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Mountain Air 16. Patrick Davies: The Diplomat Who Walked the Length of Britain

After a spell working alongside the Trump administration, perhaps it's no surprise that ex-diplomat Patrick Davies wanted a complete change in direction. Long distance walking gave him just that, he tells Dan Aspel, in the latest episode of the Mountain Air podcast.  


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Mountain Air - 15. Forecasting Avalanches With Mark Diggins of SAIS

Winter's coming, and the high tops have already seen the first snow. Throughout the season, walkers, climbers and skiers will be keeping a close eye on reports from the Scottish Avalanche Information Service. So what's it like to work as a fore...

Mountain Air - 14. Dougie Baird, Mountain Path Builder

It's a tough job, and highly skilled, but the effort and expense of building and maintaining upland paths often seems to be taken for granted. Here Dan Aspel speaks with expert Dougie Baird of the Outdoor Access Trust For Scotland, on...

Mountain Air - 13. Jamie Aarons, Fastest Munroist in History

In June 2023 Jamie Aarons set a new record for the fastest self-propelled Munro round, finishing on Ben Klibreck in a time of just 31 days, 10 hours and 27 minutes. What feats of endurance, sleep deprivation and elaborate team...

Mountain Air - 12. Heavy Whalley on a Lifetime in Search and Rescue

"There's no greater feeling than finding people alive in the mountains" says David 'Heavy'...

Mountain Air - 11. Steph McKenna, Award-Winning Mountain Campaigner

In February 2023, Steph McKenna won the Fort William Mountain Festival's "Scottish Youth...

Mountain Air - 10. Kirsty Pallas on Scottish Mountain Safety

In this episode of Mountain Air, Dan Aspel meets outdoor instructor Kirsty Pallas. Members of...

Mountain Air - 9. Doug Bartholomew: Managing Beinn Eighe's Wild Spaces

From woodland regeneration to visitor engagement, what does it take to oversee an...

Mountain Air - 8. J. Robert Harris on a Lifetime of Adventure

Mountain Air - 7. Precarious Freedom and the Cape Wrath Trail, with David Lintern

Mountain Air - 6. Rob Woodall, Britain's Greatest Peak Bagger?

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Mountain Air - 5. Sarah Douglas on Solo Summits and Camping Cockups

Mountain Air - 4. Renan Ozturk on the Sanctity of Space

Mountain Air - 3. Keri Wallace on Girls in the Hills

Mountain Air - 2. Zac Poulton, the Fell Top Assessor


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Mountain Air 6. Rob Woodall, Britain's Greatest Peak Bagger?

From Munros to Marilyns, TUMPs to Ultras, Dan Aspel meets a man with perhaps more summits on his CV than anyone else in the country... if not the world.

Mountain Air 3. Keri Wallace on Girls in the Hills

In the third episode of our Mountain Air podcast, Dan Aspel talks with Glen Coe-based runner and climber Keri Wallace, co-founder of Girls on Hills, the UK's only guided hill running company aimed specifically at women. Why are so many female runners attracted...

Mountain Air 2. Zac Poulton, the Fell Top Assessor

For the second episode of Mountain Air, a podcast series recorded in association with UKHillwalking, Dan Aspel meets Zac Poulton, one of the Lake District's three Fell Top Assessors, whose daily reports from Helvellyn provide an invaluable winter resource for...

Mountain Air 10. Kirsty Pallas on Scottish Mountain Safety

In this episode of Mountain Air, Dan Aspel meets outdoor instructor Kirsty Pallas. Members of Mountaineering Scotland may recognise Kirsty as one of the group's Mountain Safety Advisors. She also works to promote inclusivity in the hills as a co-founder...

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