Going Up is Easy
In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. She made the ascent alone and to date is the only New Zealander to have made an oxygen-free ascent.
Going Up is Easy details the events surrounding Bradey's historic feat.
Co-written with acclaimed novelist Laurence Fearnley - a long-time friend of Lydia's.
Lydia Bradey in an early photograph and on Main Divide (second photo by Michael Chapman Smith) Photo: Supplied
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Going Up is Easy - Part 1
10:45 AM.In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. Going Up is Easy details the events surrounding Bradey's historic feat. Read more Audio
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Going Up is Easy - Part 2
10:45 AM.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. Read more Audio
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Going Up is Easy - Part 3
10:45 AM.In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. In Part 3 of Going Up is Easy Lydia catches the mountaineering bug. Read more Audio
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Going Up is Easy - Part 4
10:45 AM.Sexism and setbacks fire up Lydia's determination. Read more Audio
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Going Up is Easy - Part 5
10:45 AM.The dangers of mountaineering become ever more apparent. Read more Audio
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Going Up is Easy - Part 6
10:45 AM.A single-minded approach is required to achieve goals and live to tell the story. Read more Audio
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Going Up is Easy - Part 7
10:45 AM.The barriers that mountaineers face aren't just physical and environmental. Read more Audio
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Going Up is Easy - Part 9
10:45 AM.People seem determined to cast doubt on her most mountaineering significant achievement. Read more Audio
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Going Up is Easy Pt 10
10:45 AM.Will official recognition ever come? Audio
