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Mountains took my family - but I love them

Mountains took my family - but I love them

FromLives Less Ordinary


Mountains took my family - but I love them

FromLives Less Ordinary

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Scot Kate Ballard is the daughter of world-famous mountaineer Alison Hargreaves. In 1995, when Kate was just four, Alison was caught in a storm on K2 in the Himalayas and died. Despite the tragedy, Kate and her brother Tom were raised by their dad to love the slopes and it soon became clear that Tom shared his mother's climbing talent. But sadly he would also share her fate. Kate speaks to Jo Fidgen about travel to the Himalayas and how, despite her personal losses, her love of the mountains is undiminished. A film about the family is called The Last Mountain. It's by director Chris Terrill and is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Katy Takatsuki

(Photo: Kate Ballard. Credit: Ballard Images)
Released:
Mar 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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