Harvey Edwards with a wide smile, wearing a cap and a t-shirt, seated against a white wall.

Photo by Peter Miller

Welcome to the Harvey Edwards Archive

Since 1972, with the release of 10 Days Around Mt. Blanc, Harvey Edwards produced approximately 30 films, ranging from outdoor education, adventure, and entertainment to comedies and films about writing poetry.

Based out of his small office in Chamonix Mt-Blanc, he was inspired by nature and the eclectic people who play and make their living in it. After moving to Upstate New York, his work continued, this time not in the mountains, but in the northeast forests and valleys with films about Nordic skiing and cycling. This is where his eclectic style developed on a deeper level.

Alpine & Backcountry ski films

Powder Hound, The Return of Powder Hound, and ski traverses

Powder Hound is the ski bum we all wish we had become, minus the intruder, kids, and the inevitable job. But then again, this all enriches the dream of endless powder turns while staring into . . . nothing . . .

Harvey backcountry skied before most of us were born, and in his two films, he inspires us with stunning views, real people, and stories.

Nordic Skiing Films

Nordic Skiing Films feature World Loppet events in Europe and the US. Harvey Edwards promoted this sport by making Nordic instructional films.

A mountain bike rider in a racing suit and helmet jumps over a dirt track, with several other racers behind him, all wearing helmets and racing jerseys.
Cyclists riding along a road with snow-capped mountains in the background. There are houses and a signpost on the side of the road, with green grass and yellow flowers in the foreground.

BMX photo by Fred Edwards

Cycling & BMX Films

The love of sports, from endurance athletes to young stunt people, leads to a pile of broken bikes in a dark forest in Vermont’s northern kingdom.

Coming Soon

THE GREAT VERMONT BICYCLE TOSS (1986)
LIFE AMONG BMXers (1985)
BICYCLE DANCING (1985)
BICYCLE RACING USA (1976)

Old school backpacking in the alps with Harvey Edwards

Hiking Films

This is where it all started, with the family-oriented film, 10 Days Around Mt. Blanc and then The Great Traverse across the Alps. In his last hiking film, Let the Mountains Speak, Harvey Edwards describes the changes through the eyes of an old timer.

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LET THE MOUNTAINS SPEAK (1990)
THE GREAT TRAVERSE (1974)
10 DAYS AROUND MT. BLANC (1973)

Comedies

Photo by Peter Miller

A person painting a colorful mural on a wall outdoors.

Films about Writing Poetry

In the photo below, Harvey’s professor at Bard College, Theodore Weiss, leads the audience through the process of building a poem by using their life events. This experience is then passed on to the children in the classroom.

Theodore Weiss explaining the process of building a poem through personal experience

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TREE (1999)

Coming Soon

KID’S POETRY (1991)
LIVING POETRY (1990)