Joanna Jolly

Writer, journalist, podcaster and swimmer. Author of Red River Girl

[Joanna Jolly @jojolly]

Hi @TeresaGuerreir2 - it's a while since we last met at the BBC! Would it be possible to follow me back so I can DM you, I have a question. Thanks

[Andrew Benfield @particularbear]

Anyone in need of a Himalayan fix? Well I’ve just the ticket: my most talented friend and former BBC Correspondent to Nepal, Jo Jolly, has a stonker of a new podcast out - Chasing Mountains!

It tells the true story of five female mountaineers, all of whom are trying to become the first woman to reach the summits of the 14 highest mountains in the world. It’s absolutely riveting stuff with mind-blowingly impressive people and, like all good stories, quite a twist in the tale…

Very well worth a listen and available now from wherever you get your podcasts - just search for “Chasing Mountains”🏔️

Jo also deserves a very special mention for two good reasons: (1) when we first met and became friends in Nepal, she let me fulfill my lifelong dream by allowing me to stand in front of a TV camera with a microphone and say, “This is Andrew Benfield, for BBC News, in Kathmandu” (sadly this was never broadcast to the nation).

And (2) it was her who had the idea that Richard and I’s ongoing quest for the yeti might just make a fetching BBC Radio 4 show and podcast - something we’d certainly never considered. It was also subsequently her storytelling genius that morphed our rambling adventures and musings into a series fit for public consumption!

I should also mention that, being a quintessential Renaissance Woman, Jo has written a fascinating book on a completely different subject that you should check out - Red River Girl. Oh and she directs brilliant pantos.

Honestly, some people….

[Joanna Jolly @jojolly]

@calmandfearless Hope you enjoy! They are hugely impressive athletes

[Joanna Jolly @jojolly]

I really enjoyed working with the fantastic team @Bespoken_UK on this podcast. It took me back to #nepal in 2010 and the drama unfolding on the world’s highest mountains. It’s a gripping story! #climbing #Everest

[BBC World Service @bbcworldservice]

A near-death experience motivates @Edurne_Pasaban to set herself the challenge of becoming the first woman to scale the highest peaks on Earth. But she is not alone in wanting to make history.

Join @jojolly and Kathy Karlo on Amazing Sport Stories

https://t.co/sahciCdFNO

[Joanna Jolly @jojolly]

@ggatehouse I’m listening to it now - I’m gripped!

[BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4]

The yeti is back!

@rshorsey and @particularbear send the animal hair from Bhutan off for DNA testing. Will it be yeti?

The Yeti: Bonus Episode | Listen on BBC Sounds

https://t.co/acgkUSdDyJ

[Joanna Jolly @jojolly]

@pbhprice @LoftusMedia @particularbear @rshorsey Thanks!

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

Yeti is back for a bonus!

As @particularbear and @rshorsey wait for the DNA results from the mysterious hair sent off for testing, they hear stories of apparent yeti encounters from listeners...

Produced by @jojolly

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https://t.co/e5cDkpFX2I

[Joanna Jolly @jojolly]

It’s out! The Yeti bonus episode is finally here. Time to get the Bhutanese hair tested. Could it be Yeti? #yeti ⁦@BBCSounds⁩ https://t.co/F8KIwrW1NX

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

In EP10 of Yeti, while @rshorsey spends the night camping in yeti country, @particularbear receives a mysterious phone call from a man who says he has evidence of the yeti….

Producer: @jojolly

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https://t.co/MotQQcq05q

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

Reaching the official Yeti sanctuary, @particularbear and @rshorsey speak to rangers and nomads about their yeti experiences in EP9.

Produced by @jojolly

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https://t.co/esfPnNig2Z

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

On the road to the official Yeti sanctuary, in EP8 of Yeti, @particularbear and @rshorsey stop for tea at the ancestral home of a Bhutanese historian, an expert in yeti folklore.

Produced by @jojolly

#Yeti

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https://t.co/fe12d40PhL

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

In EP7 of Yeti, @particularbear and @rshorsey dig into the meaning behind the Yeti, both personal and spiritual...

Produced by @jojolly

@BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds

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https://t.co/cDihvInhge

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

Not yet defeated, @particularbear and @rshorsey head to the remote kingdom of Bhutan in Ep 6 to continue their hunt for the Yeti….

Produced by @jojolly

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https://t.co/rfznYYc5Wm

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

Solo trekking in Nepal, in Ep5 of Yeti @particularbear comes across a strange photo of a footprint in the snow…

Producer: @jojolly

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https://t.co/FnJ21aWSGr

[Fiona Sturges @FionaSturges]

It's Monday so here's my @FT pod column on Yeti, a BBC series that goes in search of evidence of the mythical monster in the Himalayas. Do they find him? I couldn't possibly say. https://t.co/80rlRu0HA5

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

In Ep4 of YETI, the story of a terrifying encounter comes to light in the high peaks of Nepal…

Produced by @jojolly

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https://t.co/CWP9hkQ98o

[Loftus Media @LoftusMedia]

In Ep3 of YETI, @rshorsey and @particularbear, cross paths with a pair of British mountaineers in breathtaking Northern Myanmar…

Producer: @jojolly

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https://t.co/pxxrlwu6MB

[BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4]

🏔"My travels and conversations in the Himalayas had started to convince me that there was something more to this than just mere myth."

[Joanna Jolly @jojolly]

Don’t dismiss tales of the Yeti. It’s not as far-fetched an idea as you think

https://t.co/7pQfNyydb7