Kendal’s four-year-old annual Mountain Film Festival went through a growth spurt this year as the numbers venturing into its venues leapt by 25 per cent.

According to organisers, more than 5,000 people turned out for the eight-day festival which came to a close on Sunday (November 16) – around 1,250 more than last year.

Festival co-director John Porter said Cumbrian climber Chris Bonington had summed it up when he said the festival had moved a quantum leap forward last year and had done it again this year.

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