Steve Backshall's Extreme River Challenge. Episode 2
Description
Adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall sets out to explore one of the wildest rivers in the world, the mighty Baliem River on the island of New Guinea. He’s on a mission to discover the ancient tribes that live along its banks, explore unknown caves and meet the dangerous animals lurking in the river and surrounding jungle. But the only way to discover these hidden worlds is to travel the river from source to sea—a feat that has never been achieved before. In this second episode, Steve and his crew kayak Baliem’s lower gorge—one of the most extreme stretches of white water on the planet. With jagged rock walls looming overhead and crashing currents bearing down on the kayaks, the risk of capsizing is constant. Battling wild weather and dense jungle, Steve’s explorations of the surrounding valley prove equally as challenging. Steve encounters large spiders, fierce wasp nests and a local tribe who have little contact with the outside world. Finally entering the tidal reaches of the Baliem River, Steve has to reconcile his passionate belief in conservation with a local tribe’s determination to hunt crocodiles in the region.
Runtime
52 min 18 sec
Series
Subjects
Geography
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
Quasr Amra, Jordan
The Rocky Mountains, Canada. A Journey Back to the Ice Age
Vietnam. WorldQuest
Journey sticks
Italy. Venice
Desertification, Causes, Impacts and Management
Isfahan, Iran. A Reflection of Paradise
The Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Brasilia, Brazil. Blueprint for the Modern Age
Destination Mauritius
Operation Arctic. Episode 2
Restless Shores
ICT special. Secondary creative arts: art
Steve Backshall's Extreme River Challenge. Episode 1
River Landforms of the Lower Course