Extreme Wales with Richard Parks
Richard Parks, ex Welsh rugby international turned endurance athlete, is on a series of adrenaline-filled journeys that explore the very best of the country; what it has to offer for the keen adventurer and lovers of landscapes alike. He'll be cycling from the Brecon Beacons to the summit of Snowdon; caving in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, the deepest cave system in the UK; and following the River Teifi, running and kayaking. Richard also finds himself Coasteering in Pembrokeshire, Mountain Biking across Wales and taking to the skies on a Paramotoring expedition. Richard meets the passionate people for whom these Welsh adventures are a way of life. He's on a mission to find out not only why adventure is so important to Wales, but why Wales is so important to adventure.
- 2016-2017
- 2 seasons
- Action & Adventure
Richard Parks, ex Welsh rugby international turned endurance athlete, is on a series of adrenaline-filled journeys that explore the very best of the country; what it has to offer for the keen adventurer and lovers of landscapes alike. He'll be cycling from the Brecon Beacons to the summit of Snowdon; caving in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, the deepest cave system in the UK; and following the River Teifi, running and kayaking. Richard also finds himself Coasteering in Pembrokeshire, Mountain Biking across Wales and taking to the skies on a Paramotoring expedition. Richard meets the passionate people for whom these Welsh adventures are a way of life. He's on a mission to find out not only why adventure is so important to Wales, but why Wales is so important to adventure.
Season 2 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Coasteering
29 mins
Richard heads on a three-day, adrenaline-fuelled, wet and wild coastal expedition as he climbs, scrambles and swims the St David's Head Peninsula in Pembrokeshire.
Episode 2
Mountain Biking
29 mins
Richard embarks on a mountain-bike expedition from the border to the coast, beginning at Offa's Dyke, then travelling through the beautiful Elan Valley, and the summit of the Cadair Idris, before reaching Barmouth Beach.
Episode 3
Paramotoring
28 mins
In this episode Richard learns a new skill. By strapping a motor to his back, grappling with a parachute canopy, and mastering the throttle of a modern marvel of the skies: a paramotor. Setting to the skies of Wales, and with the Welsh weather against him, he has to find a window of opportunity to fly from South to North Wales on his first ever aerial expedition.
