Mount Everest
Witness History. Deadly Everest avalanche. Audio, 9 minutes
In 2014, an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall killed 16 sherpas on Mount Everest
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The Reunion. The 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Audio, 57 minutes
The events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster are recalled with Kirsty Wark.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted11 April 2024
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- Posted11 April 2024
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- Posted1 April 2024
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- Posted29 February 2024
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- Posted8 February 2024
Sporting Witness. The man who skied down Everest. Audio, 9 minutes
How Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura became the first person to ski on Everest in 1970
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted8 November 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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- Available for over a year
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- Posted21 September 2023
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- Posted8 June 2023
The Documentary Podcast. BBC OS Conversations: Mount Everest. Audio, 24 minutes
The effects of climbing expeditions and tourism on Nepal
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Witness History. The first Indian woman to conquer Everest. Audio, 9 minutes
In May 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to stand on top of the world
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted1 June 2023
Witness History. Tragedy on Everest. Audio, 9 minutes
Michael Groom is one of the survivors of a tragic climbing expedition to Mount Everest
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Witness History. Tenzing Norgay conquers Everest. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1953, Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest
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- Posted29 May 2023
Witness History. Edmund Hillary conquers Everest. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1953 Edmund Hillary became the first human to reach the top of Mount Everest
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- Posted20 May 2023
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- Posted11 May 2023
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- Posted8 May 2023
A Point of View. On Ascent. Audio, 9 minutes
Sara Wheeler ponders what the new Carolean age will bring forth.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
