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Life Changing

Moving mountains

Life Changing

BBC

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.6804 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It’s 2013 when Gilbert and Jane both have to face a major transformative moment. Jane has been studying for a much longed-for PhD and a new exciting career is on the horizon. Their life together is built on a shared love of nature and hiking. But then Gilbert can no longer walk. Some big decisions have to be made and just when they are at their lowest, the mountain view from their bedroom window sparks something remarkable.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Eleven climbers appeared to have died on the world's second highest mountain K2.

0:06.0

It was one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history.

0:10.0

Rock falls, avalanches.

0:11.0

Huge pieces of ice. All are big enough to kill you.

0:14.0

He just flew out into Devoid and he was gone.

0:17.0

How did it all go so wrong?

0:19.0

And is it really worth risking death to feel alive? Why would

0:23.2

somebody pay to go to a place called the death cell on a vacation? Extreme, peak danger. With me,

0:29.9

Natalia Melman Petrazella. Listen to the full series now. First on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:40.0

Hello and welcome to life-changing.

0:42.4

This edition of Life-changing is really about caring.

0:46.0

It's something that many of us will be called upon to do at one time or another in our lives.

0:51.0

Not all of us will be all that enthusiastic about it and frankly some of us won't be

0:55.8

much good at it. I really hope you enjoy hearing from the Taylors. A fantastic couple, Jane and

1:02.2

Gilbert, who I spoke to for reasons that will become clear on a line from their home in the village

1:07.4

of Belston in Devon. I should say they have a wonderful view from their home of beautiful Belston tour.

1:14.4

Let's meet them.

1:15.7

Jane and Gilbert, it's relatively unusual for this programme to talk to two people,

1:20.6

so I'm excited about this, and it's lovely to meet you both.

1:23.5

Hello, how are you?

1:24.5

All right, fine, thank you.

1:25.9

It's lovely to meet you, too, Jane, yeah.

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