Jackie Greaves survives for two nights during a big winter storm. She’s finally found by a search and rescue dog, bundled into a helicopter and flown to hospital. Jackie’s safe, but then another ordeal begins.

Music

Ascent by Jon Luc Hefferman, Namaste by Jason Shaw, Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod, Hung Balance by Ketsa, Cylinder Five and Cylinder Nine by Chris Zabriskie and Dancing On The Edge by Kai Engel.

Credits

Thanks to Jackie Greaves, Graham Gibb, James Grylls and Willie Fraser. Research help for this episode was from David “Heavy” Whalley, John Allen, Bob Reid and Bob Sharp. A special thanks to Alistair and Maria Hearn for putting me up while I was recording in the Lake District.

Episode artwork is from a photograph of Ben Macdui taken by Neil Reid. Editing help was from Huw Williams. Mountain is sponsored by Alpkit.

Links for this episode

• Mountain: The fall, part I
• Heavy Whalley’s mountain rescue blog
• Braemar Mountain Rescue Team
• Sarda Scotland
• Neil Reid’s Cairngorm Wanderer blog

February, 1994. The Cairngorms are in the grip of an Arctic storm. Alone and in a whiteout, Jackie Greaves strays out on to a cornice. Seconds later, the snow collapses into air.

Music

Ascent by Jon Luc Hefferman, La Brise by Circus Marcus, Little Black Cloud by Poddington Bear, Tentative Steps by Kai Engel and Planet B, Cosmic Drifting and Planet E by Lee Rosevere.

Credits

Thanks to Jackie Greaves, Graham Gibb and Willie Fraser. Research help for this episode was from David “Heavy” Whalley, John Allen, Bob Reid and Bob Sharp. A special thanks to Alistair and Maria Hearn for putting me up while I was reporting this story. Editing help was from Huw Williams.

Mountain is sponsored by Alpkit.

Links for this episode

• Mountain: The fall, part II
• Heavy Whalley’s mountain rescue blog
• Braemar Mountain Rescue Team
• Sarda Scotland

Bikepacking coast-to-coast across Scotland. Adventure cyclist Lee Craigie loves to ride her bike, but when the road ends and the trail begins, the ride becomes so much more than a simple journey through the landscape.

Music

Paris (Elite Athlete Remix) and Amsterdam by Lasers, Waterbourne and Algea Trio Blue Dot Sessions, Padded Walls (reEdit) and Alesis 2010 by Floating Spirits.

Credits

Thanks to Lee Craigie. Editing help from Huw Williams. Research help from Pennie Latin. Mountain is sponsored by Alpkit.

Links for this episode

• The Adventure Syndicate
• Lee Craigie

There are days in the mountains that have you hiding behind rocks to get out of the relentless wind. Days when you tug your hood over your face to shield it from blasts of hail. Days when you think: “Where did all this begin?”

Music

Shiny Clouds by Ketsa, Butterfly/Kid On The Mountain and Lark In The Morning by Sláinte, We Were Never Meant To Live Here by Chris Zabriske, Mantra by Jahzarr and A Storm At Eilan Mor, Epoch and Upbeat by Jon Luc Hefferman.

Credits

Thanks very much to Bill Whiteford. Editing help from Huw Williams. Mountain is sponsored by Alpkit.

Links

You can vote for Mountain in the Listener Choice category of the British Podcast Awards. Thank you.

Even small hills have secrets. A chance discovery on a mountain walk leads to a hidden tunnel entrance and an abandoned village.

Music

Cloud Line by Blue Dot Sessions, Seeing The Future and Shooting Star by Dexter Britain, Dark Water, Juliette and Three Colors by Podington Bear, Piano Hymn (Instrumental) by Weinland and Going Home by Lee Rosevere.

Credits

Thanks to John Haddow, Louis Stott, Anne Gilchrist from Forestry Commission Scotland and Cindy McLoughlin. Editing help from Huw Williams. Mountain is sponsored by Alpkit.

