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now, for many of us, just getting out of the house these days is a chance to stretch our legs after months in lockdown. well, runner kim collison has gone a tad further — he's raced up and down 78 peaks in england's lake district in less than 2a hours, setting a new record. kim's been speaking to the bbc‘s danny savage. saturday morning in the lake district, and kim collison has been running since 3am. his aim — to conquer as many peaks as he can, in under 2a hours. an extraordinary endurance run, over the most difficult terrain. kind of have this motto of every second counts, so it was, let's just keep moving, even though you're feeling tired or struggling, let's just keep pushing and don't stop. 78 summits were on his hit—list. they included well—known fells such as skiddaw, helvellyn and scafell, along with plenty of lesser known ones.

the 96 mile circuit involved climbs which totalled more than 39,000 feet. this is kim touching just one of the peaks. go on, kim. he had pacemakers to help him keep going, and stop him from getting lost. without my team of supporters there, this record wouldn't have been feasible. i got an e—mail from the previous holder to wish me luck, and say, "it's about time this record was taken. good luck," sort of thing. and with just 15 minutes of the 2a hours‘ time limit left, he did just that. it's just pure joy. it's just that big smile that you get when you know you've achieved the best you can, and to come away with the record as well was just brilliant. not bad for a ao—year—old who hopes to inspire other fell runners to beat his record. danny savage, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show.

this week on the travel show, i'm in norway, because i've heard of what must be one of the world's most unique music festivals, where the stage and the instruments are made of ice. so, i am taking the chance to head off from 0slo to bergen on a musical journey on one of the world's most spectacular railways. i'm going to look deep into norway's roots, trying to get a sense of how this country's landscapes, culture and society are brought to life through its music. but first, i start my trip in norway's capital city of oslo. and it's here on the oslo waterfront

that a transformation has been taking place. and a big part of that was this spectacular building, the oslo opera house. it celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and is a symbol for the city's commitment to the arts. so i guess it's a perfect place to hear some traditional norwegian goat horn. playing horn that's so good! thank you! it's amazing that such a variety of sounds comes out of such a simple instrument. yes, it's quite simple, as you see. it's a bone, and it's a goat's horn, ooh, at the wrong way — this way. actually, it was not made for making music. the shepherds had it

to keep the wolves and bears away. so this was a warning. this is not pretty music! yes, not many melodies are written down, as we know, but some. so, would you say there is something unique running through norwegian music, and where does that come from? nature gives me a lot of power and a lot of inspiration to make music. we are quite isolated. we didn't... people can work with their own thing in a way. still, there are people who do this, try to make their own voice. so i'm about to head off through the country to bergen, listening to music along the way. but is there something that i should be listening out for? is there something that i should be paying attention to? try to find some folk music, some singers and also go to smalljazz clubs.

look for the small spots. there are people working all over the place. so now i have my mission, there's a train to catch. joining me for the first part of my trip isjan, an al—round train fanatic an all—round train fanatic and a man who wrote a book on the bergensbanen railway line. so tell me about this book. why did you write this big long book all about this railway? the bergensbanen is an iconic railway in norway and in europe, ithink. many people know the name and they will know what they will see when they go here. along its 308 miles, the train navigates challenging, but stunning terrain. at its peak of over 1,200 metres, it's one europe's highest railways before it descends steeply into norway's second city of bergen.

but this elemental landscape posed a huge challenge and an engineering triumph for those working on the rail during its construction between 1894 and 1909, with about 20 people thought to have died in the process. at a time when norway's independence was on the horizon, the construction of the bergensbanen was much more thanjust an added convenience for travellers. this line connected the east and the western part of norway. before that, people had to go around and take boats by the sea or small horse roads through the mountains. so the trains were opening up norway. the construction work was started in 1898, and at that time, we were administrated by sweden, and they did not like this at all, because they think it could be used for military purpose. so this was a sign of norwegian strength that maybe was not that approved of?

you could say that. so in a way, this is a symbol for the founding of the norwegian nation. yes. all this makes it special. you can't find this on other lines. this is what norway is. as jan reaches his stop, i settle in. 3.5 hours from 0slo, i pull into geilo. but that's not my destination. for the last 13 years, geilo has played host to norway's ice music festival. but this year, after too many unseasonably warm years enough was enough. so on i go, upwards, almost 500 metres higher in altitude, to the festival's new home in finse.

