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{\an7}NARRATOR: THE HIMALAYA...
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{\an1}THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN RANGE
ON EARTH...
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{\an1}TOWERING NEARLY 30,000 FEET
INTO THE SKY.
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{\an1}HIDDEN IN THESE MOUNTAINS
IS A MAGICAL WORLD,
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SECLUDED FORESTS
WITH EXTRAORDINARY CREATURES...
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{\an1}ANCIENT CULTURES
WITH MYSTERIOUS TRADITIONS...
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{\an7}DESERTS TRAPPED
IN HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...
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{\an1}RAGING RIVERS THAT FORM
UNDERGROUND KINGDOMS...
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{\an1}AND LOST VALLEYS
THAT HIDE ELUSIVE ANIMALS.
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IN THE HIMALAYA,
THE AIR IS THE THINNEST,
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{\an1}THE WIND THE STRONGEST,
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{\an1}THE PEAKS THE HIGHEST,
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{\an1}THE GORGES THE DEEPEST.
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{\an1}BUT EVEN HERE, THERE
ARE AN INCREDIBLE FEW
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{\an1}THAT FACE THESE EXTREMES
DAY IN AND DAY OUT...
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{\an1}OVERCOMING THE IMPOSSIBLE ODDS
TO CARVE OUT A LIFE...
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{\an1}ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD.
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{\an1}ACROSS THE PLANET,
THE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE
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{\an1}CONTINUES IN GREAT MOUNTAIN
RANGES THAT TOUCH THE SKIES...
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{\an1}HOSTILE, UNFORGIVING WORLDS
THAT SPAN CONTINENTS
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AND PUSH LIFE
TO ITS LIMITS...
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{\an1}WHERE AGAINST ALL ODDS,
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{\an1}A FEW EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS
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{\an1}AND REMARKABLE PEOPLE
MAKE A HOME
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{\an7}IN THE HIGHEST PLACES
ON EARTH.
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{\an1}NARRATOR: THE HIMALAYA
STRETCH ACROSS ASIA
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FOR 1,500 MILES.
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{\an1}THEY EXTEND FROM PAKISTAN
IN THE WEST
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{\an7}THROUGH NORTHERN INDIA
INTO NEPAL,
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{\an7}CLIMBING TO THE HIGHEST POINT
ON EARTH, MOUNT EVEREST,
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{\an7}BEFORE PUSHING ON THROUGH BHUTAN
AND INTO CHINA.
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{\an1}HERE, IN THE PROVINCE
OF YUNNAN,
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AT 8,000 FEET
ABOVE SEA LEVEL,
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{\an1}IS A FROZEN FOREST.
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LIVING HERE IS
A REMARKABLE ANIMAL...
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RARELY SEEN...
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THE YUNNAN
SNUB-NOSED MONKEY.
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{\an1}NO OTHER MONKEY IN THE WORLD
LIVES AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE.
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{\an1}THEY HAVE NO NOSE
TO GET FROSTBITTEN...
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{\an1}PINK LIPS TO HELP THEM
STAND OUT IN A WHITE WORLD...
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{\an1}FUR 6 INCHES LONG...
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AND THEY NEED IT.
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{\an1}TEMPERATURES CAN DROP
TO MINUS-20.
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{\an1}THEY ENDURE THIS HARDSHIP
TO HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR FOOD...
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LICHEN...
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{\an1}IN WINTER, THE ONLY THING
THAT GROWS IN THIS FROZEN WORLD.
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TO PREVENT
FREEZING TO DEATH,
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{\an1}THEY MUST HUDDLE TOGETHER
FOR WARMTH.
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FOR THAT,
THEY NEED FAMILY.
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BUT THIS YOUNG
3-YEAR-OLD MALE IS ALONE.
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{\an1}HE WAS RECENTLY THROWN OUT
BY HIS FAMILY
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WHEN HIS MOTHER
HAD A NEWBORN.
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{\an1}COME NIGHTFALL,
THE TEMPERATURE WILL PLUMMET,
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{\an1}AND IF HE DOESN'T FIND
OTHERS TO HUDDLE WITH,
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{\an1}HE WON'T SURVIVE LONG.
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{\an1}HE HAS ONLY ONE OPTION...
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{\an1}TO BE ACCEPTED INTO A GANG
OF MALE EXILES.
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[MONKEYS CALLING]
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LIKE HIM,
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{\an1}THEY HAVE ALL BEEN THROWN OUT
OF THEIR FAMILY TROOPS.
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{\an1}[MONKEYS SCREECHING]
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THEY FIGHT
TO DECIDE THEIR RANK.
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{\an1}HUGE CANINES, NOT FOR EATING,
BUT FOR BITING.
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{\an1}AND THEY'RE RULED OVER
BY A FEROCIOUS LEADER.
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{\an1}IF HE'S REJECTED, HE HAS
LITTLE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
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HIS FIRST ATTEMPT
AT BEING ACCEPTED
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{\an1}HAS NOT STARTED WELL.
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{\an1}TO THE LOWER-RANKING
MEMBERS OF THE GANG,
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{\an1}HE IS SEEN AS A THREAT
TO THEIR POSITION IN THE GROUP.
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{\an1}HE'S QUICKLY CHASED AWAY.
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{\an1}HE'LL HAVE TO FACE
THE NEXT 12 HOURS
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{\an1}IN THE BLISTERING COLD
ON HIS OWN.
