This week we’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about some fascinating peaks.

The Matterhorn. (Photo by Antoine via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/q5pcvK)

A 10 Month Old Kitten Once Climbed The Matterhorn… Somehow

How did a 10 month old cat show up at the top of a mountain that’s over 14,000 feet high?


Mount Chimborazo painted by Frederic Edwin Church, via Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum https://www.si.edu/object/mount-chimborazo:chndm_1917-4-1296-b

The Mountain That’s Higher Than The Highest Mountain

Mount Chimborazo in central Ecuador isn’t nearly as tall as Mount Everest, yet it’s actually higher than the tallest mountain on Earth.


Mount Hood (Photo by David Prasad via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/2jruc9a)

The Guy Who Climbed Mount Hood To Drop Off A Morning Paper For His Friends

In 1947, two climbers woke up at the summit of Oregon’s Mount Hood and found a quart of milk and the morning newspaper, dropped off by a friend.


A view of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. (Photo by JJBers via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/2hGfouf)

The Dog That Climbed All Of New Hampshire’s 4,000 Foot Mountains

The NH 48 challenge is a big deal for many hikers. One of them is Woof the pug.


Niesen, in silhouette. (Photo by pascal baumann via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/9nf6Rx)

The Race Up The World’s Longest Staircase

Adventurous type headed to Switzerland each year for a race like no other: a run up a world record staircase known as the Niesen Stairway Run.

Mount Everest photo by Esin Üstün via Flickr/Creative Commons