James Cracknell is about to take on the toughest moments of the toughest expeditions taken by the toughest explorers on Earth. Whether you live or die, succeed or fail – it’s always about the key decisions, the right equipment, tiny margins… luck and judgement. We’ll assess the mental and physical attributes that helped define some of the World’s most extreme explorers, while analysing the science behind the physiological changes they underwent, as James follows in their footsteps, living as they did. Tackling head-on the most brutal sections of these epic tales of courage and endurance, Cracknell will attempt to survive as his predecessors did, using only the equipment they had available to them – and his legendary levels of strength and determination. He’ll also attempt to solve some of the mysteries of these iconic journeys. James Cracknell will focus on the pivotal points of these great journeys – for example, the moment Dr Livingstone faces the biggest rapids of the Zambezi, the Amazon jungle crossing just before the explorer Colonel Fawcett disappears, the point at which the Wild West Gold hunters perished on the most extreme stage of their pioneering push across America. This is a unique and immersive insight in to the toughest moments of some of the toughest expeditions ever undertaken, and an investigation in to how those at the heart of the most remarkable real-life adventures in the World survived. James will build up a unique ‘how-to’ guide to surviving the most extreme conditions on Earth.