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But it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights of kl or the resorts of its neighbour state sabah. so im going to discover for myself the sights and inhabitants of this remarkable state. along the way, i will be hanging out with these guys. climbing jagged peaks. easily one of the most beautiful and one of the most difficult hikes i have done. and getting a taste of one of the worlds most remote food festivals. sucking. laughs. i have to work on my snail sucking technique. yes, i...

This is tricky business. if its not secure, we could see axel plummet to the rocks below. its a long, slow, nervous process with a few hiccups along the way as axel struggled with the unforgiving volcanic terrain. but it was mission accomplished. axel was able to abseil its way down the cliffs edge, if only on earth for now. this would be the first repelling rover ever to be fielded off world, so if we can establish that technology and gain confidence in that, now we can start looking at places ...

Having reached the checkpoint within the time limit, its another kilometre before i reach the most treacherous stage. this is the first ladder, mike. ok. right, larry, helmets on, right? whos first? after you. after me? 0k, one down, 70 more to go. beautiful limestone cliffs are sharp but at least lots of places to grab onto. it looks like its rained down there. think its going to rain? yeah, it will be heavy rain.

Atjust 21, anna taylor scaled new heights when she became the first woman to complete one of the toughest climbs in the world. she was part of a six—strong team to trek through 33 miles of south american rainforest before taking on the 2000—feet wall of mount roraima. well hear how she did it in a moment but first lets take

To the mini pinnacles, the first checkpoint. you werentjoking. what was that? how is it? steep. the checkpoint is less than a kilometre up the slope, but the humidity makes it feel a lot further. panting weve onlyjust started and im already pretty exhausted. and were here, the pinnacles! not quite, right? mini pinnacle. that is...not a joke. having reached the checkpoint within the time limit, its another kilometre before i reach the most treacherous stage. this is the first ladder, mike. ok.

Before you get to the sheer face, which is the height of ben nevis to climb, which is a difficult climb on its own before you get to the 400 metres of cliff face. yes, the approach in some ways was more difficult than the climbing itself. we did about a week ofjungle trekking from a very remote village to reach the base of the approach to the wall, which took seven days, 100 kilometres through the jungle. from there, this action is the height of ben nevis and you gain all that height and we had ...

We will always be brothers. were certainly on different paths at the moment. but i will always be there for him as i know hell always be there for me. we dont see each other as much as we used to, because were so busy. but, you know, i love him dearly. and, you know, the majority of this stuff is probably. . .well, the majority of stuff is created out of nothing. but, you know, just, as i said, as brothers, you know, you have good days, you have bad days. and, finally, to one of the key events i...

This looks like the summit. isnt it? the summit, yes. we are here, guys. oh, wow, yeah. and there are so many of them. this is beautiful. yep! just daggersjutting out of the forest canopy. really is spectacular, right? yep.

Right, larry, helmets on, right? alright. whos first? after you. after me? ok, one down, 70 more to go. beautiful limestone cliffs are sharp, but at least lots of places to grab onto. it looks like its rained down there. think its going to rain? yeah, it will be heavy rain. 500 metres to go, 100 metres to go. hope we get there before the rain. what ladder‘s this? last ladder. the last ladder?

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