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Going to lose the rock now and we are going to go into freefall. ah! 0k. i can do this. yep, this is good! 0k. without the rock face, im literally hanging. tough work on my hand. basically this rope is holding my body weight and im having to release the rope to get me down. this way of coming down is faster and scarier than before, but a lot more exciting. we reach the last part of the descent and im so relieved to finally get to the bottom. wow!

Night, shifting people on. apart from the anti—social behaviour, mountain rescue teams say many visitors are putting themselves at risk. i think the big problem we have got is that there are lots and lots of people expecting to come up to the lake district, many of them for the first time, many of them who came last year and loved it. thats great, but theyre not really coming prepared. richard warren is urging visitors to use the safety smart website before arriving but says even before overni...

I know its crazy, i didnt expect quite so much water! laughs. that was amazing! what a rush! yeah! high—five. and once the cold and the terror disappear, i feel to be one of the few people to have experienced this wilderness while its still a bit of a secret from the outside world. carmen enjoying those absolutely amazing views over the peruvian amazon back in 2016. well, thats all weve got time for this week, but catch us next week when ade will be looking at sustainable travel and asking if ...

Thumping quickly. and carmen accepted our challrnge to abseil down one of the largest waterfalls in the world in peru. the waterfall is so close! this is amazing! well, more from mike again now in this look back at some of our favourite travel show adventures in south america. and here is the time that he came face—to—face with one of the most beautiful and the most dangerous animals on the continent during that visit to the ibera wetlands in argentina. welcome to estancia, san alonso, the i...

A second night of violence in northern ireland. vehicles are hijacked and set on fire in a loyalist area of belfast. now on bbc news, join the team on theirjourney of discovery as they explore new destinations around the globe and uncover hidden sides to some of the worlds favourite holiday hotspots in the travel show. coming up on this weeks show: we are gonna go into freefall. i can do this. here we go. i cant believe this guy is actually trusting me to cut his hair. grab the tail, oh and were...

The police out, they shifted two lots of campers out of the fields and we now have more setting up. the police came and shifted them and then they were out again last night, shifting people. fiat then they were out again last night, shifting people-— shifting people. pot from the anti-social _ shifting people. pot from the anti-social behaviour, - shifting people. pot from the i anti-social behaviour, mountain anti—social behaviour, mountain rescue teams so many visitors are putting themselv...

So this is where it starts. im going to rappel down here, down this little waterfall, about 10 or 12 metres into a pool, and then from there, we will abseil down the rest of the waterfall which is about a 70 metre drop. and im one of the first people to do this. before we can start, the team must meticulously anchor a system of ropes into the rock face. then it is my turn to prepare. never that glamorous getting into a wetsuit but i will be glad of it — this this water looks cold! im attached ...

This is one of the craziest things ive done in my entire life. the water doesnt taste very good. and theres miscellaneous things — some slimy, some spiky — rubbing against most of my body. almost having my arm attached like a moving train! horse nickers. theyre strong animals, even in the water. woo! 0mar, we made it! good job, tornado! what a truly amazing experience — well, unless you are afraid of crocodiles and water, i guess. right, well, stay with us because coming up, theres more fr...

0k. without the rock face, im literally hanging. tough work on my hand. basically this rope is holding my body weight and im having to release the rope to get me down. this way of coming down is faster and scarier than before, but a lot more exciting. we reach the last part of the descent and im so relieved to finally get to the bottom. wow! i know its crazy, i didnt expect quite so much water! laughs. that was amazing! what a rush! yeah! high—five.

Things ive done in my entire life. the water doesnt taste very good. and theres miscellaneous things — some slimy, some spiky — rubbing against most of my body. almost having my arm attached like a moving train! horse nickers. theyre strong animals, even in the water. woo! 0mar, we made it! good job, tornado! what a truly amazing experience — well, unless you are afraid of crocodiles and water, i guess. right, well, stay with us because coming up, theres more from mike in argentina, where ...