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IT'S GOING TO BE
A VERY LONG, COLD NIGHT.
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{\an1}BUT TONIGHT, CLOUDS COME IN,
INSULATING THE LAND.
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{\an1}THEY KEEP TEMPERATURES
FROM DROPPING TOO LOW.
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{\an1}IT'S GIVEN THE YOUNG MALE
A LIFELINE...
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{\an1}AT LEAST FOR ANOTHER DAY.
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IF HE CAN GET
CLOSE ENOUGH
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{\an1}TO BE ALLOWED TO GROOM
THE DOMINANT MALE,
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{\an1}HE COULD SECURE A PLACE
FOR HIMSELF IN THE GROUP.
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{\an1}HE SPOTS HIS CHANCE.
THE BOSS IS ON HIS OWN.
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{\an1}HE LETS THE YOUNG MALE
CLEAN HIS FUR.
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{\an1}IT'S A SIGN OF ACCEPTANCE
IN THE GROUP.
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{\an1}THE YOUNGSTER'S GAMBLE
HAS PAID OFF
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{\an1}AND SAVED HIS LIFE.
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{\an1}NOW HE CAN HUDDLE
WITH A SURROGATE FAMILY.
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{\an1}HERE IN THE HIMALAYA,
YOU RARELY GET A SECOND CHANCE.
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{\an1}THOSE THAT LIVE HERE
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{\an1}MUST TAKE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY THEY GET.
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{\an7}THE HIGHER YOU CLIMB
IN THE HIMALAYA,
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{\an1}THE TOUGHER IT GETS.
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{\an1}THESE MOUNTAINS CONTAIN
SOME OF THE HARSHEST WEATHER
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EVER RECORDED--
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{\an1}175-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS...
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{\an1}AND MINUS-40 DEGREE
TEMPERATURES.
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{\an1}THEY ARE THE HIGHEST
PEAKS ON THE PLANET,
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{\an1}STRETCHING ALMOST 30,000 FEET
INTO THE SKY.
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{\an1}BETWEEN THESE GIANTS
LIE SOME OF THE MOST
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{\an1}INACCESSIBLE VALLEYS
IN THE WORLD.
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{\an1}COMPLETELY ISOLATED,
IT CAN TAKE WEEKS ON FOOT
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{\an1}JUST TO REACH THEM.
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{\an1}AND YET, ASTONISHINGLY,
PEOPLE DO LIVE HERE.
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{\an1}THE VILLAGE OF KIBBER
IN NORTHERN INDIA...
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{\an1}ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED
VILLAGES IN THE HIMALAYA.
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{\an1}IN WINTER, SNOW AND ICE
BLOCK THE ROADS.
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{\an1}IT CUTS THE VILLAGE OFF
FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.
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{\an1}THEY MUST BE COMPLETELY
SELF-SUFFICIENT.
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{\an1}ALL THEY HAVE
TO KEEP THEM ALIVE
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{\an1}ARE THEIR LIVESTOCK.
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{\an7}BUT NOW, A MYSTERIOUS BEAST
IS TAKING THEIR ANIMALS.
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{\an7}THE VILLAGERS CALL IT
"THE GHOST OF THE HIMALAYA."
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{\an1}[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
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{\an1}NARRATOR: EVERYONE HAS
THEIR OWN TALE TO TELL.
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{\an1}NARRATOR: COME EVENING,
THE VILLAGERS ARE FORCED
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{\an1}TO LOCK UP THEIR LIVESTOCK
IN THEIR OWN HOMES.
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[SHEEP BLEATING]
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{\an1}[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
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{\an1}[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
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{\an1}EVERYONE IS ON EDGE...
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{\an1}BECAUSE WHEN NIGHT FALLS,
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{\an1}THE CREATURE MAY COME
INTO THE VILLAGE,
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LOOKING FOR FOOD.
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[CATTLE MOOING]
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[HORSE NEIGHS]
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{\an1}DAWN, AND THE VILLAGERS
CAN BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF.
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{\an1}THERE WERE NO KILLS
LAST NIGHT.
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[SHEEP BLEATING]
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{\an1}BUT THE MYSTERIOUS BEAST
IS NEVER FAR AWAY,
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KEEPING AN EYE
ON ITS PREY.
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THIS IS NO LEGEND
OF THE HIMALAYA,
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{\an1}NO MYSTERIOUS YETI.
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{\an1}IT IS A REAL PREDATOR
LIKE FEW OTHERS.
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[BLEATING]
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A SNOW LEOPARD.
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{\an1}THEY ARE PERFECTLY SUITED
FOR THE HIMALAYA...
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THICK FUR
TO FIGHT THE COLD
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AND LARGE LUNGS
FOR THE THIN AIR
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{\an1}AND A TAIL AS LONG
AS ITS BODY FOR BALANCE.
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{\an1}BUT EVEN SO, IN WINTER,
THE WEATHER GETS SO BAD
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IN THE HIGH PEAKS
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{\an1}THAT IT PUSHES THE SNOW LEOPARD
DOWN TO THE VILLAGE,
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TOWARDS FOOD.
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{\an1}IT'S HARD TO TURN DOWN
AN EASY MEAL.
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{\an1}FOR THIS ISOLATED COMMUNITY,
EACH ANIMAL LOST
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{\an1}IS THE EQUIVALENT
OF TWO MONTHS' INCOME.
