BBC OS Conversations: Mount Everest
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
It’s 70 years since a New Zealand mountaineer and his Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer guide reached the highest point on Earth. There have been celebrations in Nepal in recent days to mark the anniversary. Thousands of people have followed in their footsteps but this climbing season on Mount Everest is drawing international attention for the record number of climbers and the increased deaths on the mountain. James Reynolds hosts conversations that give us an insight into one of the toughest challenges on the planet, as well as the challenges posed by climate change and the overall impact on those who rely on the mountain to earn a living.
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| 0:00.0 | In 2011, the Fukushima nuclear power plant on the east coast of Japan was struck by a tsunami. |
| 0:07.0 | It triggered the world's worst nuclear disaster since Shinobu. |
| 0:11.0 | We are in a nuclear emergency! |
| 0:14.0 | Fukushima, a new audio drama series from the BBC World Service, |
| 0:18.0 | tells the story of how the disaster unfolded and of those living with its aftermath. |
| 0:23.0 | The radiation is here, it's everywhere. |
| 0:26.0 | Search for Fukushima, wherever you get your BBC podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | Hello, I'm James Reynolds. Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:35.0 | We bring people together to discuss what's happening around the world. |
| 0:39.0 | This time, it's conversations about the highest mountain on the planet. |
| 0:44.0 | Imagine being right on top of the world. |
| 0:48.0 | Well, that's where our guests will take us today. |
| 0:51.0 | But questions are being asked to make fears that this is likely to be one of the deadliest years on record. |
| 0:55.0 | We'll hear from a Sherpa guide and from business owners in Nepal |
| 0:59.0 | and from international climbers who share their thoughts about the risks involved. |
| 1:03.0 | I have two years old daughter, I have a four years old daughter. |
| 1:06.0 | Whenever I'm very scared, I think of them. If my energy is zero, I think of them |
| 1:11.0 | and I focus even more to make sure I don't make any mistakes. |
| 1:16.0 | I guess they're following the footsteps of Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing Norge, |
| 1:22.0 | who 70 years ago became the first people to climb to the top of Everest. |
| 1:26.0 | And that moment in history has been celebrated in recent days. |
| 1:30.0 | Since the first, a cent, thousands of others have followed in their footsteps. |
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