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Outlook: The crazy things we do for love

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Rachel Colenso

15/09/2021 GMT

The crazy things we do for love

BBC World Service - Outlook, The crazy things we do for love

The first date that ended in a dramatic mountain rescue.

The first date that turned into a dramatic mountain rescue, and a geologist who hatched an elaborate plan to bring his favourite band, The Foo Fighters, to his small Italian town.

Two stories from the Outlook archive of the crazy things we do for love.

In 2003, Rachel Colenso and her partner Jeremy went on a first date climbing Piz Badile in the Swiss Alps. What was meant to be a romantic getaway ended up being a disaster when they were engulfed in a fierce electrical storm and trapped on a narrow, icy ledge with little food and water for three days. The pair narrowly escaped with their lives, so why did Rachel agree to return to the mountain with Jeremy? She shares her story with Emily Webb. This interview was first broadcast in August, 2020. 

Our second story is one of obsession, longing and love conquering all. Fabio Zaffagnini is obsessed with the band Foo Fighters. He knew they wouldn't perform in his small Italian city so instead he organised a concert where 1,000 musicians played one of their songs. This attracted the attention of the band’s frontman Dave Grohl, who went on to make Fabio’s dreams come true. This interview was first broadcast in July, 2019.

Picture: Rachel Colenso
Credit: Rachel Colenso

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