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{\an1}YET REMARKABLY, THEY DON'T WANT
THE SNOW LEOPARDS GONE.
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{\an1}HERE, THE BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY
OF ACCEPTANCE
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{\an1}STRETCHES BEYOND
THE VILLAGE WALLS.
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{\an1}NARRATOR: WITH THE HELP
OF LOCAL CONSERVATION GROUPS,
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{\an1}THEY'VE COME UP WITH A SIMPLE
BUT INGENIOUS PLAN.
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{\an1}HERE, IN THE REMOTEST PARTS
OF THE HIMALAYA,
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{\an1}THEY HAVE MADE THEIR OWN
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.
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{\an1}THEY'VE SET ASIDE AREAS
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{\an1}WHERE THEY WON'T GRAZE
THEIR LIVESTOCK.
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{\an1}THIS PROVIDES FOOD
FOR WILD BLUE SHEEP...
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{\an1}THE NATURAL PREY
OF THE SNOW LEOPARDS.
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{\an1}THIS ENTERPRISING COMMUNITY
HAS REDUCED
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THE NUMBER
OF LIVESTOCK LOST
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WHILE INCREASING
THE NUMBER
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{\an1}OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
SNOW LEOPARDS.
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{\an1}NORMALLY A RARE
AND ELUSIVE ANIMAL,
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KIBBER IS NOW
A SAFE HAVEN
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{\an1}FOR ONE OF THE RAREST
BIG CATS IN THE WORLD.
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[WIND BLOWING]
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{\an1}THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS
SURROUNDING KIBBER
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{\an1}STRETCH UP INTO THE SKY
FOR 20,000 FEET.
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{\an1}CLOUDS, HEAVY WITH RAIN,
ARRIVING ON THE SOUTHERN SLOPES
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{\an1}CAN'T CLIMB
OVER THIS BARRIER.
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{\an1}THEY ARE FORCED
TO DUMP THEIR RAIN.
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[THUNDER]
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{\an1}THE INDIAN MONSOON.
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{\an1}IN JUST 4 MONTHS, 3,000 BILLION
TONS OF RAIN FALLS.
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{\an1}HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS,
THE RIVERS SWELL,
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{\an1}GOUGING DEEP VALLEYS.
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{\an1}IN THE RIVER GANGES ALONE,
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{\an1}40,000 TONS OF WATER
CAN RUSH PAST EVERY SECOND...
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WITH DEVASTATING
CONSEQUENCES.
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IN THE FOOTHILLS
OF MOUNT MACHHAPCHHRE IN NEPAL,
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{\an1}THE WATER IS SO POWERFUL,
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{\an1}IT BORES A HOLE
INTO THE MOUNTAIN.
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{\an7}HERE, THE ROCK
IS MAINLY LIMESTONE.
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{\an1}IT'S EASILY ERODED
BY THE WATER.
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{\an1}IT CREATES A LABYRINTH
OF CAVES AND TUNNELS
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{\an1}UNDER THE MOUNTAIN.
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{\an1}GIANT STALACTITES BUILD UP
OVER TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
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{\an1}THIS WATER HAS CREATED
THE ONLY PLACE IN THE HIMALAYA
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{\an1}WHERE NOTHING EVER CHANGES.
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WINTER TO SUMMER,
THE TEMPERATURE
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{\an1}IS A CONSTANT 40 DEGREES...
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{\an1}IDEAL FOR THE MOST SURPRISING
OF HIMALAYAN CREATURES.
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{\an1}GREATER HORSESHOE BATS CAN ONLY
FLOURISH IN THE MOUNTAINS
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{\an1}BECAUSE OF THESE CAVES.
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[BATS SCREECHING]
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{\an1}DOWN HERE, IT NEVER FREEZES,
IT NEVER SNOWS,
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THERE'S NO WIND.
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{\an1}THESE BATS ARE PERHAPS
THE ONE HIMALAYAN ANIMAL
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{\an1}THAT DEALS WITH THE EXTREMES
BY AVOIDING THEM.
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{\an1}A PERFECT SANCTUARY,
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{\an1}CREATED BY THE WATER
FROM THE MONSOON.
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{\an1}BUT 10,000 FEET UP,
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{\an1}ON THE NORTHERN SLOPES
OF THE MOUNTAINS,
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{\an1}THERE IS NO WATER AT ALL.
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00:21:11,433 --> 00:21:16,600
{\an1}THIS IS THE DRIEST PLACE
IN THE HIMALAYA,
204
00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:21,033
{\an1}THE NORTHERN INDIAN PROVINCE
OF LADAKH.
205
00:21:23,766 --> 00:21:26,800
THE RAIN CLOUDS
STRUGGLE TO REACH HERE,
206
00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,433
KEPT OUT BY
THE TOWERING PEAKS.
207
00:21:32,666 --> 00:21:37,766
THE RESULT?
A HIGH-ALTITUDE DESERT.
208
00:21:41,766 --> 00:21:44,266
FOR CENTURIES,
THE FAMOUS TRADING PATH,
209
00:21:44,266 --> 00:21:48,100
{\an1}THE SILK ROUTE, RAN THROUGH
THIS HOSTILE DESERT
210
00:21:48,100 --> 00:21:51,766
{\an1}AS TRADERS WENT
FROM PERSIA TO CHINA.
