Carlos Burle

Gavin McClurg and Dave Turner take on the challenge of paragliding across the nearly 700km of the Alaska Range. Facing harsh weather, freezing temperatures and even starvation, it's the most extreme vol-biv expedition ever attempted.

An attempt to break the world record for the highest free fall will take Felix Baumgartner 36,500m above the earth and to his absolute mental limit. His team is made up of the best minds in the world, but in the end it's Felix who must take the leap.

Mitu Monteiro, a former world champion kite surfer, attempts to ride to the 12 volcanic islands of his homeland completely solo. It's a challenge he hopes will help unite the people of Cape Verde.

Elizabeth Rogers is an award-winning cave dive photographer who doesn't follow anyone's trail. Raised by trailblazers in the sport, she's hungry to make her mark in history by finding her own unexplored caves in West Timor, Indonesia.

Explorers: Adventures of the Century, follows the world’s most accomplished adventurers and explorers, always on the hunt for never-before-seen footage of human skill in the ultimate adventure scenarios.

An adventure that's also part scientific exploration, a group of climbers attempt to descend into an active volcano to get as close as possible to the spitting lava lake. They brave poisonous gasses and 1,093°C (2,000°F) heat climbing into the earth.