Die Trying

2014 • National Geographic Channel
3.8
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Polars vs. Grizzlies
7/9/14
An intrepid team of bear experts search for a living example of a Superbear, a hybrid polar-grizzly bear. These fearless experts stake out a bear-infested feeding ground with night vision cameras in an attempt to film a living Superbear.
2 Crater of Fire
7/16/14
Explorer George Kourounis and a team of experts tackle a descent into Turkmenistan's methane-burning Darvaza crater. The team wants to collect samples from the fiery pit in order to find out if the inferno is capable of harboring extreme life forms.
3 Yosemite Death Climb
7/23/14
Rock climber Alex Honnold attempts to set a world record by free-soloing a trio of harrowing cliffs without safety lines. Honnold plans to scale the faces of Yosemite National Park's Triple Crown. And he plans to do it all in under 24 hours.
4 Great White Ambush
7/30/14
A team of shark experts venture to Shark Alley where they hope to mount data loggers and camera tags on these predators in order to, for the first time ever, document the complete profile of a great white shark during its explosive breach.
5 Crossing the Ice
6/14/13
Follow a pair of daring Australian adventurers who, despite having never been on skis before, set out to establish the record for an unsupported journey from the shores of Antarctica to the pole and back.
6 K2 Death Mountain
3/3/14
Trace the fateful steps that led to the biggest disaster in mountaineering history and learn how it could have happened. Get a rare glimpse into the minds of climbers who seem compelled to continuously test the borders of what is humanly possible.

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A white-knuckle free-climb up three mountain peaks in 24 hours. An endurance-testing expedition, that pits two friends against the brutal elements of Antarctica. Experience amazing, terrifying, never-before-seen (or done) adventures that define the riskiest of everything National Geographic represents. It's where men and women push the limits of adventure, endurance and possibility—all in the name of science and exploration.

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