211
00:21:51,766 --> 00:21:56,366
{\an1}[ANIMALS GRUNTING]
212
00:21:56,366 --> 00:21:59,700
{\an1}TO TRANSPORT GOODS,
THEY DEPENDED ON A CREATURE
213
00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:02,433
{\an1}PERFECTLY SUITED
FOR THESE MOUNTAINS...
214
00:22:04,766 --> 00:22:06,600
{\an1}THE BACTRIAN CAMEL.
215
00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:08,766
[CAMELS GRUNTING]
216
00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:18,433
{\an1}COMING FROM MONGOLIA,
ITS TOUGHENED SPLAYED FEET
217
00:22:18,433 --> 00:22:23,833
{\an1}CAN TACKLE BOTH SAND DUNES
AND ROCKY PASSES.
218
00:22:26,933 --> 00:22:29,433
{\an1}THICK HAIR CAN GROW
A FOOT LONG
219
00:22:29,433 --> 00:22:31,833
FOR TEMPERATURES
OF MINUS-30.
220
00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:40,633
{\an1}AND BACTRIANS HAVE NOT JUST ONE,
BUT TWO HUMPS,
221
00:22:40,633 --> 00:22:44,100
EACH HOLDING
UP TO 100 POUNDS OF FAT
222
00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:46,766
FOR FOOD STORAGE.
223
00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,766
{\an7}THEY'RE SO WELL ADAPTED,
224
00:23:02,766 --> 00:23:05,433
{\an7}THEY BECAME THE ULTIMATE
MODE OF TRANSPORT
225
00:23:05,433 --> 00:23:08,900
{\an7}OVER THESE HIMALAYAN PATHS.
226
00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:19,533
{\an1}THERE ARE SOME TRAVELERS
IN THE HIMALAYA
227
00:23:19,533 --> 00:23:24,433
{\an1}WHO WISH TO GO EVEN DEEPER
INTO THE MOUNTAINS,
228
00:23:24,433 --> 00:23:29,433
{\an1}DOWN AGE-OLD ROUTES
EVEN MORE REMOTE.
229
00:23:39,933 --> 00:23:43,500
12,000 FEET UP...
230
00:23:44,933 --> 00:23:48,266
LAMA DORJE
IS A TIBETAN MONK.
231
00:23:48,266 --> 00:23:51,033
{\an1}HE HAS TRAVELED HIGH
INTO THE HIMALAYA
232
00:23:51,033 --> 00:23:53,833
{\an1}IN SEARCH OF SOLITUDE...
233
00:23:56,266 --> 00:23:59,333
GUIDED HERE
BY ANCIENT SCRIPTURES.
234
00:23:59,333 --> 00:24:01,400
[MONKS CHANTING]
235
00:24:05,266 --> 00:24:07,600
{\an7}[MAN SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
236
00:24:28,833 --> 00:24:33,733
{\an1}BEHIND THIS DOOR IS A CAVE
IN THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
237
00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:44,600
FOR 8 MONTHS,
THIS WAS DORJE'S HOME.
238
00:24:46,766 --> 00:24:51,700
{\an1}WITH ONLY CANDLES FOR HEAT,
TOTALLY ALONE,
239
00:24:51,700 --> 00:24:55,533
{\an1}HE SPENT EVERY WAKING HOUR
MEDITATING.
240
00:24:55,533 --> 00:24:59,200
{\an1}[DORJE CHANTING
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
241
00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,600
{\an1}EVERY MONTH, FOOD
WAS LEFT AT A DROP-OFF
242
00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,600
{\an1}FURTHER DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
243
00:25:08,433 --> 00:25:11,600
HE SAW NO ONE.
244
00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:18,600
{\an1}DORJE USED THE SOLITUDE
OF THIS EXTREME LAND
245
00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,433
{\an1}ON HIS QUEST
FOR ENLIGHTENMENT.
246
00:25:30,933 --> 00:25:35,100
CLIMB HIGHER,
TO 13,000 FEET
247
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:37,433
{\an1}ON THE SLOPES
OF LASIAC MOUNTAIN,
248
00:25:37,433 --> 00:25:39,433
{\an1}AND THERE'S ANOTHER
HIMALAYAN RESIDENT
249
00:25:39,433 --> 00:25:42,100
{\an1}THAT IS ALSO HIDDEN
WITHIN THE MOUNTAIN.
250
00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,533
BORN UNDERGROUND,
251
00:25:49,533 --> 00:25:54,533
{\an1}HE IS ABOUT TO HAVE HIS FIRST
GLIMPSE OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
252
00:25:55,700 --> 00:25:58,433
[SNIFFING SOUNDS]
253
00:26:00,766 --> 00:26:04,600
{\an7}A BABY HIMALAYAN MARMOT.
254
00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:13,600
AND HE HAS
ONE BIG TASK AHEAD.
255
00:26:16,566 --> 00:26:21,100
{\an1}HE HAS TO TRIPLE HIS WEIGHT
IN ONLY 12 WEEKS.
256
00:26:23,700 --> 00:26:28,600
{\an1}WHEN WINTER ARRIVES,
HE WILL HIBERNATE FOR 8 MONTHS,
257
00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:32,933
{\an1}AND FOR THAT, HE NEEDS
BIG FAT RESERVES.
