La Folie des Hauteurs

From the Alps to the Himalayas and the Andes mountain range, journalist Lionel Cariou tells amusing or tragic but always fascinating stories of famous or lesser-known men and women, offering a fresh perspective on the history of mountaineering.

As a radio journalist, he tells these stories on his podcast "La folie des hauteurs" ("The Madness of Heights"), focusing on how they travelled across the airwaves – and we see Hillary brandishing a yeti scalp on a television set, Catherine Destivelle accompanied live during her solo on the Dru, Alain Robert alias "Spiderman" making his spectators' voices tremble... And whenever he can, the author joins his "guests" on their mountains for moments of nostalgic or intimate exchange.

• « La Folie des hauteurs » is an original podcast from France Bleu Isère.