It’s Mountain Week on Cool Weird Awesome
This week we’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about some fascinating peaks.
A 10 Month Old Kitten Once Climbed The Matterhorn… Somehow
Today in 1950, the Coshocton, Ohio Tribune carried a news story with one heck of a headline: “Kitten Scales Matterhorn: Veteran Mountain Climbers Are Astonished”! Here's how the cat, later nicknamed Matt, got there.
How Two Deaf Mountaineers Plan To Climb The Seven Summits
For mountaineers, success and safety can depend on good communication. These climbers have their own communication system, which they plan to use in climbing the highest peaks on each continent.