258
00:26:32,933 --> 00:26:36,633
{\an1}[MARMOT SCREECHING]
259
00:26:36,633 --> 00:26:40,933
HE HAS A LOT
OF GRASS TO EAT,
260
00:26:40,933 --> 00:26:44,000
{\an1}BUT THERE'S COMPETITION.
261
00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:47,766
{\an1}THERE ARE 50 OTHER MARMOTS
LIVING HERE,
262
00:26:47,766 --> 00:26:50,533
ALL HUNGRY.
263
00:26:55,833 --> 00:27:02,600
{\an1}ON THIS, HIS FIRST DAY OUTSIDE,
HE MUST STAKE HIS CLAIM.
264
00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,100
{\an1}[MARMOTS SCREECHING]
265
00:27:10,766 --> 00:27:14,433
{\an1}THE FIGHT STARTS
WITH A RITUAL POSE.
266
00:27:21,433 --> 00:27:24,466
{\an1}THEN THE RULE BOOK
GETS THROWN OUT.
267
00:27:52,700 --> 00:27:59,033
{\an1}SECURING A PATCH OF GRASS
IS JUST THE FIRST CHALLENGE.
268
00:27:59,033 --> 00:28:04,566
{\an1}UP HERE, MARMOTS ARE
ON EVERYONE'S MENU.
269
00:28:04,566 --> 00:28:08,466
TIBETAN FOX...
270
00:28:08,466 --> 00:28:12,600
{\an1}HIMALAYAN BROWN BEAR...
271
00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:14,400
[BEAR GROWLING]
272
00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,766
[BIRD SCREECHING]
273
00:28:16,766 --> 00:28:20,466
{\an1}AND GOLDEN EAGLES...
274
00:28:20,466 --> 00:28:24,800
{\an1}ALL FEED ON MARMOTS.
275
00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,233
EVERYONE
IS ON HIGH ALERT,
276
00:28:27,233 --> 00:28:31,133
MAKING IT HARD
TO CONCENTRATE ON EATING.
277
00:28:41,366 --> 00:28:43,333
[SCREECHING]
278
00:28:43,333 --> 00:28:45,933
WHEN THE ALARM
IS SOUNDED,
279
00:28:45,933 --> 00:28:48,300
THERE'S ONLY
ONE COURSE OF ACTION.
280
00:28:48,300 --> 00:28:51,000
{\an1}[ANIMALS GRUNTING]
281
00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:03,633
{\an1}THIS TIME, IT'S A HERD
OF HIMALAYAN YAK.
282
00:29:03,633 --> 00:29:07,600
THEY MAY BE
INTIMIDATING IN SIZE...
283
00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:12,233
{\an1}BUT AT LEAST THEY'RE NOT
HERE FOR THE MARMOTS.
284
00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:18,600
{\an1}THE MEADOW HAS BECOME
THE STAGING GROUND
285
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,800
FOR THE YAKS'
ANNUAL RUT.
286
00:29:31,266 --> 00:29:34,266
MALES COMPETE
FOR THE RIGHT TO MATE.
287
00:29:42,066 --> 00:29:46,100
{\an1}BUT IT'S NOT EXACTLY
CONDUCIVE TO FINE DINING.
288
00:29:50,766 --> 00:29:54,966
{\an1}LUCKILY, THE YAKS
QUICKLY EXHAUST THEMSELVES,
289
00:29:54,966 --> 00:29:58,633
{\an1}AND, IN FACT, THEIR PRESENCE
ACTUALLY HELPS THE MARMOTS.
290
00:30:05,366 --> 00:30:08,100
[SQUISHING]
291
00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:09,100
[THUD]
292
00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:11,233
{\an1}THEY PROVIDE PLENTY OF...
293
00:30:11,233 --> 00:30:15,066
{\an1}FERTILIZER FOR THE GRASS.
294
00:30:15,066 --> 00:30:21,100
{\an1}THEIR GRAZING ALSO CREATES
LOTS OF NEW GRASS SHOOTS
295
00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:24,600
RICH IN ENERGY
AND PROTEIN...
296
00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:29,733
{\an1}FAR MORE NUTRITIOUS
FOR A GROWING MARMOT.
297
00:30:37,033 --> 00:30:42,900
{\an7}HE CAN NOW START TO PILE ON
THOSE PRECIOUS CALORIES.
298
00:30:44,433 --> 00:30:48,100
{\an1}IT'S GIVEN HIM A FIGHTING CHANCE
TO BE READY FOR WINTER
299
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:50,800
{\an1}AND HIS 8-MONTH HIBERNATION.
300
00:30:56,066 --> 00:30:58,533
{\an1}BUT THE MARMOT IS NOT
THE ONLY YOUNG ONE
301
00:30:58,533 --> 00:31:02,433
{\an1}TO FACE CHALLENGES HERE.
302
00:31:02,433 --> 00:31:04,566
13,500 FEET UP...
303
00:31:04,566 --> 00:31:06,433
[GONG RINGS]
304
00:31:06,433 --> 00:31:07,933
{\an1}AND IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL
305
00:31:07,933 --> 00:31:10,433
{\an1}IN THE HIGHEST VILLAGE
IN THE HIMALAYA.
306
00:31:10,433 --> 00:31:15,100
{\an1}FOR TEENAGERS TENZING,
PANMA, AND TASHI,
307
00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:17,633
{\an1}TODAY IS THE BEGINNING
OF THEIR EXAMS.
