Expedition with Steve Backshall - Season 1

Expedition with Steve Backshall - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes10
DatesJul 21, 2019 - Sep 22, 2019
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Episodes

Suriname: Lost World
Season 1Episode 160 min

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.

Jul 21, 2019
Oman: Lost Canyon
Season 1Episode 260 min

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.

Jul 28, 2019
Bhutan: White Water
Season 1Episode 360 min

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.

Aug 4, 2019
Suriname: Ghost River
Season 1Episode 460 min

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.

Aug 11, 2019
Oman: Desert Fortress
Season 1Episode 560 min

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.

Aug 18, 2019
Borneo: Dark Shadow
Season 1Episode 660 min

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.

Aug 25, 2019
Arctic: Frozen Frontier
Season 1Episode 760 min

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.

Sep 1, 2019
Mexico: Maya Underworld
Season 1Episode 860 min

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.

Sep 8, 2019
Artic: Ice Mountain
Season 1Episode 960 min

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.

Sep 15, 2019
Mexico: Flooded Caves
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Mexico: Flooded Caves

Steve leads a team into the largest unexplored cave network on Earth. Below the jungles of Mexico, they push further and deeper than anyone has gone before.
Sep 22, 2019

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