Walking the himalayas explorer levison wood sets out to walk the length of the worlds highest mountain range, from afghanistan to bhutan rating. Walking the himalayas was voted adventure travel book of the year for 2016 at the edward stanford travel writing awards. Episode 1 levison and his guide, malang, begin their trek in afghanistans wakhan corridor. Levison wood explores the americas for channel 4 royal. Walking the americas walking the americas channel 4. Stay in touch with walking the himalayas next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Walking the himalayas season 1 episode 1 full episode. The expedition was commissioned as a fourpart documentary series for channel 4 in the uk. Walking the himalayas is a tv show on australian national television from gem with an average rating of 3.
After recovering from the car crash that almost killed him, levison returns to nepal, where he has an emotional reunion with binods family, then heads towards everest, kathmandu and bhutan. Levison reaches nepal, and enters one of its least explored national parks, which is home to rhinos, tigers and 10footlong crocodiles. Over six months, levison wood explored five countries by foot, traveling through some of the worlds most remote locations. Levison wood has a wonderful talent for describing not just the places he visits but the people he meets and becomes friends with.
Find out when walking the nile is on tv, including series 1 episode 4. Watch full episodes, get behind the scenes, meet the cast, and much more. Explorer levison wood sets out to walk the length of the worlds highest mountain range, from afghanistan to bhutan. This first episode begins in afghanistans remote and inhospitable wakhan corridor. And as well as a new region of the world, levison is taking a new approach to exploring. Walking the himalayas is absolutely brilliant and a wonderful accompaniment to the excellent television series. Levison wood on new channel 4 show from russia to iran. Beginning in afghanistan and trekking 1700 gruelling miles across the roof of the world, levison will be travelling through some of the most remote, beautiful, and perilous places on earth, teaming up with local guides and meeting soldiers, monks and nomadic tribes as he tries to complete his challenge. Catch up on walking the himalayas and watch online. Dec 27, 2015 walking the himalayas beginning in afghanistan and trekking 1700 gruelling miles across the roof of the world, levison will be travelling through some of the most remote, beautiful, and perilous places on earth, teaming up with local guides and meeting soldiers, monks and nomadic tribes as he tries to complete his challenge. His ninemonth, seven million step journey takes him through jungles, savannah, deserts, cities and war zones in some of the continentss most remote and spectacular. Walking the himalayas explorer levison wood on adventure of. Join him on this amazingly beautiful yet extremely dangerous journey. Walking the nile sees the british explorers expedition to walk the length of the river nile from source to sea.
Levison wood is a british explorer, writer and photographer who has published six best selling books and produced a number of critically acclaimed documentaries which have been aired around the world. Adventurer levison wood will trek from mexico to colombia in a new series for channel 4. Big deals walking the himalayas best seller books best seller. The channel then broadcast his journey along the caucasus in the four episode series from russia to iran. He has travelled and worked in over one hundred countries worldwide overcoming challenges that would stop most people in their tracks. Then, they head for the 5000metre wall of snow and ice leading to northern pakistan. Walking the nile explorer levison wood to take on the. The first episode of walking the himalayas was broadcast in may, 2019. The panamerican highway has claimed many victims through road traffic accidents and in costa rica, lev and alberto are unfortunately reminded of how dangerous it. Season 1 guide for walking the himalayas tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Apr 30, 2017 walking the himalayas explorer levison wood. Catch up on walking the himalayas and watch online on.
Episode and series guides for walking the himalayas. He also wrote a sunday times bestselling book detailing the expedition, walking the nile. Explorer levison wood famous for walking the nile, walking the himalayas and walking the americas is taking on a new expedition in this fourpart series. Episode 1 levison wood sets off on an epic 650mile journey, following the annual migration of botswanas elephants. Levison wood gets stuck in yemen after all borders close undexpectedly arabia with levison wood duration. Episode 3 levison reaches nepal, and enters one of its least explored national parks, which is home to rhinos, tigers and 10footlong crocodiles. Beach house pictures expands production capacity with four executive hires. This is the successor volume to levison woods walking the nile, which recorded his journey on foot from the source of the nile to the mediterranean. Walking the himalayas series and episode guides tv from. I find him a very easy author to engage with and his books are fascinating, funny and very difficult to. The 10,000squaremile expanse of wild tropical forest stretches from panama to colombia and is a refuge for outlaws and dangerous wildlife.
