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Season 1

  • S01E01 Southern Alps

    • July 24, 2012
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie follow in the footsteps of Whitcombe and Lauper’s first crossing of the Southern Alps via the Whitcombe pass

  • S01E02 Grave And Talbot / Fiordland

    • July 31, 2012
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie retrace the 1910 journey of explorers William Grave and Arthur Talbot, as they attempt to find a pass suitable for a tourist track across Fiordlands Darran Mountains

  • S01E03 Fyfe And Graham / Mt De La Beche

    • August 7, 2012
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie re-trace the first ascent of Mount de la Beche by Tom Fyfe and George Graham in 1894 - the first major peak conquered by New Zealand-born climbers.

  • S01E04 Open Bay Islands

    • August 14, 2012
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie travel back to 1810 to retrace the unbelievable survival story of David Loweniston and nine other stranded sealers, who were marooned on the Open Bay Islands.

  • S01E05 Brunner And Kehu / Buller River

    • August 21, 2012
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie retrace the great journey of Thomas Brunner and his guide Kehu down the Buller River in 1846.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Barrington

    • July 10, 2013
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie recreate the 16 week epic adventure of mysterious and contradictory gold prospector Alphonse Barrington.

  • S02E02 Harwoods

    • July 16, 2013
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie head to the hills of Takaka to retrace the steps of caver Peter Lambert and his team as they became the first to explore the Harwood's Hole caving system in 1958.

  • S02E03 Olivine Ice Plateau

    • July 23, 2013
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie head to Fiordland to explore the unmapped Olivine Ice Plateau as John Holloway did between 1934-1938.

  • S02E04 Motu River

    • July 30, 2013
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie embark on the epic first exploration of the wild Motu River, retracing the route of the Fisher brothers in 1920.

  • S02E05 Cook River Gorge

    • August 6, 2013
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie take on the fearsome Cook River Gorge as they retrace the footsteps of pioneer photographer Ebenezer Teichelmann in 1905.

  • S02E06 Three Kings Islands

    • August 13, 2013
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie will embark on the journey of Kelly Tarlton and his exploration of the Elingimite wreck off the Three Kings Islands

  • S02E07 Arawata River / Mt. Ionia

    • August 20, 2013
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie embark on the remarkable 1885 exploration of the Arawata River and take on the ascent of Mt Ionia, following in the footsteps of Charlie Douglas and Gerhard Mueller.

  • S02E08 Mt. Tapuae-o-uenuku

    • August 27, 2013
    • TVNZ 1

    Kevin and Jamie take on take on the massive summit of Mt Tapuae-o-uenuku, all 2,885 metres of it as Edmund Hillary did in 1944.