Helen Glover on Alison Hargreaves
Olympic rower Helen Glover nominates the mountaineer Alison Hargreaves who died on K2.
Great Lives · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Olympic rower Helen Glover champions the life of mountaineer Alison Hargreaves.
Alison's short life was defined by her love of the mountains. She became interested in climbing as a teenager and devoted her life to pursuing ever greater challenges.
She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest without oxygen and unsupported - before losing her life on the infamous K2 mountain in Pakistan in 1995.
Presented by Matthew Parris - with the help of Alison's biographer, Ed Douglas.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.