308
00:31:17,633 --> 00:31:20,300
{\an7}[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
309
00:31:23,466 --> 00:31:27,100
{\an1}NARRATOR: BEFORE THEY PUT
PEN TO PAPER,
310
00:31:27,100 --> 00:31:31,600
{\an1}THERE IS JUST THE SMALL MATTER
OF GETTING TO SCHOOL.
311
00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:41,966
{\an1}A 650-FOOT-DEEP GORGE SEPARATES
THEIR HOMES FROM SCHOOL.
312
00:31:43,433 --> 00:31:50,233
{\an1}IT TAKES 5 HOURS TO WALK DOWN
AND THEN UP TO THE OTHER SIDE.
313
00:31:50,233 --> 00:31:54,033
{\an1}THERE IS, HOWEVER,
A QUICKER WAY.
314
00:31:59,700 --> 00:32:03,133
{\an1}HALF THE SIZE
OF A SHOPPING CART,
315
00:32:03,133 --> 00:32:09,366
{\an1}THIS BASKET AND ZIP LINE
WILL GET THEM ACROSS IN MINUTES.
316
00:32:11,566 --> 00:32:16,933
{\an1}ALL THAT IS LEFT TO DO
IS JUST LET GO.
317
00:32:32,433 --> 00:32:35,433
{\an1}ONCE THEY REACH
THE HALFWAY POINT...
318
00:32:36,933 --> 00:32:39,266
{\an1}THEY MUST LEAN OUT
TO PULL THEMSELVES
319
00:32:39,266 --> 00:32:41,600
{\an1}ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE.
320
00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,800
BUT IN SPITE
OF THEIR EXTREME COMMUTE,
321
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,533
{\an1}THESE ARE STILL STUDENTS
LIKE ANY OTHERS,
322
00:32:50,533 --> 00:32:54,433
{\an1}AND THERE IS STILL ONLY
ONE THING ON THEIR MIND...
323
00:32:54,433 --> 00:32:57,866
{\an1}[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
324
00:32:57,866 --> 00:33:00,833
{\an1}NARRATOR: GETTING
TO THEIR EXAM ON TIME.
325
00:33:13,966 --> 00:33:17,233
TWO HOURS LATER,
IT'S PENCILS DOWN
326
00:33:17,233 --> 00:33:21,500
{\an1}AND TIME FOR THE DAILY COMMUTE
BACK HOME.
327
00:33:24,933 --> 00:33:29,766
{\an1}FACING EXTREMES IS JUST PART
OF DAILY LIFE
328
00:33:29,766 --> 00:33:32,266
{\an1}FOR THOSE THAT LIVE
IN THE HIMALAYA.
329
00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,933
14,000 FEET UP
330
00:33:38,933 --> 00:33:41,933
{\an1}IS THE MOST BARREN
AND UNFORGIVING LAND
331
00:33:41,933 --> 00:33:44,700
{\an1}SHAPED BY THE HIMALAYA...
332
00:33:44,700 --> 00:33:49,366
{\an7}THE TIBETAN PLATEAU.
333
00:33:49,366 --> 00:33:54,700
{\an7}IT RUNS FOR 1,800 MILES
ALONG THE NORTH OF THE HIMALAYA,
334
00:33:54,700 --> 00:34:00,500
{\an7}UNBELIEVABLY VAST, LARGER
THAN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES.
335
00:34:02,533 --> 00:34:07,066
{\an1}FROST FOR 6 MONTHS
OF THE YEAR...
336
00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:09,600
{\an1}DRY AS A DESERT...
337
00:34:12,100 --> 00:34:16,066
{\an7}BUT SOME CREATURES
DO MAKE THEIR HOME HERE.
338
00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:29,400
{\an1}THE CHIRU, WITH THE FINEST
AND WARMEST WOOL
339
00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:32,266
{\an1}IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
340
00:34:32,266 --> 00:34:35,633
IT CAN COPE WITH
MINUS-40 DEGREE WINTERS.
341
00:34:38,566 --> 00:34:43,566
{\an1}THE KIANG, AN ANCIENT
RELATIVE OF THE HORSE.
342
00:34:43,566 --> 00:34:47,100
{\an1}IT CAN SURVIVE
WITHOUT DRINKING FOR WEEKS.
343
00:34:49,866 --> 00:34:54,966
{\an1}BUT THE STRANGEST CREATURE
OF THEM ALL...
344
00:34:54,966 --> 00:34:59,533
{\an1}THE TIBETAN
HOT SPRINGS SNAKE.
345
00:34:59,533 --> 00:35:05,600
{\an7}NO OTHER SNAKE LIVES
AT ALTITUDES THIS HIGH.
346
00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:13,433
{\an7}HERE ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU,
THERE ARE THERMAL POOLS,
347
00:35:13,433 --> 00:35:17,033
{\an1}HEATED BY MAGMA
DEEP UNDER THE EARTH.
348
00:35:20,433 --> 00:35:23,366
{\an1}SNAKES ARE COLD-BLOODED.
349
00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:29,100
{\an1}SO WHAT BETTER WAY
TO WARM UP
350
00:35:29,100 --> 00:35:31,933
THAN TO SIT
IN A HOT TUB?