0oh! you really feel and see it in the air. it is cold here. and it's this cold, the icy conditions and the elevation that drew polar explorers like shackleton to train here before they went on their expeditions. people still come here before their expeditions today. word is it will reach a low of —24 celsius tonight. so i better rug up. but what makes this festival extra special is that the instruments are actually made on the day from nearby ice. among the line—up this year

is everything from ice horns to ice drums and ice didgeridoos. the concert‘s only hours away, and here you are, making the instruments. this has got to be an unusual thing for a musician. for me, it's not. laughs no! for most musicians, it is. good sounding ice is the most difficult part. you cannotjust go to your freezer. you cannot go to the next lake. ice is like wine — there are good years and bad years. so, why ice? what inspired this festival? well, it's nearly 20 years since the first time i tried ice and i found the sound so fantastically beautiful. with this water, we can drink it after the concert.

or we canjust give it back to nature, where it belongs, and also, the ice reminds me that we have to treat ice so gentle, not to break it — it is like how we should treat nature. why is this kind of festival happening in norway, in particular, aside from all the ice? one of the reasons we can do this in norway is that we are very lucky that we have, for many years, had a government that wants to support art and music. this makes it possible for a musician like me, that works with contemporary improvised music, to survive, to even be able to buy a house and have a normal life. it also makes it possible for me to experiment. what's this instrument over here? this is an ice—aphone. an ice—aphone?! the sound is phenomenal. do you like it? that is lovely.

any chance i could have a go? very carefully. i promise to be careful! i also promise to show no ability whatsoever. you may as well give it to a kid. absolutely. it works? this is great! but one of the biggest challenges of putting on this festival is the construction of the venue itself — an ice concert hall. and professor petter bergerud oversees the project.

petter and his students have battled fierce blizzards for six days as they've frozen water around giant balloons and netting to create a solid structure. but each day's work has resulted in disaster. we started with plan a and ended up with plan...y. because every day, you know, it is just like you're climbing a wall, slippery, nearly on the top and fall back down again. next day you start the same. it is a bit frustrating. but that is how it is and that is the challenge. you have to work with the forces, because you can never beat them. yeah. and when we work with them, you know, it is like having a good friend. it seems like your team is working very, very hard. good luck. we will see how it works out. we just have to finish now!

we have some hours left. so, as evening approaches, the finishing touches are fast being made around the site. i really like it because it is kind of the sound of nature. so it doesn't sound like anything else you have ever heard. singing so people are really surprised when they hear it for the first time. singing we don't get to practise, so the music, it gets made on stage in front of the audience, and that is really special. many people are like, "what? is this possible?" it's almost not possible, so it's pretty cool that we can do it. i guess there is a lot of folk music in it. it is very nordic, with the ice and the snow

and the cold winters. fadden singing just in the nick of time, all is ready and we gather for an evening of ice music. cheering and applause

that was amazing! it was such a bonkers soundscape and incredible to think that all of those strange sounds that were building into a crescendo were made from ice. i think it's also an interesting way to experience the landscape of norway — freezing cold with a full moon overhead. having said that, it is freezing cold, i am frozen through. it's time to head in. morning mood from grieg's peer gynt suite plays next morning, the festival continues without me as i return to the bergensbanen for the next part of myjourney. travelling on this stretch of the line, you start to appreciate the vast landscapes that this country has to offer.

and i cannot imagine a better way of experiencing them than this. well, my train‘s arrived at its destination, but my musicaljourney across norway is not yet finished because i am in bergen, a cultural hotspot and a great place to experience the rich musical heritage of norway.

she plays allegro molto moderato from grieg's concerto in a minor edvard grieg, possibly norway's most well known and loved classical composer. here in bergen, set among woodland alongside a vast lake, a museum to grieg has preserved and restored the grounds where he once lived and worked. and now, you can see now, we will enter the house and this is the main entrance. this year will be a milestone for the man, as it will be 150 years since he wrote his famous piano concerto. he really was a very much appreciated composer also in his lifetime. we know that in great britain, for example, he was one of the most popular

living composers in his time. the second part of the 19th century was going together with all of this national movement in norway and norway was, by then, a country together with sweden — with one king living in sweden — and he found this very young and fresh style and i think that built upon those dance rhythms and folk music elements in these bigger compositions. i think he looked upon folk songs as something universal. they had been surviving from generation to generation

and if you slip through the borders, you can find the same elements in folk music. and some of that folk music that inspired grieg can still be heard today, and one of the best ways to experience it is with dance. dance company frikar performs contemporary dance all the way around norway and beyond that's inspired by nature and traditional norwegian folk roots. they have agreed to come and show me some of the traditional elements found in norway's halling dance. plays folk tune the dance — it's mostly a sort

of a show—off dance. many hundred years ago, women also did that dance, but it's mostly boys or men doing the dance, because we want to... ..impress the other men 01’ other women. put the right foot in front of the left. sidewards. believe me, this is harder than it looks. and if you jump a little on each step, one, two. yes. nice. and then around. i think i am getting hang of it!

