Mountain Climbing
Sports History NZ: Lydia Bradey
Lydia Bradey has been to the top of the world - quite a few times. Audio
Sports History NZ: Mark Inglis
For two weeks, the country watched and waited as a pair of climbers were trapped on Aoraki/Mt Cook. Audio
Film and TV reviewer James Croot
Film and TV reviewer James Croot is along to talk about the latest James Bond film, Summer of Soul, Spice Girls: How girl power saved the world and The Alpinist. Audio
Sir Ranulph Fiennes: 'I am a lifelong fan and devotee of Sir Ed'
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, named by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's greatest living explorer, is in New Zealand next month to speak at the Himalayan Trust Gala dinner in Auckland. He talks to… Audio
Reimagining the future of fashion
Turkey tail mushrooms, subverting the male gaze, a story of migration and hidden circular forms inspire the work of emerging designers at iD Dunedin Fashion Week. Audio
Going Up is Easy - Part 9
People seem determined to cast doubt on her most mountaineering significant achievement. Audio
Going Up is Easy - Part 7
The barriers that mountaineers face aren't just physical and environmental. Audio
Going Up is Easy - Part 6
A single-minded approach is required to achieve goals and live to tell the story. Audio
Going Up is Easy - Part 2
In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. Part 2 of Going Up is Easy focuses on Lydia's early years. Audio
Bridget Ikin: Sherpa
An angry brawl a few years ago between European climbers and a gang of disgruntled Sherpas contradicted everything we thought we knew about the friendly, loyal mountain guides who selflessly assisted… Audio
Coroner: Avalanche killed trio on Aoraki Mount Cook
The veteran mountain guide who escaped a fatal icefall that killed three overseas climbers on Aoraki Mt Cook says the conditions that day were too bad for him to continue. Dave McKinley was the last… Audio
Our Own Odysseys: mobility chair to mountain peaks
A Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis didn't deter Massey PhD student Nick Allen from getting fit enough to spend two months climbing peaks in India and Nepal. Audio
Pair rescued off Mt Tasman
Two men have been rescued from Mt Tasman in the Aoraki/ Mt Cook national park after becoming trapped near the summit this afternoon. Audio
Rescuer describes hearing climber calling out
A rescuer has told a coroner's inquest he could hear a woman calling out as his party got nearer to two climbers stranded on Mt Taranaki. Audio
Reaching great heights
Wellington adventurer Neelu Memom, who was left with only 30% of her vision after contracting an a post-viral autoimmune reaction when she was 16, tells of the challenges of scaling Mt Kilimanjaro. Audio
Everest climbing
Following a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest last month, the climbing season's basically been cancelled. Ed Douglas has just been in Khumbu in Nepal, the centre of the climbing industry, to assess… Audio
