He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.

I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.

What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.

Tales of deception and incredible acts of resistance and courage. She was a born soldier.

She's a freedom fighter in its widest sense. The brand new series of history's secret heroes.

Listen first on BBC Salons. Hello and thanks for downloading the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

I'm Helen Needham.

This podcast is dedicated to the memory of Alistair Bremner,

otherwise known as Ashy, who died on the 8th of April 2018.

I first came across Ashy when I was making a programme for BBC Radio Scotland

about the Eastern Kerngorms.

The author, Ian R Mitchell, probably best known for his classic book, Mountain Days and Bothy Nights,

suggested I get in touch with Ashi because he was the last surviving member of a group of pioneers from Aberdeen

who'd built the secret half of Ben Averd in the late 1950s. Ashi said, he would be

happy to speak to me, so one bright summer's day, I drove to his wooden house near Strathpeffer,

and we sat in his garden and he shared his memories of early mountaineering in the Kern Gorms

and ultimately building the secret house. I remember clearly how he was moved to tears when he recalled how unhappy had been working as a mechanical engineer in a factory in Aberdeen.

I was lost in admiration for his honesty and openness, but also his passion and love for the mountains,

a passion which fuelled his decision to leave a life of manual work

behind him and follow his dreams. And that involves setting up Scotland's first nature tourism

business, Highland Safaris. I remained in contact with Ashi until we last met before Christmas

2017 at the launch of his memoirs here in Aberdeen.

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