Mountaineering
Going Up is Easy - Part 3
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. 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
Louise Leitch and Byron Skinner: transition and friendship
Kim Hill talks to Christchurch director Louise Leitch, whose short film Same But Different features the true story of her husband's best friend, Byron Skinner, who transitioned from a man to a woman… Audio
Nights' Sport - Twin Peaks
Invercargill-based Tashi and Nungshi Malik scaled Mount Everest in 2013, becoming the first twin sisters in the world to do so. Post Everest, they successfully completed #mission2for7, conquering the… Audio
Third death on Everest in three days
An Indian climber has died on Mount Everest, becoming the third fatality in three days on the mountain.
Melbourne academic dies on Everest
A Melbourne woman who was the latest to die climbing to the summit of Mount Everest has been identified as university lecturer Maria Strydom.
Tourists warned over Everest guides
With Mt Everest's summit reached for the first time in two years, Western guides are warning tourists of cut-price Nepalese guides on the mountain. Audio
Dr Kenneth Kamler
Dr Kenneth Kamler is an adventure physician. He's the person who can make the difference between life and death in the remote jungles of the Amazon or on the slopes of Everest. He was the only doctor… Audio
NZ company won't abandon Everest attempt
A New Zealand-led expedition is undeterred by reports April's devastating earthquake in Nepal has increased the dangers of the world's highest peak.
New Zealand mountaineering, a history in photographs
John Wilson was a keen climber both here and in America and Peru from the 1950s to 1970s. He lives surrounded by mountains in Arthurs Pass, having retired from a career writing - he was the founding… 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
Exploration Historian and author Huw Lewis-Jones
Huw Lewis-Jones is an exploration historian, award winning author and amateur adventurer. Audio