Xtremists

Series 1 Episode 1
First Broadcast: Thu 18 September 2003

Starting where it all began for extreme sports - South Pentecost in Vanuatu. The locals here invented the land dive - what we now know as the bungee jump - an adrenaline thrill that has since been experienced by millions.

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