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,

#19 The fall, part I

May 28th, 2017 31m 26s

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, Lit

#18 Where the road runs out

Apr 29th, 2017 31m 59s

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

#17 In footsteps

Mar 23rd, 2017 29m 53s

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 Cloud

#16 A quarry full of ghosts

Feb 19th, 2017 34m 43s

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

#15 The scream

Jan 20th, 2017 19m 34s

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 Histo

#14 This is Mountain

Dec 23rd, 2016 34m 27s

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 Li

#13 The famous first screech

Nov 25th, 2016 34m 10s

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 Do

#12 The hills I call home: Arran

Oct 22nd, 2016 28m 41s

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

#11 Race on the edge

Sep 24th, 2016 34m 17s

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 a

#10 Lomond the long way

Aug 27th, 2016 32m 3s

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 For

#9 A last letter home

Jul 28th, 2016 41m 17s

North-east Afghanistan, July 2010. On the edge of the Little Pamir range, in a tiny village surrounded by mountains, a phone call changes everything. Music Cylinder Two and Cylinder Four by Chris Zabriskie, The Fathomless Caves II by Jihel, The

#8 Mountain shorts: The Auch Jig

Jul 1st, 2016 11m 13s

A bonus episode, with more from fiddle player Siobhan Anderson on how she chose the music for episode 7 – and her deep family links to Beinn Dorain. Music Moladh Beinn Dóbhrain (In praise of Ben Dorain), trad tune; Tha Sìor Choineadh Am Beinn D

#7 Seat of all seats

Jun 17th, 2016 29m 40s

With modern maps, GPS and aerial photography, we like to think we know the hills better than anyone. But open an Ordnance Survey map of any mountain in the Scottish Highlands and there, in plain sight, is evidence that those who roamed these hi

#6 A journey inwards

May 4th, 2016 28m 27s

Assynt, in the far north-west of Scotland, is one of the world’s most startling landscapes. Shark’s fin mountains rise vertically from a plateau of three-billion-year-old rock, splattered with lochans. But for a landscape of real beauty, myster

#5 The Angel of Camasunary

Mar 22nd, 2016 24m 8s

Skye, late September 1981. A young woman sits in a dark bothy, staring into a fire. A pair of flimsy shoes are propped next to her, drying in the heat, and a kettle comes to the boil. Who was the Angel of Camasunary and where did she go? Hillwa

#4 Every mountaineer loves a ridge

Feb 23rd, 2016 21m 1s

As the climber Mo Anthoine used to say, sometimes you have to feed the rat. After a winter indoors editing podcast episodes about other people’s adventures, Mountain host Christopher Sleight heads to the Cairngorms for a full-on winter’s day. M

#3 A call for help

Jan 23rd, 2016 28m 10s

On 19th May 2015, Adrian Oram was traversing a section of the Cuillin Ridge with his novice climbing partner Mike. The ridge was harder than expected, but they were enjoying the challenge. It was a good day in the mountains. But for Adrian and

#2 The definition of adventure

Dec 9th, 2015 20m 5s

It’s Easter Saturday, 1998. Two climbers are alone in a tiny tent in an isolated Himalayan valley. There’s a gnawing cold and the snow conditions are against them. Should they go for the summit again? Or play it safe and head for the valley? Mu

#1 A day at the skyrace

Nov 9th, 2015 21m 41s

Inside the mind of elite mountain runner Joe Symonds, as he takes on Scotland’s first skyrace – a 50 km route over summits and along ridges in a trial of the body and mind. Music Masonic Meadows and Burning Record Running by Friendly Foliage, a

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