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Chasing Mountains: Ep 2

Chasing Mountains: Ep 2

Released Monday, 29th April 2024
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Chasing Mountains: Ep 2

Chasing Mountains: Ep 2

Chasing Mountains: Ep 2

Chasing Mountains: Ep 2

Monday, 29th April 2024
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Then there were five. Two super-fast new challengers are powering up the peaks, and the pressure is on. Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Katlernbrunner and Nives Meroi have been climbing the world’s highest mountains at a rate of around one a year. With the arrival of the South Korean climbers Oh Eun-sun and Go Mi-young, the stakes are supercharged.

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