Lydia Bradey

Jesse Mulligan, host of the daily Afternoons programme on RNZ, talks to our athletes, administrators and journalists about major moments in New Zealand sport. Audio

New Zealand mountaineer Lydia Bradey was on Mount Everest last week when the viral photo showing a queue of people waiting to make their final ascent was taken. Audio

New Zealand mountaineer Lydia Bradley, who was climbing Mount Everest on the busiest day of the season this year, has described the situation as horrific.

A British man - 56-year-old Robin Fisher-… Audio

Lydia Bradey is the first woman in the world to climb Mt Everest without oxygen and remains the only New Zealander to have climbed Everest without oxygen. Audio

Thwarted ambition and jostling egos collide. Audio

The barriers that mountaineers face aren't just physical and environmental. Audio

A single-minded approach is required to achieve goals and live to tell the story. Audio

The dangers of mountaineering become ever more apparent. Audio

Sexism and setbacks fire up Lydia's determination. Audio

In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. In Part 3 of Going Up is Easy Lydia catches the mountaineering bug. Audio

In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. Part 2 of Going Up is Easy focuses on Lydia's early years. Audio

In 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. Going Up is Easy details the events surrounding Bradey's historic feat. Audio