Links for this episode

• Some pictures of the cave taken by Guardian photographer Murdo MacLeod
• John Haddow’s wildlife consultancy
• Aberfoyle Slate Quarries by Louis Stott
• Forestry Commission Scotland: Aberfoyle slate quarry

Ben Nevis, February 2015. Climbers on Ben Nevis are enjoying some of the best ice conditions in decades. And then a chilling scream cuts through the mist.

Music

Cylinder Four and Cylinder Seven by Chris Zabriskie, Le Soir J’me Raconte Des Histoires Dans La Cave and La Tapa Del Lunes by Circus Marcus, The Fathomless Caves II by Jihel, Morbid Imagination by Kai Engel and Angel Falling by Ketsa.

Credits

Thanks to Kevin Shields. Editing help from Huw Williams. Special thanks to my climbing partner on that day, Mr Scott Elbourne. Mountain is sponsored by Alpkit.

Links for this episode

• Kevin Shields
• Dave MacLeod
• Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team

The best moments from the first year of the Mountain podcast.

Music

Hands of Time by Amy Sayer. All the other music used is credited on the individual episode pages.

Credits

You heard the voices of Joe Symonds, Andy Brett Wenz, Dave and Anne Lindop, Duncan McCallum, Freya Beesley, James Roddie, Anna MacQuarrie, Alan Halewood, Susie Allison, Neil Campbell, Kirstie Smith and Alastair Humphreys. Thanks to them and all the contributors who have shared their stories.

A special thanks to Huw Williams, Pennie Latin and David Hanney at Alpkit.

Adventurer Alastair Humphreys has cycled around the world, walked across deserts and rowed the Atlantic. His last expedition was a simple walk across Spain, but it brought him face-to-face with his deepest fear.

Music

Threaded Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions, Spanish Moss by Ennio the Little Brother, Shinedown and  Somnolence by Kai Engel, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Winter Mvt 3) played by John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players, Violins and tea by Loch Lomond and Twinkle Twinkle by David Mumford.

A special thanks to Niall Grimes and the excellent Jam Crack Podcast for letting us use Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll’s version of Dirty Old Town.

Credits

Thanks to Alastair Humphreys. Editing help from Huw Williams. Mountain is sponsored by Alpkit.

Links for this episode

• As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, by Laurie Lee
• Alastair Humphreys

We all love to explore new places, but most of us also have some hills we call home. For Kirstie Smith, it’s the heart of the northern mountains on the Isle of Arran.

Music

A String (Instrumental) by Loch Lomond,  (I Am) Climbing On Air by Kai Engel, Autumn Sunset and Serenity by Jason Shaw, Autumn Leaves by Podington Bear and This Is My Home by Mr & Mrs Smith.

Credits

Thanks very much to Kirstie Smith. Editing help from Huw Williams. Special thanks to Lucy Wallace, from Arran Wild Walks, who put me in touch with Kirstie. Mountain is sponsored by Alpkit.

Links for this episode

• See our Facebook page for pictures from the day
• Kirstie Smith’s photography website

Beach, bog, mountain and sea. Triathletes Cat Morrison and Caroline Wallace take on one of the UK’s toughest adventure races through one of the country’s most extraordinary landscapes.

Music

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie, Ocean Tapping and When the Wind Comes by PC III, Humm OK by Gablé, Over the Fence and Headlights/Mountain Road by Blue Dot Sessions and Kesh Jig, Letrim Fancy by Sláinte.

Credits

Thanks to Cat Morrison, Caroline Wallace, Paul McGreal, Gary Thompsett and Richard Jennings. Editing help from Huw Williams and much appreciated islands logistics support from Stephen and Fiona Bird. Mountain’s sponsor is Alpkit.

Links for this episode

• • See pictures of the race on our Facebook page
  • Cat and Caroline were sponsored by Findra
  • Durty Events
  • The Heb Race

Get up early, grab a bike and take a look round the back of your favourite hill. You might be surprised at what you find. Music Cycling Through Ikebukuro by Koen Park, Georgia Rose by Broadway Quartette, Wild Horse Of Stony Point and Brushy Fork Of Johns Creek by Black Twig Pickers, When The Mockingbirds Are Singing In …

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