"I've been delighting in Cuairt na Cruinne (Above the Clouds) a
thoroughly original travel and adventure programme in which mountaineer
Dermot Somers leads an initiate high into the mountains (...) It's a wonderfully
well-filmed series enriched by Somer's genuine affection for and knowledge
of the terrain and the added piquancy of guest testing their physical
ability in brutal, stunning landscapes."

Emmanuel Kehoe, The Sunday Business Post

Award-winning six part series of world mountaineering challenges set on the Eiger, Mt Kenya and in Nepal, Yosemite, Scotland and Peru. In each programme writer and Everest climber Dermot Somers takes a different guest with little or no mountain experience on treks and climbs in some of the world's most stunning mountain wildernesses. wildernesses.

Filmed, Directed and Produced by John Murray

Programme 1 - To the Heart of the Himalaya
In Nepal, Donegal poet Cathal O'Searcaigh faces a three week trek through the Himalayas to climb a 20,000 ft peak on the Tibetan border. Cathal loves Nepal but the climbing is another story!!

Programme 2 - On the Trail of the Incas
In the Andes, Dermot is joined by Fiachna O'Braonain of the band, Hot House Flowers. Fiachna's warm up is on the Inca Trail to the lost city of Machu Pichu before the hard work begins on Huascaran, at 22,000 ft - Peru's highest peak.

Programme 3 - The Sky Ridge
The Cuillinn Ridge on Skye is widely regarded as the most spectacular mountain ridge in these islands. Three days and nights on the Cuillin Ridge is the challenge for Dermot & Limerick businesswoman Katie Verling.

Programme 4 - On the Edge of the Eiger
The Eiger in Switzerland is one of the worlds most notorious mountains. After 10 days of trekking in the Swiss Alps, a climb to the summit of the Eiger faces Audrey Ni Fhearghail, TV presenter and Ros Na Run actress.

Programme 5 - Mt Kenya, A World Apart
Towering 17,000 feet above the African plains, Mt Kenya is a world away from the heat, dust and wildlife below. In programme 5, Dermot is joined by Irish schools inspector Padraic de Bhaldraithe on a five day trek to the summit.

Programme 6 - Hanging Around in America
California may be famous for its beaches but it also has some of the most spectacular mountain scenery to be found anywhere. In the last programme of the series Dermot and medical student Shane Brogan spend five days on a trek through Yosemite National Park.

Filmed, Directed and Produced by John Murray
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