Explorers: Adventures of the Century
In a world in which all boundaries seem to have been conquered, adventurers and extreme sports people restlessly seek out new challenges. They try to defeat the impregnable, make come through the impossible - despite all threatening risks and hazarding perilous efforts. "Explorers - adventures of the century" profiles the wild dozen of the most exceptional protagonists - both men and women - in their quest for the adventures of the new century. Here's kayaker Steve Fisher as he conquers the hundred year flood on the treacherous Zambezi River, no exit point is too extreme for BASE-jumpers Valery Rozov and Karina Hollekim, while Irish marathon swimmer Stephen Redmond withstands the gruelling open sea to become the first to swim the iconic Seven Oceans. They all venture into new terrain, going to their personal limits and take the viewer on the adventure of a lifetime.
- 2013-2017
- 5 seasons
- Amazon Instant Video
- Documentary, Action & Adventure, Sports
In a world in which all boundaries seem to have been conquered, adventurers and extreme sports people restlessly seek out new challenges. They try to defeat the impregnable, make come through the impossible - despite all threatening risks and hazarding perilous efforts. "Explorers - adventures of the century" profiles the wild dozen of the most exceptional protagonists - both men and women - in their quest for the adventures of the new century. Here's kayaker Steve Fisher as he conquers the hundred year flood on the treacherous Zambezi River, no exit point is too extreme for BASE-jumpers Valery Rozov and Karina Hollekim, while Irish marathon swimmer Stephen Redmond withstands the gruelling open sea to become the first to swim the iconic Seven Oceans. They all venture into new terrain, going to their personal limits and take the viewer on the adventure of a lifetime.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2014 - 2016
Episode 1
Deep Everest
24 mins
Episode 2
Flying High: Quest for Everest
24 mins
This documentary tells along a one year timeline one of the greatest adventures of mankind: Will man (i.e. Valery Rozov) be able to do a wingsuit flight from the top of the world?
Episode 3
Trans Salar: Crossing the White Void
24 mins
Adventurer and survivalist Joe Vogel dares the single-handed crossing of the most unforgiving desert on earth - 240 km across the Salar de Uyuni in the Bolivian highlands.
Episode 4
Across the Ice: The Greenland Victory March
24 mins
In 2010, Sebastian Copeland and partner Eric McNair-Landry crossed 2300 kilometers of the Greenland ice sheet, braved a blizzard lasting one week in a small tent and set a world record for the longest distance traveled in a twenty-four hour period on skis and kites, with 595 kilometers.
Episode 5
The Mysterious Cloud
Episode 6
Expedition to the Bottom of the World
24 mins
Deep underground in the wilderness of New Zealand gigantic and widely unexplored cave systems entice adventurers and cavers of the entire globe. Kieran McKay, one of the most accomplished cavers in the southern hemisphere and his team of like-minded adventurers set out for the almost impossible: they try to find the "cave connection". If they happened to track through the approximately 80 missing meters between the systems "Nettlebed" and "Stormy Pot" they could claim credit for having found the largest cave in the southern hemisphere and one of the Top Five caves on the entire planet. But 80 meters can become a mind-boggling odyssey, threatened by tight squeezes, unexpected water inrush and complete lack of communication with the world outside...