Audio stories: mountaineering

These interviews took place between April and November 2020. People featured on this page:

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Gasherbrum II

Rhona Lampard recounts her expedition in 1989 to lead the first all-women’s team to climb Gasherbrum II, the 13th highest mountain in the world at 8,034 metres, in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya.

Kulu and Jagdula

Jo Scarr recalls the 1961 Kulu and Jagdula expeditions, Indian Himalaya

Annapurna IV

Jill Croskell recounts the challenges while climbing Annapurna IV

Lahaul

Jean Drummond on the 1980 PC expedition to Lahaul, Himal Pradesh, India

Pakistan

Sally Macintyre recalls the Naltar Valley, Pakistan, in 1986; Margaret Clennett remembers her first trip to Hunza, and Annabelle Barker recalls walking in the footsteps of Tilman

Tibet

Annabelle Barker and Margaret Clennett remember their expedition to Tibet

Nepal

Hilary Lawrenson recalls trekking in Langtang

Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

Chris Watkins has adventures in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

Greenland

Denise Evans and Margaret Clennett have very different experiences

Further listening

> Climbing reflections

> Climbing on rock

> Climbing with women; balancing work, life and family

> The Emily Kelly hut

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