Jun 11, 2016 suzy told me that levison yes, we were on first name basis like he was my best mate by this point in our conversation had documented his two recent expeditions with the release of books and companion television series on the uks channel 4 called walking the nile and walking the himalayas. Feb 17, 2016 walking the himalayas season 1 episode 1 full episode s01e01. Levison wood walking the nile walking the himalayas. He encounters elephant orphans before going in search of a herd to follow. Levison wood is reunited with a man who saved his life and joins pilgrims on their way to indias holiest city, where he meets a monk who claims to have gained special powers from eating human flesh. May 24, 2016 walking the himalayas is absolutely brilliant and a wonderful accompaniment to the excellent television series. Hardcore adventurer levison wood walks the length of himalayas.
Walking the himalayas sunday 8pm channel 4 youtube. In 2015, he walked the length of the himalayas, from afghanistan in the west to bhutan in the east. Series 1explorer levison wood sets out to walk the length of the worlds highest mountain range, from afghanistan to bhutan, the challenge comes after the explorers trek along the full length of the nile in 20. Levison and his guide malang start their trek in afghanistans wakhan corridor, where few westerners have been, before heading for the 5000metre wall of snow and ice that leads to northern pakistan.
Levison wood and his guide malang darya travel through pakistancontrolled kashmir and the gilgit valley, and aim to get as close to the heavily militarised border with india as they can, a dangerous journey that involves crossing a raging river and being met with suspicion by. Walking the americas arabia with levison wood season 1 himalaya with michael palin season 1 everest. Channel 4 season year 2016 network channel4 purchase rights stream instantly details format prime video streaming online video devices available to watch on supported devices. Do not post links to ed video content tv episodes, movies. Walking the nile and walking the himalayas explorers next challenge. Walking the himalayas was always going to be a more nebulous undertaking than walking the nile. Walking the himalayas season 1 episode 1 afghanistan. Walking the himalayas episode guide all 4 channel 4. Explorer levison wood is lucky to be alive after walking. Following the great success of his walking the nile series, explorer, author and former military man levison wood laces up his boots for a new challenge. Explorer levison wood sets out to walk the length of the worlds highest mountain range. Join him on this amazingly beautiful yet extremely dangerous journey through 5 countries. Walking the himalayas is walking the himalayas on netflix. We have 1 episodes of walking the himalayas in our archive.
Their journey comes to an end in bhutan, a country rarely visited by foreigners, where they visit a holy mountain, join the celebrations for the. Dangers of the road walking the americas channel 4. Levison wood and guide binod pariyar face a 30mile trek through the jungles of eastern nepal, with no roads and few people to tell them they are heading in the right direction. Mar 31, 2016 over six months, levison wood explored five countries by foot, traveling through some of the worlds most remote locations. Aug 28, 2017 levison wood on new channel 4 show from russia to iran adventurer levison wood sticks out his thumb for a hitchhiking odyssey around the remote caucasus mountains. Its a companion to his tv series of the same name on channel 4. Walking the himalayas tv show australian tv guide 9entertainment. Levison and his guide malang start their trek in afghanistans wakhan corridor, where few westerners have been, before heading for the 5000metre. This time the peril and jeopardy are ratcheted up as he sets out to walk the entire length of the himalayas from afghanistan in the west, to bhutan in the east. Ethiopia history documentary reel truth history duration. Craghoppers sat down with the explorer to talk about his 1,700 mile. Walking the himalayas s01 e03 full episode hd new videoempty. The man who wowed viewers with walking the nile, a c4 series based on a 20 walk along the entire length of the african river, is now walking the length of the worlds highest mountain range. Dec 21, 2015 levison wood gets stuck in yemen after all borders close undexpectedly arabia with levison wood duration.
Episode four finds lev on the final leg of his journey in panama. This 4 disc dvd set features all 14 episodes of woods adventures. Walking the himalayas tv show season 1 episodes list. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Stream walking the nile free with your tv subscription. Walking the himalayas season 1 episode 1 full episode s01e01. Levison and his guide, malang, need help from kyrgyz and wakhi tribespeople to make it to the irshad pass, a 5000metre wall of snow and ice that stands between afghanistan and pakistan. Levison wood and his guide malang darya travel through pakistancontrolled kashmir and the gilgit valley, and aim to get as close to the heavily militarised border with india as they can, a dangerous journey that involves crossing a raging river and being met with suspicion by the local authorities. Afghanistanbeginning in afghanistan, he will push himself to his physical limits as he treks 1,700 miles across the roof of the world, teaming up.