Festival…

The Kendal Mountain Festival 2025 – Here’s Where the Story Ends…

Countryslide Podcast…

Frostbitten at the Kendal Mountain Festival…

Frostbitten In Talkeetna…

Frostbitten – Poster and Preview

2024 – A year of Anniversaries…

Kendal Mountain Festival 2024 – A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall…