Harriett Gilbert and her guests - British mountaineer, Andy Cave and journalist and amateur climber, Ed Douglas to discuss favourite books by Lionel Terray, Nan Shepherd and Patricia Highsmith.
Conquistadores of the Useless by Lionel Terray (Translated by Geoffrey Sutton) Publisher: Batten Wickes
The Living Mountain - A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland - by Nan Shepherd Publisher: Canongate
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Publisher: Vintage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.