Mountaineering

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
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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
Real Survival Stories. Himalaya Rock Fall: Look Out Below… Audio, 48 minutes
Hope is dying due to a freak accident close to the summit of a peak never before reached.
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BBC Sounds
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Warning as winter rescues rise on Scottish hills
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Scotland
Posted
3 January 2024
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The Documentary Podcast. The Approach. Audio, 28 minutes
Can mountaineering survive in an age of rapidly warming mountains?
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BBC World Service
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Watch climber stretchered from blizzard-hit Cairngorms. Video, 00:00:26
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Scotland
Posted
31 December 2023
Climber lost in blizzard stretchered to safety
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Highlands & Islands
Posted
31 December 2023
Climber wins major award after brush with death
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Posted
13 December 2023
'It was raining rocks' - How 'Mountain of Fire' hikers cheated death
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Asia
Posted
8 December 2023
Climber injured after getting caught in avalanche
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Highlands & Islands
Posted
7 December 2023
Volcano survivor tells BBC of ordeal from hospital
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Asia
Posted
5 December 2023
Dog survives 10 weeks in wild beside dead owner
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US & Canada
Posted
16 November 2023
Boy, 9, tackles mountains in 70mph winds for charity
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Wiltshire
Posted
31 October 2023
The Documentary Podcast. Special: My Indian Life. Audio, 31 minutes
“I’m in love with the mountains.” A special episode from Kalki Presents: My Indian Life
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BBC World Service
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Climbing 'tat' to be removed from Old Man of Hoy
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NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
13 October 2023
Kalki Presents: My Indian Life. Special: Savita. Audio, 30 minutes
“I’m in love with the mountains.” The story of an inspirational climber
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BBC World Service
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Boy, aged seven, climbs Old Man of Hoy sea stack
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Scotland
Posted
12 September 2023
Climber survives 600m fall with minor injuries
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Asia
Posted
11 September 2023
Real Survival Stories. Mountain Blizzard: Stuck in a Snow Cave. Audio, 45 minutes
Caught in a whiteout halfway up New Zealand’s highest peak, Mark and Paul take refuge.
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BBC Sounds
Available for 9 months