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Alps. miage is one of italys largest glaciers. surrounded by lush valleys and mountains, its a popular tourist destination, especially in the summer, when visitors can get close to the enormous mountain of ice while standing on the shore of the lakes it towers over. august, 1996, a couple dozen people are making their way across the rocks toward the base of the glacier. its a warm, summer day. as they gather to take photos of the magnificent ice fall, a large piece falls off and falls into the w...

I think, i really want to throw something off it or jump off it. >> january 2012, moab, utah. a group of friends converge on corona arch, a majestic natural structure that is 150 feet above the ground. the plan, to build what they say will be the worlds largest rope swing, then clip in, and jump off. why, you ask? because its there. austin, a recent law school grad an experienced rock climber has been here dozens of times, but leaping off the arch is new territory. >> as youre climbing up it, yo...

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Hoisted up one floor at a time. as she dangles over the raging waters, no one is certain that shell make it to the top without the rope breaking. everyone holds their breath. the men grasp iliar and pulls her into their arms. when she reaches the terrace, the entire group is overcome with emotion. >> translator: it was a huge sense of relief. despite all the tension and fear we there was also intense happiness to have done that and to save someones life. >> iliar is one of the lucky ones. the ra...

For the first time, they see the woman. >> she couldnt even turn around. it was so tight, the space she was in. >> the team, fighting exhaustion, is energized. >> when you get into action like that, time flies. its not just waiting when youre doing. >> but the drilling takes time, and they dont know how much nadya has left. shes been trapped for 48 hours without water and is severely dehydrated. >> nadya, im going to make the hole bigger. when i make the hole a little bit bigger i can give you s...

Sit up here. why am i going to clip to a rope and jump off? >> its a legitimate question, but theres no backing out now. austins friend is going to capture it all on camera and then spin it into a viral video sensation. it wont be the first time. devons videos get millions of views on youtube, and he has a loyal fan base. >> with college kids, you dont have any money. so, youre constantly looking for something fun and exciting to do with absolutely no money. >> the formula is simple. devon hears...

Three men jump from a plane and execute the perfect skydive. wait, are they ironing? you are not seeing things. that really is an iron. this is what you get if you cross extreme sports with that ultimate home appliance. it all starts with a man named phil shaw. >> i thought, why not iron outside, rather than inside. my housemate came home and discovered me ironing in the garden and said, what are you doing? >> he has a eureka moment. >> i said, im extreme ironing. we thought, what if we took the...

Take in, probably for the last time in my life, the slow rhythms of the village. one more thing to do. say goodbye to an old friend. ♪ ♪ he was a very strong man. >> kadir: yes. >> anthony: i remember him well, running uphill. faster than all of us. >> kadir: yes. >> anthony: so what do we do? do we leave him a beer? some cigarettes. >> kadir: yes, all right. >> anthony: he would like that? >> kadir: yeah, hed like.

Breaking news this hour. investigators found grow operations were used in execution style murders of eight members of the same family. massive manhunt going on for one killer, a team of 38 for areas surrounding those crime scenes. the ohio attorney general called this pre-planned execution and sophisticated operation targ targeting the family while sleeping. it was east of cincinnati. for more on this later. for now, back to "caught on camera." sometimes, getting a better view of the earth mea...

Visitors in jerusalem hope not to "pass over" this opportunity for the first time. israelis and tourists can rappel down the wall outside the old city. not to be confused with the temples western wall often calls the wailing wall this is the ring around the old city. organizer expect 500 visitors to jump on the activity which will end on the last day of passover. so a few days left. now to this purr-fect match. beat belka, a cat in ukraine who added two fur balls to her family. two baby squirr...