Mountaineering, Lizzie Le Blond, sport and science
Chris Harding and guests discuss the history of alpine sports, women runners and climbers, and the neuro-science which shows us the health benefits of running and walking.
Overcoming grief, historian Rachel Hewitt's new book mixes recent personal history and her experiences of fell running and lockdown with her research into the pioneering mountain climber known as Lizzie Le Blond (1860 – 1934). In 1907, Le Blond set up the Ladies' Alpine Club and over her lifetime made 20 first ascents of different peaks. Chris Harding is joined by Rachel Hewitt, Dr Ben Anderson from Keele University, and science writer Caroline Williams to discuss alpine sports, running, risk and research into health and fitness ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Producer: Julian Siddle
Rachel Hewitt and Ben Anderson were both chosen as Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/AHRC New Generation Thinkers in the scheme which turns research into radio.
Rachel's book In Her Nature How Women Break Boundaries in the Great Outdoors : A Past, Present and Personal Story is out now.
You can hear more from Dr Ben Anderson in an episode called Simplify your life - ideas from 20th-century radicals /programmes/m000d826
Caroline Williams is the author of Move ! The new science of body over mind.
You might be interested in other Free Thinking discussions all available as Arts & Ideas podcasts, on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds and the programme website
Running /programmes/b087yrll
Tacita Dean, Mountains, John Tyndall /programmes/b0b3fkt3
Radio 3 has a series of programmes exploring different music for Mental Health including special episodes of the Classical Mixtape
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