Sara Parker and Kurt Diemberger At the end of 2004. a cassette recorded by climber Julie Tullis documenting her 1982 expedition on K2 was discovered on the Baltoro Glacier. In 1986, Tullis became only the second Briton to climb K2, though she was killed on the descent. Her body remains buried in snow on the mountain.

With access to Tullis' audio documents, Tullis' climbing partner Kurt Diemberger and Tullis' family, Mother's Mountain presents the story of one climber's tragic end and her family's continuing struggle to come to terms with her death.

"I was struck by Julie's tone of voice: small, brittle, breathless in a world of snow. Her voice was far more telling than anything she had to say ..."
Kate Kellaway, The Observer (13 viii 2006)

Following a repeat of the original programme on Friday 20 October 2006 at 11am (GMT), BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting a sequel called Return To Mother's Mountain on Friday 27 October.
Also produced by Sara Parker, and compiled from audio diaries recorded by the Tullis family, this tells the story of the family's expedition to K2 in memory of Julie during the summer of 2006.