351
00:35:36,766 --> 00:35:39,433
{\an1}LIVING AND FEEDING
IN THESE POOLS
352
00:35:39,433 --> 00:35:42,433
{\an1}SOUNDS LIKE PARADISE.
353
00:35:45,766 --> 00:35:47,700
{\an1}BUT IN EVERY DIRECTION,
354
00:35:47,700 --> 00:35:51,366
{\an1}THE SNAKES ARE SURROUNDED
BY HUNDREDS OF MILES
355
00:35:51,366 --> 00:35:54,533
{\an1}OF FREEZING-COLD WILDERNESS.
356
00:35:59,433 --> 00:36:05,266
{\an1}BATHING IN THESE HEATED POOLS
ISN'T A CHOICE.
357
00:36:05,266 --> 00:36:11,100
IT'S THE ONLY WAY
TO STAY ALIVE, A HAVEN...
358
00:36:11,100 --> 00:36:16,166
{\an1}BUT ALSO A PRISON
THEY CAN NEVER LEAVE.
359
00:36:24,933 --> 00:36:29,266
{\an1}ON THE VERY EDGE
OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU,
360
00:36:29,266 --> 00:36:31,766
THERE IS
AN ENORMOUS MOUNTAIN,
361
00:36:31,766 --> 00:36:36,100
SO HIGH IT TOWERS
OVER ALL OTHERS.
362
00:36:38,100 --> 00:36:43,100
{\an1}IT SITS ON THE BORDER
BETWEEN NEPAL AND CHINA.
363
00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:49,100
{\an1}AN EVER-CHANGING RIVER OF ICE
GUARDS THE ROUTE TO ITS SUMMIT.
364
00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:53,700
{\an1}THE TIBETANS KNOW IT
AS CHOMOLUNGMA,
365
00:36:53,700 --> 00:36:57,366
MEANING "MOTHER
OF THE UNIVERSE."
366
00:36:57,366 --> 00:37:02,766
{\an1}TO MOST, IT IS KNOWN
AS MOUNT EVEREST...
367
00:37:04,766 --> 00:37:08,933
{\an1}THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN
ON EARTH.
368
00:37:11,266 --> 00:37:14,466
{\an1}TODAY, AN ELITE GROUP
OF ATHLETES
369
00:37:14,466 --> 00:37:16,433
IS GATHERING
ON ITS SLOPES
370
00:37:16,433 --> 00:37:21,266
{\an1}TO TAKE PART IN THE HIGHEST RACE
IN THE WORLD...
371
00:37:21,266 --> 00:37:24,700
{\an1}THE EVEREST MARATHON.
372
00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:33,266
{\an1}FOR MIRA RAI,
A NEPALESE RUNNER,
373
00:37:33,266 --> 00:37:37,266
{\an7}THIS IS HER FIRST ATTEMPT.
374
00:38:02,266 --> 00:38:06,433
{\an1}NARRATOR: THE START OF THE RACE
IS AT 17,000 FEET,
375
00:38:06,433 --> 00:38:09,933
{\an1}BY EVEREST BASE CAMP.
376
00:38:09,933 --> 00:38:15,266
{\an7}IT TAKES 10 DAYS OF TREKKING
JUST TO GET HERE.
377
00:38:15,266 --> 00:38:19,933
{\an1}BUT THAT'S NOT THE BIGGEST
PROBLEM IN THIS EXTREME PLACE.
378
00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:27,600
{\an1}AS ALTITUDE INCREASES,
THE AIR PRESSURE DROPS.
379
00:38:29,433 --> 00:38:33,600
{\an1}HERE, EACH BREATH CONTAINS
ONLY HALF THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN
380
00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:37,333
{\an1}THAN AT SEA LEVEL.
381
00:38:37,333 --> 00:38:39,600
{\an1}MIRA AND THE OTHER
ATHLETES
382
00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:43,266
{\an1}ARE ABOUT TO STARVE THEMSELVES
OF OXYGEN
383
00:38:43,266 --> 00:38:44,933
WHILE RUNNING
DOWN THE SIDE
384
00:38:44,933 --> 00:38:48,933
{\an1}OF THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN
IN THE WORLD.
385
00:38:48,933 --> 00:38:52,533
{\an1}HERE, EVEN WHILE RESTING,
386
00:38:52,533 --> 00:38:54,366
{\an1}THE BODY IS SUFFERING.
387
00:38:54,366 --> 00:38:57,533
THERE'S HEADACHE
AND NAUSEA.
388
00:38:57,533 --> 00:38:59,866
BLOOD VESSELS
START TO BURST.
389
00:38:59,866 --> 00:39:02,933
{\an1}THE PULSE RATE DOUBLES.
390
00:39:02,933 --> 00:39:07,433
{\an1}AND THAT'S BEFORE
THEY EVEN START RUNNING.
391
00:39:07,433 --> 00:39:13,433
{\an1}THE DOCTORS' ADVICE
IS NOT TO PUSH YOUR BODY.
392
00:39:17,933 --> 00:39:19,766
{\an1}[STARTER GUN FIRES]
393
00:39:19,766 --> 00:39:22,400
[CHEERING]
394
00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:29,433
MAN: GOOD LUCK,
EVERYBODY!
395
00:39:29,433 --> 00:39:32,266
{\an1}NARRATOR: IMMEDIATELY
THE ATHLETES FEEL
396
00:39:32,266 --> 00:39:36,033
THE FULL FORCE
OF THIS ALTITUDE.
