Tune in to NBC's Jeep® World of Adventure Sports on Sunday, November 27 at 3:00 pm EST for a special "Best of" show featuring:
The
Bird Man: Check out Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner’s
latest stunt that shocked the world. Red Bull’s ‘Man with Wings’ completes
a successful base jump into the dangerous Mamet Cave in Croatia’s Velebit
National Park. The jump into blackness lasts only 7.5 seconds and requires
absolute timing to open the parachute and land safely on the rocky
floor of the cave.
Web: www.felixbaumgartner.com
Special Thanks: Red Bull and GRACE Entertainment
Ellen MacArthur - Solo on the high seas:Meet solo sailing legend Ellen MacArthur and join her aboard the B&Q Trimaran as she attempts a Trans-Atlantic record. Her multihull boat is considered to be one of the fastest and most extreme boats to traverse the ocean. Tune-in as she displays her skill and courage against the high seas and attempts to break another record.
Web: www.ellenmacarthur.com
Special Thanks: Ellen MacArthur
Production Assistance: Migoo TV, APP
TGR Surf/Ski Segment in Norway: Norway's Lofoten Islands, positioned north of the Arctic Circle, offer both great surf and incredible heli skiing and snowboarding. Follow Maui's Ian Walsh and Encinitas-based Benji Weatherly as they are directed by locals to some of the best waves the area has seen in over seven years. Watch as pro freeskier Micha Black challenges some of the best mountains in the world that the Lofoten Islands have to offer. Athletes, both surfers and skiers, comment on the potential this relatively undiscovered area in Norway has to offer.
Web: www.tetongravity.com
Production assistance: Teton Gravity Research
Free Soloist-Michael Reardon: Without stunt doubles, safety nets or ropes, free soloist Michael Reardon ascends 1,000 foot high Tahquitz Rock near Idyllwild, CA. Experience one of the most insane sports out there as Michael puts his life on the line to feel the freedom of climbing quality lines, sometimes 16,000 feet in one day, without a rope.
Snowmobile Hill Climb: Snow King rises 1,500 vertical feet above the town of Jackson, Wyo. The hill climb course follows a route that reaches nearly a 45-degree angle near the summit . Hill climbers who lose it on the upper reaches of the course risk tumbling hundreds of feet back downhill.
Web: www.snowdevils.org
Production assistance for this segment provided by TGR and Big Bang Productions
Special thanks: Jackson Hole Snowdevils
Jeep King of the Mountain: Offering the richest purse in snow racing and featuring some of the most spectacular resorts in the world, the Jeep King of the Mountain has established a reputation for drawing the most elite skiers and riders of the sport. Watch as athletes compete head to head to capture the King of the Mt. Title, $450,000 in prize money and the keys to a brand new Jeep Liberty.
Web: www.jeepskiing.com
Special Thanks: Eclipse TV and Echo Entertainment
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