Zgodba se dogaja okoli leta 1935. Ameriška vlada Jonesa obvesti, da so nacisti odkrili nahajališče skrinje zaveze, v kateri naj bi bilo zapečatenih deset božjih zapovedi. Indyjeva naloga je, da zgodovinski artefakt, ki naj bi imel čudežno moč, najde pred Nemci. Misija ga popelje na nevarno pot, polno razburljivih dogodivščin, na kateri ga spremlja nekdanja ljubezen Marion.
Nepoboljšljivi sanjač Walter v življenju ni doživel veliko zanimivega ali obiskal eksotičnih krajev, zato ima veliko težav z vzbujanjem pozornosti pri novi privlačni sodelavki Cheryl. Toda življenje se mu obrne na glavo, ko mora za naslovnico zadnjega tiskanega izvoda priznane revije najti izgubljeni negativ pustolovskega fotografa Seana. Med iskanjem sledi mora Walter pozabiti na svoje strahove in romantične fantazije ter sprejeti navdihujočo avanturo popotovanja okrog sveta.
Edward Cole je milijarder, ki je zbolel za rakom in trenutno prebiva v bolnišnici. Sobo si deli z mehanikom Carterjem Chambersom, s katerim na prvi pogled nimata prav nič skupnega, razen dejstva, da sta oba hudo bolna. Toda vsakdanji pogovori razkrijejo marsikaj in tako se izkaže, da imata oba na zalogi obsežen seznam ciljev, ki bi jih rada dosegla, še preden se stegneta oziroma poslovita od tega sveta. Ker jima ležanje v bolnišnici to preprečuje, pobegneta in se še zadnjič odpravita v svet.
Karizmatični sir Lionel Frost meni, da je najpomembnejši preiskovalec mitov in pošasti. Težava je v tem, da nihče od njegovih vrstnikov z malo družbe, tega ne zazna. Sir Lionel v upanju, da bo končno sprejet od teh kolegov pustolovcev, odpotuje na pacifiški severozahod in s tem dokaže obstoj legendarnega bitja, znanega kot manjkajoča vez.
Heinrich Harrer je s kolegom Petrom Aufschnaiterjem in skupino nemških alpinistov želel splezati na enega najvišjih vrhov, Nanga Parbat. Toda zaradi plazov in poškodb jim ne uspe osvojiti vrha. V tem času se začne 2. svetovna vojna, zato jih aretirajo angleški vojaki in jih kot vojne ujetnike zaprejo v indijske zapore. Po številnih neuspešnih poskusih pobega Harrerju in Petru končno uspe pobegniti. Dve leti traja, da prideta v Tibet, kjer naposled najdeta mir ter spoznata enajstletnega dalajlamo. Še posebej Harrer se s tibetanskim duhovnim vodjo zelo zbliža.
Pustolovska dokumentaristična drama se odvija leta 1996, ko se dvema odpravama poklicnih alpinistov uspe povzpeti na Mount Everest, tam pa jih pričaka tragedija v obliki pošastnega neurja, ki jih preseneti med težavnim sestopom z gore. Film so navdihnili neverjetni resnični dogodki med poskusom alpinistov, da bi stopili na najvišji vrh sveta. Dokumentaristična drama spremlja dve odpravi, pred katerima so nepremostljivi izzivi in tragedija v obliki pošastnega neurja, ki jih preseneti med težavnim sestopom z gore. V najbolj skrajnih vremenskih razmerah na planetu se alpinisti znajdejo pred največjo preizkušnjo v življenju, med katero se bo njihova obsedenost z osvajanjem vrhov morala spremenila v grozljiv boj za preživetje.
Srebrni zmaj Lung, škratinja Žveplogriva in sirota Ben se odpravijo na čarobno potovanje okoli polovice sveta, kar med njimi vzpostavi edinstveno in tesno vez. To je zgodba o razburljivem iskanju zadnjega zatočišča zmajev, tako imenovanega »Roba neba« in čarobna pustolovščina o pogumu, optimizmu in nenavadnem prijateljstvu.
"Les Coulisses De L'Exploit" was a French television program of sports information created by Jacques Goddet and Raymond Marcillac, and broadcast on RTF Television then on the first channel of the ORTF from December 13, 1961 to August 16, 1972. The principle of this program is to report on sports news but also to meet men and women performing exceptional feats. According to Raymond Marcillac: "Competitive sport is not our only field of action. It never has been. We want to discover beings whose life is enriching, exhilarating; men who have accomplished acts that can be offered to our admiration without reluctance."
Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.
Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. Adaptation of the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden.
Documentary series dedicated to the history of the conquest of the 14 highest Himalayan peaks by Czech climbers.
Al Filo De Lo Imposible is a documentary series, broadcast on the second Spanish channel, with the theme of adventure and exploration of wild and extreme places on Earth, such as climbing peaks over 8,000 meters, exploring the polar ice caps, free-flying crossings, scuba diving, etc. This series, which includes more than two hundred documentaries whose first program was broadcast in January 1982, under the title "Dimension 8000", is the only television program that has filmed the 14 peaks over 8,000 meters high that exist on the planet, as well as the three poles (the North Pole, the South Pole and Everest).
Josh Gates sets off on a quest to find the Yeti, a legendary man-ape living in the high altitude of the Himalayas.
Explorer Levison Wood sets out to walk the length of the world's highest mountain range, from Afghanistan to Bhutan.
India's biodiverse landscapes range from vast deserts and dense forests to towering mountains, each contributing to the country's rich tapestry of life. The Himalayas, standing tall in the north, shelter rare and iconic species such as the elusive snow leopards and Himalayan brown bears. Among the dense canopies of the Western Ghats in the south, endangered lion-tailed macaques scour the trees for jackfruit. And lying in the heart of southern India, one of its largest protected woodlands harbours Indian elephants and Bengal tigers. Then finally transitioning to the west, the Thar Desert unfolds, challenging life to adapt to extreme arid conditions. Here, blackbuck antelope and Asiatic lions navigate the vast, sandy expanses in search of food. A tapestry of ecosystems, all within one country.
Documentary following the staff working at the highest hospital in the world as they treat the many climbers who suffer injuries while climbing Mount Everest.
Travel the entire length of the Sky, the world’s highest major river, as it flows from the Himalayan mountains down to the Indian Ocean, passing Asia’s biodiversity hotspots and affecting more than a billion people along the way.
A journey that follows the Ganges from its source deep within the Himalayas through to the fertile Bengal delta, exploring the natural and spiritual worlds of this sacred river.
