Preview Episode: Chasing Mountains
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Five of the world’s top female climbers are thrown into a race. Who will make history by becoming the first woman to summit the fourteen highest peaks in the world? In Episode 1, a near death experience motivates one mountaineer to take on the challenge. But two others are trying at the same time. This is the first of a four-part mini-series Chasing Mountains. To hear more, search for Amazing Sport Stories on BBC Sounds.
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