Hosted by Sting and featuring music from his CD "Brand New Day."
Madagascar Quickly becoming the destination spot for big wall rock climbing, this remote and exotic island off the southern tip of Africa is the locale of the first ascent for an all star women's team. Led by world-renowned, Lynn Hill, they make their way up Tsaranora Massif, an enormous granite buttress rising from the arid landscape.
Great Trango Tower Arguably the tallest alpine wall in the world, the 20,600-foot Great Trango Tower in northern Pakistan has never been summitted from its northwest face. Climbers Alex Lowe, Jared Ogden and Mark Synnot brave weather, exhaustion and rockfall to claim the prize of this mile high first ascent. In one of Alex Lowe's last climbs, this expedition demonstrates the team's prowess, skill and will to succeed.
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