Mountain Air

Sep 16 2024 31 ep. 56 mins 35

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Mountain Air is a podcast about outdoor people. Whether guide, photographer, writer, film-maker, athlete, enthusiast or other, each episode focuses on a different individual with a unique tale to tell. They each have one thing in common: a love of places high, wild, and free.

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3#08 Claire Maxted: the Wild Ginger Runner

Sep 16 2024 62 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “I want to help people and I want to be useful, and that’s the main reason for doing it all” Episode 3#08 meets Claire Maxted, who was forced to run at school. She hated it. Yet, just a couple of decades later the recently appointed BMC Summit editor can count Trail Running magazine, the Wild Gi

BONUS: Shane Ohly on his continuous, 380km run along the “Dragon’s Back”

Sep 16 2024 34 mins

Visit: https://mountainairpodcast.uk/ Bonus episodes don’t come more exciting than this. To accompany a written interview on UKHillwalking, here’s the audio of my conversation with Shane Ohly following his stunning continuous completion of the Dragon’s Back Race route from 15-19 August 2024. Thanks to Steve Ashworth for use of the accompanying pictures. dragonsbackrace.co

3#07 Maria Granberg: expedition climber, therapist and resident of ‘the pain cave’

Jun 26 2024 71 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “My strength is my curiosity, and being pretty good at suffering” Episode 3#07 sits down with mountaineer, therapist and motivational speaker Maria Granberg, whose achievements so far include: climbing Manaslu (8,163m), and becoming only the second Swedish woman to summit Everest (8,848m) via its No

3#06 Patrick Davies: the diplomat who walked the length of Britain

Mar 11 2024 62 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “Once you slow down you see it all” Interview recorded 24/01/24 On the latest episode of Mountain Air, Dan catches up with Patrick Davies, a writer, long-distance walker and charity fundraiser whose latest book “Where Skylarks Sing” recounts a 2250km walk across the UK mainland in the summer

3#05 Mark Diggins: the avalanche forecaster

Oct 29 2023 63 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “It’s about being prepared for what nature throws at us” Interview recorded 27/09/23 Since 2009, Mark Diggins has been the coordinator of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS). This valuable role means overseeing hazard forecasts for Lochaber, Glen Coe, Craigh Meagaidh, Torridon and

3#04 Dougie Baird: the mountain path builder

Sep 07 2023 63 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “It sounds a strange thing to say about a 400 million year-old mountain like An Teallach… but it’s fragile” Interview recorded 06/07/23 Dougie Baird has spent his working life building and repairing mountain paths. That makes him the the perfect person to help protect one of Scotland’s grea

3#03 Jamie Aarons: the fastest Munroist in history

Jul 23 2023 53 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “Underpinning it all was this ridiculously amazing team behind me… two years of planning was spent gathering an army of friends and strangers.” Episode 3#03 meets Jamie Aarons, who on 26 June 2023 became the fastest person ever to have completed a self-propelled round of the Munros. In doing so,

3#02 David “Heavy” Whalley: the Search and Rescue legend

Jun 01 2023 61 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “There’s no greater feeling than finding people alive in the mountains.” Episode 3#02 meets a legendary figure in Search and Rescue circles. A member of RAF Mountain Rescue for 37 years, David “Heavy” Whalley has attended more than a thousand call-outs, and saved the lives of so many people

3#01 Steph McKenna: the award-winning mountain campaigner

Apr 14 2023 49 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “I get excited about something and I say yes, and then I do it. And I enjoy doing it, so I keep doing it.” Episode 3#01 of Mountain Air stars Steph McKenna, winner of the fabulously titled 2023 Fort William Festival “Scottish Youth Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture”. Steph was caught u

2#10 Kirsty Pallas: the mountain safety advisor

Dec 22 2022 55 mins

Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.uk “I love being able to share what I experience… taking folk to places they wouldn't feel confident to get to by themselves.” Episode 2#10 is thrilled to meet Kirsty Pallas, of Oban in the West Highlands. Kirsty is an outdoor instructor of more than a decade’s experience who the 16,000 members o