Episode 1 - ECUADOR
Five young men have taken on the challenge of a lifetime: to spend four months travelling the world, taking on some of the most deadly creatures and hostile places on the planet. This is the very start of their epic journey: travelling high into the Andes they have to become Chagras, the weathered, hard-as-nails cowboys of Ecuador. Here they’ll take on the deadly, local, fighting-bulls – many of these aggressive creatures end up in bull rings all over South America.
Episode 2 - SIBERIA
On the second challenge on their epic journey, our five adventurers travel to the Siberian Arctic. Here they are to become Evenki reindeer-herders, a people who have survived in one of the most hostile locations on Earth for thousands of years. This is about learning to deal with extreme cold, without home comforts.Episode 3 - MEXICO
The third epic challenge of the global adventure is to head into the jungle of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and take part in an archaeological mission to explore victims of ancient Mayan sacrifice. To succeed the 5 men must cave-dive through a vast network of largely uncharted, pitch black, under-water tunnels known as the death-trap world of caves.Episode 4 – AMAZON
Six weeks into their global adventure, our five young Brits have to join the boys of the Jaminawa tribe in the Brazilian Amazon and endure one of the most gruelling, tribal rites of passage to become men. To succeed, they must follow the rules of Jaminawa shaman Carlito, who has taught generations of young boys the secrets of the jungle – the hard way.Episode 5 - NAMIBIA
After two months on the road, the five young Brits arrive in blistering heat of the Namibian bush for their fifth challenge: to join the Ju-Wasi tribe of San Bushmen on a traditional hunt in one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth – the arid African bush.Episode 6 - BAHAMAS
After the pain of the Amazonian jungle and the arid heat of the Namibian bush, our five young adventurers come to Paradise – the Bahamas. Unfortunately for them, their challenge lies underwater. Top shark expert Jeremiah Sullivan has taken on the task of turning the five rookies into shark-wranglers in just six days.Episode 7 - BAHAMAS
The penultimate challenge is also one of the most deadly. Our team of five young men have come to Bangladesh to learn to catch venomous snakes. Master ‘Snake King’ Shoporaj Dholu has just six days to train them up, and keep them alive.Episode 8 - JAPAN
The five young Brits travel to Japan for their final challenge. They have six days to become Buddhist Yamabushi monks and take part in one of the toughest pilgrimages on the planet, to the summit of a sacred mountain – all under the watchful eye of Miyagi-San, their Master.