Hanneke Pols, 40, climbed to a mountain summit in Austria at an altitude of 2,000 metres this spring, accompanied by her dog Terry. The reported achievement came about a year and a half after she had been depressed and overweight, with a diet consisting of cans of cola and ham-and-cheese croissants. She said a counsellor’s remarks helped her realise that change was needed, and that there was no pill that could solve everything.