Expedition with Steve Backshall - Season 1

Season 1

Episodes

Suriname: Lost World
Steve and a team of climbers and jungle survival experts head into the ancient landscape of South America's Guiana Shield. This vast wilderness of pristine forests and towering table-top mountains is one of the most inaccessible terrains on the planet. Early explorers came here in search of gold and many never returned. Today there are reports of a new gold rush. With the help of local contacts, Steve gains access to an illegal gold mine and meets the modern-day prospectors. With the future of these jungles under threat, Steve's goal is to push deeper than ever before to explore this lost world of undiscovered natural riches and stunning wildlife.

Oman: Lost Canyon
Deep in the dramatic, sheer-sided Jebel Akhdar mountain range of Oman, Steve is leading an expedition into an unexplored desert canyon. With temperatures reaching 50 degrees, dehydration and heat stroke are a constant threat.

Bhutan: White Water
Steve and an elite team of kayakers head to the Himalayas to kayak the last great un-explored river in Bhutan. Legend has it that at some point this river drops off the face of the planet… there's only one way to find out.

Suriname: Ghost River
Steve and his team are venturing into the heart of Suriname, to kayak an unnamed river that will take the them through a forest unchanged for millions of years.

Oman: Desert Fortress
Steve and a team of rock climbers head to the desert of southern Oman to attempt the first ascent of a towering escarpment, hoping to discover the rare and elusive Arabian leopard.

Borneo: Dark Shadow
Steve and the team battle through the jungle into the heart of Indonesian Borneo. Here, a remote mountain range guards caves, holding secrets that could rewrite the history of man.

Arctic: Frozen Frontier
Steve and his team of explorers head to Greenland in the Arctic. Kayaking the world's largest fjord, they dodge giant icebergs and hungry polar bears.

Mexico: Maya Underworld
Steve Backshall leads a team into the Yucatán, Mexico on the trail of the ancient Maya. Uncovering sinister secrets and artefacts, they push further into the underworld of the Maya than anyone has gone before.

Artic: Ice Mountain
Naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall leads a team on a mission to summit a remote and unclimbed mountain in the depths of Greenland.

Mexico: Flooded Caves
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