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Mountain

A show about adventure in wild places. Stories of climbers, explorers and those that go to the hills to go home. Hosted by Christopher Sleight.

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#3 A call for help

#3 A call for help

On 19th May 2015, Adrian Oram was traversing a section of the Cuillin Ridge with his novice climbing partner Mike. The r... Read more

23 Jan 2016

28mins

Ranked #2

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#15 The scream

#15 The scream

Ben Nevis, February 2015. Climbers on Ben Nevis are enjoying some of the best ice conditions in decades. And then a chil... Read more

20 Jan 2017

19mins

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Ranked #3

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#4 Every mountaineer loves a ridge

#4 Every mountaineer loves a ridge

As the climber Mo Anthoine used to say, sometimes you have to feed the rat. After a winter indoors editing podcast episo... Read more

23 Feb 2016

21mins

Ranked #4

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#5 The Angel of Camasunary

#5 The Angel of Camasunary

Skye, late September 1981. A young woman sits in a dark bothy, staring into a fire. A pair of flimsy shoes are propped n... Read more

22 Mar 2016

24mins

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Ranked #5

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#13 The famous first screech

#13 The famous first screech

Adventurer Alastair Humphreys has cycled around the world, walked across deserts and rowed the Atlantic. His last expedi... Read more

25 Nov 2016

34mins

Ranked #6

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#7 Seat of all seats

#7 Seat of all seats

With modern maps, GPS and aerial photography, we like to think we know the hills better than anyone. But open an Ordnanc... Read more

17 Jun 2016

29mins

Ranked #7

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#6 A journey inwards

#6 A journey inwards

Assynt, in the far north-west of Scotland, is one of the world’s most startling landscapes. Shark’s fin mountains rise v... Read more

4 May 2016

28mins

Ranked #8

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#14 This is Mountain

#14 This is Mountain

The best moments from the first year of the Mountain podcast. Music Hands of Time by Amy Sayer. All the other music use... Read more

23 Dec 2016

34mins

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#9 A last letter home

#9 A last letter home

North-east Afghanistan, July 2010. On the edge of the Little Pamir range, in a tiny village surrounded by mountains, a p... Read more

28 Jul 2016

41mins

Ranked #10

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#11 Race on the edge

#11 Race on the edge

Beach, bog, mountain and sea. Triathletes Cat Morrison and Caroline Wallace take on one of the UK’s toughest adventure r... Read more

24 Sep 2016

34mins

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