Mountaineering

Everest endeavour marked by blue plaque
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England
Posted
8 June 2024
Eleven tonnes of rubbish taken off Himalayan peaks
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Asia
Posted
6 June 2024
Real Survival Stories. Hanging by a Thread: Upside Down off a Mountain. Audio, 45 minutes
ln the wilderness of Washington state, Dan Smith’s life literally hangs by a thread.
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
What in the World. Everest: How dangerous is it really? Audio, 15 minutes
Spoiler alert: Very
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Lives Less Ordinary. Kill or be killed: A climber’s dilemma, part 1. Audio, 33 minutes
Beth Rodden was on the expedition of her dreams in Kyrgyzstan when she was kidnapped
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BBC World Service
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Real Survival Stories. Alaska Adventure: Cut off in a Frozen Wilderness. Audio, 47 minutes
Unexpected twists will plunge 3 friends into a battle against tempests and frostbite.
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BBC Sounds
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Wingsuit flyer attempts record base jump by Everest
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Somerset
Posted
20 May 2024
'Stairs left me breathless but I scaled mountain'
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Kent
Posted
19 May 2024
Double-amputee who climbed Everest eyes new peaks
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Kent
Posted
18 May 2024
Adventurer to return to mountain he almost died on
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Derby
Posted
11 May 2024
Fitness coach does five peaks using a bike in between
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UK
Posted
10 May 2024
1975: First Britons climb Mount Everest. Video, 00:00:57
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BBC
Posted
3 May 2024
Sir Chris Bonington's life on the mountains. Video, 00:02:35
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Cumbria
Posted
3 May 2024
Everest mountaineer's letters released 100 years on
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
22 April 2024
Free Solo. Video, 97 minutes
Solo climber Alex Honnold prepares to achieve his lifelong dream of scaling El Capitan.
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BBC Two
Available for 10 months
The Reunion. The 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Audio, 57 minutes
The events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster are recalled with Kirsty Wark.
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BBC Radio 4
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Boy, eight, climbs to Mount Everest base camp
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Cumbria
Posted
11 April 2024
Real Survival Stories. Dash To The Summit: Avalanche Approaching. Audio, 48 minutes
In remotest India, one moment sees a daring adventure snowball into an epic escape.
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BBC Sounds
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Climbers rescued from icy Italian mountain. Video, 00:00:49
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Europe
Posted
18 March 2024
Real Survival Stories. Boulder Crush: Tumbling Down a Snowfield. Audio, 42 minutes
A rockfall leaves Gregg Hein stranded at 4000 feet on Mount Goddard, seriously injured
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
Japan to charge fee to climb Mount Fuji trail
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Asia
Posted
5 March 2024
Real Survival Stories. Dilemma on Mont Blanc: Friendship or Survival? Audio, 40 minutes
With both their lives in peril, a friendship is pushed to the limit at high altitude
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BBC Sounds
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Climbing Everest? You need to bring your poo back
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Asia
Posted
8 February 2024
I almost died up a mountain scattering dad's ashes
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Wales
Posted
4 February 2024