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WH Murray was one of a pioneering group of climbers in Scotland in the 1930\\u2019s, establishing new routes in Glencoe, Ben Nevis and The Cuillin. But it was one particular mountain that he loved \\u2013 and climbed \\u2013 the most; the iconic Buachaillie Etive Mor at Glencoe. This was the last mountain he climbed just before leaving for war in 1941. Murray was captured in the African desert but his life was saved when he uttered the words, \\u2018Cold as a mountain top.\\u2019 The German officer was also a mountaineer and took him prisoner instead of shooting him on the spot. During his imprisonment in Italy and Czechoslovakia he wrote the seminal \\u2018Mountaineering in Scotland\\u2019 completely from memory, recalling the intimate details of climbs he undertook in the 1930\\u2019s. The book has been a talismanic text for climbers like Robert Macfarlane. He's turned to it often, particularly when the cold of the mountain top has felt very far away during recent periods of confinement. In this immersive audio voyage, Robert returns to Murray\\u2019s beloved Buachaille with 'Mountaineering in Scotland' by his side. Produced by Helen Needham in Aberdeen. Readings by Cal MacAninch. Sound design and composition by Anthony Cowie. Sound consultation and mixing by Ron McCaskill. Our mountain Guide was Richard Parker. Thanks to Robin Lloyd-Jones, WH Murray's biographer, for help with the preparation of this programme.