Sports Adventures

Season 4 Episode 17 - River Gods

2016 · 26 min

TV-PG

Kayakers call the perfect whitewater with clean lines embedded in stunning scenery, "River Gods". To find these 'River Gods', Extreme Kayak World Champion Sam Sutton, the Adidas Sickline team, and kayak filmmaker Olaf Obsommer travel the world together.

S04:E01 - Roop Kund Lake

Hans Rey, the world's most experienced mountain bike freerider and explorer, continues his global journey. With a couple of talented friends, they attempt to reach the mysterious and previously inaccessible Roop Kund Lake in the Indian Himalayas.

S04:E02 - Xavier de Le Rue

Freeride snowboarding pioneer and big mountain pro, Xavier De Le Rue, enjoys some down-time with his friends as they search for great snow spots around the world. They push their limits, including navigating down an enormous sheet of ice.

S04:E03 - Whitewater Challenge

The Sickline Kayak Team travels the world in search of big challenges. We join them in Greenland, Siberia, Indonesia and Pakistan. The team enjoys the local sites and cultures, all while sampling the most amazing whitewater rapids.

S04:E04 - The Gasherbrum Trio

The exotic locale of Pakistan's Gasherbrum II Mountain is the site for mountaineering pros to ascend. Compounding the challenge, the climbers will attempt to reach the 8000 meter peak in winter, the first mountaineers ever to do so.

S04:E05 - Meet the Wells (Pt. 1)

The Wells Family of New Zealand has produced 4 professional skiers who are making names for themselves and their family. Older brothers Jossi and Byron are X-Games veterans, while younger brothers Beau-James and Jackson are on their way up.

S04:E06 - The Roof of South America

Sail Plane Racing is the ultimate test of man and machine against nature. High above the towering peaks of the Andes in South America, pilots push the absolute limits of their aircraft, this epic event pits the very best of them against each other.

S04:E07 - Meet the Wells (Pt. 2)

The Wells family of New Zealand discusses the pressure the younger siblings face in being pros in the shadows of their own brothers. Focus is given to the oldest and most decorated brother, Jossi, as he details being a globe trotting professional skier.

S04:E08 - Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge

The Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge is a multi-discipline race that is as treacherous as it is scenic. Canoeing, running, swimming and orienteering are on the menu for competitors as long as they can stomach the brutally hot temperatures.

S04:E09 - Pierra Menta 10,000

For over two decades, the Pierra Menta is still one of the most demanding events in ski mountaineering. Over four days and four stages, competitors will scale over 10,000 meters. This event tests skiers mettle as they race and push their limits.

S04:E10 - Cold Water Classic New Zealand

The Coldwater Classic is a pillar of competitive surfing. The venue only adds to the drama as the world's best surfers battle it out.

S04:E11 - The Mammut 150

A group of free-ride snowboard specialists set out to explore summer snow conditions in the Andes of South America.

S04:E12 - Patagonian Freeride

A group of freeride snowboard specialists set out to explore summer snow conditions in the Andes of South America. These Professional riders take in all the culture has to offer; all the while trekking by horse, snowmobile, snowboard and by foot.

S04:E13 - Mountain X Race

Five days, five different sites and a different discipline each day, thats the program for the Saab Salomon Mountain X Race in the French Alps; an innovative multi-sports racing concept that becomes reality at the foot of Europes highest peaks.

S04:E14 - Cold Water Classic Scotland

The Cold Water Classic Series is one of the most demanding and brutal in the sport of surfing. We check out the Scotland edition and join the surfers in the frigid chop of the wave break.

S04:E15 - Trekking Patagonia (Pt. 1)

International teams from around the globe come to Chile in Patagonia to challenge themselves in a race through these untamed lands of magnificent fjords, imposing glaciers and vast ice fields via bike, foot and kayak. (1 of 2) episodes

S04:E16 - Trekking Patagonia (Pt. 2)

International teams from around the globe come to Chile in Patagonia to challenge themselves in a race through the untamed lands of imposing glaciers, vast ice fields and more!

S04:E17 - River Gods

S04:E18 - Hans Rey in Scotland

Legendary mountain bike rider Hans Rey travels to Scotland to enjoy the scenery as he treks up the steep terrain. He and his riding mates take in the local culture during their breaks.

S04:E19 - Lapland Freeriding

A region rather than a country, Lapland stretches from Norway through Sweden, Finland and Russia. In this epic environment, we join a team of freeriders as they ski and snowboard on some of the great peaks of Europe.

S04:E20 - Climbing Cerro Kishtwar

Kashmir, India is home to some of the worlds most spectacular and mystical mountains. This region has lain silent in the mountaineering community for almost 2 decades. Within these Himalayan valleys is an endless array of magnificent summits

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