Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin

7.5
202223m

Take a look inside the minds of elite adventure athletes through transformative stories about facing fear, personal loss, and Mother Nature.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Official Trailer

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Riding the Avalanche | Edge of the Unknown on Disney+

Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2022

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1. Before Free Solo

Alex Honnold, professional rock climber, who was pushed to his physical and mental limits while climbing the Atlas Mountains of Morocco with his close friend and world-class climber Tommy Caldwell.

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2. The No Fall Zone

Angel Collinson, a big mountain skier who survived an epic fall that sent her tumbling 1,000 feet down the side of a mountain in Alaska.

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3. Fight or Die

Gerd Serrasolses, a kayaker who was knocked unconscious after falling down a 50-foot waterfall while filming in Chiapas, Mexico.

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4. Return to Life

Conrad Anker, a renowned mountaineer and professional climber who suffered a heart attack while at 20,000 feet on Lunag Ri, the tallest unclimbed peak in the Himalayas.

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5. Riding the Avalanche

Travis Rice, a big-mountain freeride snowboarder, filmmaker and designer who survived a near-fatal avalanche while riding in the backcountry of Alaska.

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6. Will Power

Will Gadd, a legendary climber who would stop at nothing to accomplish his goal of being the first to climb Helmcken Falls, a 430-foot frozen waterfall in British Columbia.

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7. Eaten by Jaws

Justine Dupont prepares to ride big waves, but she has to face down fear and risk.

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8. Live Another Day

Jimmy Chin, who recounts his own story of how a class four avalanche transformed the way he approaches his work and life.

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9. Deadly Waters

Kayaking legends Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbuic accumulate together hundreds of first descents in the most dangerous rapids in the world; but the Lukuga River, in Congo, has left a particular mark on them.

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10. Hunted in the Arctic

Sarah McNair Landry and her brother Eric share their story of kite-skiing the Northwest Passage in winter only to be hunted by polar bears.

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