Series 1
Series Summary
Inspired by the definitive 'cutting the rope' moment in the multi-award winning Touching the Void, this series of gripping dramas highlights the life-and-death choices people are forced to make in the most challenging of circumstances and in the most hostile environments on earth.
Episodes (10)
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Three young and spirited travellers embark on the adventure of a lifetime - to explore the uncharted forests of the Amazon. Yossi, Kevin…
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Jennifer and Jim Stolpa and their baby son Clayton set off on a 1000-mile trip from their home in California to a family funeral in Idaho…
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When luxury yacht The Trashman capsizes in a storm, the five survivors huddle together in a small dinghy desperately awaiting rescue. With…
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Two friends set off in sea-going kayaks to tour Washington State's San Juan Islands. Saul is an experienced sea kayaker, but Larry does not…
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Landmine clearance specialist Chris Moon and two of his colleagues are ambushed as they work to rid the Cambodian countryside of the deadly…
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Animal conservationist Greg Rasmussen is tracking radio-collared rhino from his microlight plane. He flies lower and lower over the bush in…
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Hikers Warren Macdonald and Geert van Keulen meet on a remote island off the east coast of Australia. They decide to climb to the summit of…
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When Mark Sorensen and cousin Rob Rusnak set out on a 160-mile round trip across the Sea of Cortez, their catamaran becomes stranded when…
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Life-long friends Jim and Dave are scaling the notorious Elevator Shaft, a sheer ice-wall in the shadow of Mount Johnson, Alaska. A great…
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Lt Colonel Mike Couillard is a US Air Force pilot based in Turkey who goes for a day's skiing with his 10-year-old son, Matthew. In a freak…
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