Adventure. For some, it is an irrepressible welling in the chest that will never go away no matter how many lakes canoed, rock faces climbed, horizons paddled after, peaks scaled, or miles of trail hiked. For others, adventure is something to marvel at - a celebration of man's achievements. Most folks tend to admire the adventurers of the world, whether they are adventurers of the mind, the spirit or of the physical world. The touring Banff Mountain Film Festival is coming to Olympia and Tacoma. The Olympia shows will be Dec. 1-2, while the Tacoma shows will be Dec. 3-4. Produced by The Banff Centre, the festival showcases the best adventure films in North America year after year. Climbing, biking, skiing, snowboarding - it's all up on the big screen, looming high and making you feel bad for sitting on your duff almost all year long. If you need inspiration to get out more often (as if this little tidbit isn't enough), these gorgeous images should do the trick.

CAPITOL THEATER, 7 P.M. SATURDAY, 2 P.M. DEC. 2, 6 P.M., $12-$14, $23 FOR BOTH NIGHTS (DIFFERENT FILMS EACH NIGHT), 206 FIFTH AVE., OLYMPIA, TICKETS THROUGH ALPINE EXPERIENCE AT 360.956.1699

RIALTO THEATER, 7 P.M. DEC. 3-4, $15-$18, $30 BOTH NIGHTS, 310 S. NINTH ST., TACOMA, 253.591.5894