Explorers

This episode centers around the Norwegian BASE jumper and free skiing star Karina Hollekim and her riveting Hand of Fatima BASE jumping venture at Mount Hombori Mali's highest peak on the edge of the world's most imposing desert.

In one amazing journey, kayaking legend Steve Fisher returns to the Zambezi, one of the world's most treacherous waterways, raging at the highest levels in a decade, to take on a thrilling challenge that most would consider a death wish.

Stephen Redmond has already achieved to swim six channels and straits in six oceans. But only the seventh channel, the Tsugaru Strait between the Japanese main island and Hokkaido, will make him the first man to swim the iconic Seven Oceans.

The infamous north faces of Eiger, Grandes Jorasses and Matterhorn are awesome challenges just for the best climbers. Swiss speed climbing legend Ueli Steck conquers in free solo style this trio of threat in only hours, no rope, no bolt was needed.

The climbing brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber attempt to conquer free the infamous Bavarian Direttissima on the iconic Mt. Asgard on the Arctic Baffin Island. 40 days expedition with polar bears, frostbite and climbing at the peril of their life.

Surfing the Pororoca is especially dangerous. Australian big wave surf legend Ross Clarke-Jones is taking the challenge to surf one of the highest bores ever recorded.