Why The Mountains Podcast

The second part of our interview with Anselm Murphy, the youngest Irish person to summit Everest. Includes a short update on Irish climbers attempting Everest this season. Enjoy. All photo credits to Project Himalaya website.

Join us as we speak to Anselm Murphy, who in 2008 become the youngest Irish person to summit Everest. Anselm is a Londoner with strong Irish roots in Wexford, enjoy! (Photo from the Project Himalaya website, all credit to https://project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2008/08-everest-18-summit.html)

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains Podcast. In this episode we chat with Adam Sweeney, a 22 year old mountaineer from Waterford, who will be attempting to climb Mount Everest from the south side in the spring. For more information check out: https://irishadventurer.com/ https://www.instagram.com/adamtsweeney/ https://www.tiktok.com/@adamtsweeney

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains podcast with me your host, Stephen Farley. This is part two of our chat with Jen Copeland. If you haven’t listened to part one, I suggest you do that first. We start this episode on summit day, where Jen describes in detail what it is like to make the final push towards the summit, the difficulties and the hardship that precede the highs of reaching the top, and in the case of Jens expedition, the tragedy and loss that is never far away from those who venture into the death zone on the highest mountains on the planet. We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains podcast with me your host, Stephen Farley. Today we hear from Jen Copeland, Everest summiteer in 2019 as part of the Ireland on Everest expedition. We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains podcast. Today we interview Armagh woman and Everest summiteer Linda Blakely, enjoy!

Welcome to the Why the mountains podcast. This is the third and final part of our interview with Paul Devaney. In this episode we will hear about Paul’s experience on Everest in 2015. A tragic year for the people of Nepal, as the country experienced a magnitude 7.9 earthquake, which occurred on 25th April, right in the middle of the Everest Spring season. Enjoy!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains Podcast. This is the second part of our interview with Paul Devaney, focusing on the deadly ice avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall on Everest in 2014. We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains Podcast. In this episode we talk to Paul Devaney, owner creator and curator of Irishsevensummits.com, about his adventure attempting to climb the Seven Summits, and of course, Everest. We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains podcast. This week we hear from County Tyrone mountaineer Robert Kelso Smith, high altitude mountaineer and guide, with over 25 years experience in Antarctica, and the Himalayas. Enjoy!

The latest episode of the Why The Mountains Podcast features an interview with Hannah Shields, the first female mountaineer from the north of Ireland to summit Mount Everest. Enjoy!

Welcome to the Why The Mountains Podcast. This is the second part of our two-part interview with Jason Black. We hope you enjoy.

Welcome to the Why The Mountains Podcast. This is the first part of our interview with Jason Black, mountaineer from Dunfanaghy in County Donegal. We hope you enjoy, and apologies for it being a little late! The episode will explain why...

Welcome to the Why The Mountains Podcast. This is the last of our three part interview with Armagh Mountaineer Terence Banjo Bannon, we hope you enjoy.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains Podcast. This is the second part of our interview with Banjo Bannon! We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Why The Mountains Podcast. In this episode we hear from Terence Banjo Bannon.

The last in our four-part mini series on Pat Falvey. Enjoy!

If you are a hill walker or a mountaineer, or just someone with a love of stories of adventure in the mountains, this is the podcast for you. In this first series we are exploring the history of Irish Mountaineers on Everest, from the earliest pioneering days, right up to the latest commercial expeditions. If you haven’t listened to our earlier podcasts I suggest you do that first before continuing this this latest episode. This is the third in a four part mini series of podcasts on Pat Falvey, one of Ireland premier mountaineers, where we hear more from Pat on his adventures, taking him all over the world in pursuit of the seven summits, and of course, back to Everest.

If you are a hill walker or a mountaineer, or just someone with a love of stories of adventure in the mountains, this is the podcast for you. In this first series we are exploring the history of Irish Mountaineers on Everest, for the earliest pioneering days, right up to the latest commercial expeditions. If you haven’t listened to our earlier podcasts I suggest you do that first before continuing this this latest episode. This is the second in a four part mini series of podcasts on Pat Falvey, one of Ireland premier mountaineers. Please do check out the previous episode introducing Pat, and how he fell in love with the mountains. In this episode we continue on our journey with Pat, all the time getting closer to Everest.

In this episode, we speak to Pat Falvey about his introduction to the mountains.

The second part of our interview with Dawson Stelfox, leader of the 1993 Irish Everest expedition to the north side.

In this episode, we hear from Dawson Stelfox, leader of the 1993 Irish expedition to Everest, about the build up to the expedition, the preparations, the politics, and the trip out to base camp on the north side of Everest.

How’s it going everybody. Welcome to the second episode of the Why the Mountains podcast, with me your host, Stephen Farley. If you are a hill walker, or a mountaineer, or just someone with a love of stories of adventure in the mountains, this is the podcast for you. In this first series we are exploring the history of Irish mountaineers on Everest, from the earliest pioneering days, right up to the latest ascents. We will take you on a journey from the Irish contribution to the earliest years of alpinism, and the exploration of the Himalayas and Mount Everest, through the breakthrough successes of the 1990s, the heart break, the tragedy, the many failed attempts, the loss of mountaineers in their prime, and the latest iteration of Everest climbing through guided commercial ascents. Throughout the following episodes, we will explore what makes these mountaineers tick, how they found their way on to hills and mountains first in Ireland, then further afield, before tackling the often-deadly slopes of Everest. In these next few episodes, we hear from two very well-known Irish mountaineers, Dawson Stelfox and Frank Nugent, leader and deputy leader of the Irish expedition to the north side of Everest in 1993. Sit back and enjoy, and if you like this episode and want to hear more, please like and subscribe to the podcast, and spread the word amongst your friends, family, walking, trekking and climbing partners, there will be something for everyone in this series, and I hope you enjoy!

The first episode of the Why The Mountains Podcast!

Trailer for the first series of the Why The Mountains Podcast. The first episode will be out there on 23.09.24, with episode following every Monday after that. We look forward to you joining us!