one, two, one, two. and then we can move down here. no! so what's the relationship between the dance and the music? maria plays the hardingfele. it's our national instrument. some people say the fiddle — the music came because of the dance and the other way. i think they depend on each other. for me and for many, it is very important to use the music, dancing, and the music makes me want to do suddenly some steps and routine, so it's life. nothing planned, it is just happening. nice! back in the old days, they used the ceilings to kick down a coin orjust kick their heels. kicked the ceiling? yeah. you know, they were a bit smaller — the houses — in those days. in the 1800s, the military started competitions to try and kick a hat from a stick and it was about kicking the highest. and then it was incorporated in the halling folk dance. so we do it as a part of the dance and,

of course, it must be a good kick, and the higher it is, the better it is. everybody in norway, i think if i say ‘halling' they say ‘kicking the hat‘ — that it is the main goal in the halling. but it's like the dance is the main goal, kicking the hat is sort of topping it.

woo! that was good kicking! finally, i wanted to get a sense of where all of this is leading. in a former meat factory a short walk from the city centre, bergen kjott serves as a gig venue and melting pot for artists of all types in the city. this creative hub is home to the studios of electronic, jazz, hip—hop and many other types of musicians, including royksopp, and it is where much of norway's future music is being thrashed out. these days especially, there is some new mixing of old, old traditions with very new electronic and experimental music traditions meeting.

kjetil has a studio here and plays saxophone in tonight's gig. tonight we are playing with a guitar player. it is electro—acoustic folk, jazz, experimental, ambient — something, you know? the bergen scene — i think it has a lot to do with the size of the city. there's only a few people play every kind of thing, so you have to collaborate. ifeel like i have rediscovered this place through its music. it is a country constantly inspired by nature of epic proportions. it treasures its traditions but is not afraid of looking forward, where artists are free to experiment and supported as a crucial part of society and where distinctive sounds can be found in the smallest of communities. if the bergensbanen showed me norway's muscle, its music has shown me its heart and soul.

was hello. fairly quiet on the weather front out there right now, a lot of cloud across the country. a fairly mild morning too. how about tuesday? i think there'll be a sunny spells around. but on the whole, a pretty cloudy day ahead. and for some of us, quite a wet one, particularly in northern ireland. you can see all the cloud on the satellite picture. it's streaming our way. and i think the next two, three days will be quite overcast. the good weather, the high pressure is not far away. we've got to wait for that high—pressure to build across the uk, but it's not going to happen immediately. so, this is what it looks like early hours of tuesday morning. i said it's mild, around 15

or 16 degrees across the south and south—east. in aberdeen, around 12 degrees. so, a lot of cloud moving across the uk during the morning and afternoon. but notice — in northern ireland, grey and quite wet. in fact, some of this rain will hang around through most of the day, so in belfast, you'll need your brollies. but the rest of the country, i think let's call it cloudy at times with a few sunny spells. on the whole, not a bad day, i guess — particularly i think on the south coast, where the brighter spells could be a little more lengthy. so this is what it looks like on wednesday. i think wednesday could be actually quite an overcast day across the uk, with bits and pieces of rain or drizzle. so, grey for some of us, disappointing temperatures. whether you're in the north or the south, it'll be more or less the same, around 17 to 19 degrees. i mentioned that high pressure and the good weather. it is very slowly — at a glacial pace — building in towards the uk. and on thursday, low pressure to the north, high pressure to the south.

where we're closer to the low pressure, you've got cloud and increasing breeze and some spots of rain there in the western isles, but in the south, that high is trying to build in, push the clouds away. so i think on thursday, it‘ ll start to turn a little bit brighter. and you can see those temperatures are recovering, up to around 20 degrees there in belfast and also the northeast of england. friday and the weekend, watch these warm colours, these oranges, spread. that's the warmer air coming in from the south, so the thinking is friday and the weekend, it'll brighten up and turn quite a bit warmer. if you look at the south of the country, temperatures by friday and saturday could be hitting the mid—20s.

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