How do you cut through dense undergrowth from a wheelchair? How do you navigate a rainforest if you're blind? These are just some of the problems faced by 11 intrepid adventurers in their trek of a lifetime. Escorted by armed soldiers to protect them from bandits & drug traffickers they have 28 days to cross 220 miles. From the treacherous Mosquito Coast in Nicaragua they make their way through impenetrable jungle crocodile infested rivers & climb a live volcano to make it to their finish line
- the Pacific Coast. The last Westerner to attempt this route was Christopher Columbus in 1492 but he had a galleon & then he only made it half-way. From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean this incredible journey takes these inspirational adventurers beyond their boundaries & to their physical & mental limits. Join us for the staggering first series
- that according to The Radio Times may well leave a lump in your throat. With high ratings & high production value this BBC programme is currently very popular across the globe.