397
00:39:38,266 --> 00:39:42,266
{\an1}NORMALLY, THIS LEVEL
OF OXYGEN STARVATION
398
00:39:42,266 --> 00:39:45,600
{\an1}HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE
IS CRITICALLY ILL.
399
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:52,600
{\an1}THE MOUNTAIN'S TOUGH TERRAIN
400
00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:56,266
{\an1}FORCES THE PACK
TO QUICKLY THIN OUT.
401
00:39:58,733 --> 00:40:01,766
{\an1}[WOMAN BREATHING HEAVILY]
402
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,266
{\an1}MIRA TAKES AN EARLY LEAD.
403
00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:22,733
{\an1}LIKE ALL WHO SPEND TIME
HIGH IN THE HIMALAYA,
404
00:40:22,733 --> 00:40:28,600
{\an1}HER BODY HAS TRANSFORMED
TO TACKLE THE CONDITIONS.
405
00:40:32,766 --> 00:40:37,200
{\an1}SHE HAS UP TO 50% MORE
HEMOGLOBIN IN HER BLOOD...
406
00:40:39,766 --> 00:40:43,600
{\an1}ALLOWING HER TO CARRY
MORE OXYGEN...
407
00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:50,566
{\an1}BOOSTING HER ABILITY
TO KEEP RUNNING.
408
00:40:54,466 --> 00:40:57,033
[MIRA SPEAKING
NATIVE LANGUAGE]
409
00:41:14,266 --> 00:41:17,700
{\an1}NARRATOR: ALL THOSE
WHO LIVE IN THESE MOUNTAINS
410
00:41:17,700 --> 00:41:24,500
{\an1}KNOW THAT ONE WRONG STEP
COULD END IN DISASTER.
411
00:41:24,500 --> 00:41:27,100
[MIRA SPEAKING
NATIVE LANGUAGE]
412
00:41:41,933 --> 00:41:44,266
{\an1}NARRATOR: IN THIS RACE,
413
00:41:44,266 --> 00:41:50,066
{\an1}THE FIRST 7 RUNNERS
ARE ALL NEPALESE...
414
00:41:50,066 --> 00:41:52,533
EVEN THOUGH SOME
ARE LOCAL FARMERS
415
00:41:52,533 --> 00:41:56,700
{\an1}COMPETING AGAINST HIGHLY TRAINED
WESTERN ATHLETES.
416
00:41:59,033 --> 00:42:01,033
{\an1}IT'S IN THEIR GENES.
417
00:42:01,033 --> 00:42:06,200
{\an1}OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS, MANY
HIMALAYAN PEOPLE HAVE ADAPTED,
418
00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:11,600
{\an1}ALLOWING THEM TO COPE WITH
CRITICALLY LOW OXYGEN LEVELS.
419
00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:16,433
{\an1}MIRA, TOO, WAS BORN
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
420
00:42:16,433 --> 00:42:20,100
{\an1}SHE IS A NATURAL
MASTER OF THIS WORLD.
421
00:42:29,766 --> 00:42:32,666
{\an1}THE END IS IN SIGHT--
422
00:42:32,666 --> 00:42:36,266
NAMCHE BAZAAR,
THE HIGHEST TOWN IN THE REGION.
423
00:42:36,266 --> 00:42:38,266
{\an8}[CHEERING]
424
00:42:48,733 --> 00:42:52,000
{\an7}SHE'S NOT ONLY MADE IT...
425
00:42:52,100 --> 00:42:56,266
{\an8}SHE'S WON
THE WOMEN'S RACE.
426
00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:13,600
{\an1}ASCENDING PAST
EVEREST BASE CAMP,
427
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:19,600
{\an1}THE MOUNTAIN BECOMES A DESOLATE
WORLD OF ROCK AND ICE.
428
00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:24,433
{\an1}IT SEEMS LIKE
AN IMPOSSIBLE PLACE
429
00:43:24,433 --> 00:43:27,600
{\an1}FOR ANYTHING TO LIVE,
430
00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:30,100
{\an1}BUT THERE IS LIFE.
431
00:43:32,100 --> 00:43:34,766
AT 22,000 FEET
IS AN ANIMAL
432
00:43:34,766 --> 00:43:40,100
{\an1}THAT LIVES AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE
THAN ANY OTHER IN THE WORLD,
433
00:43:40,100 --> 00:43:43,300
THE HIMALAYAN
JUMPING SPIDER.
434
00:43:43,300 --> 00:43:46,933
{\an1}AT LESS THAN A QUARTER
OF AN INCH LONG,
435
00:43:46,933 --> 00:43:53,700
{\an1}HE MAY BE TINY, BUT HE HAS
GIGANTIC SUPERPOWERS.
436
00:43:53,700 --> 00:43:59,200
{\an1}8 EYES GIVE HIM
360-DEGREE VISION.
437
00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:04,366
{\an1}HIS BODY CAN BE SUPER-COOLED
TO MINUS-4 DEGREES
438
00:44:04,366 --> 00:44:06,433
WITHOUT FREEZING.
439
00:44:08,466 --> 00:44:14,266
{\an1}AND TINY HOOKS ON HIS FEET
HELP HIM LEAP FROM ROCK...
440
00:44:14,266 --> 00:44:16,666
TO ROCK.
441
00:44:23,066 --> 00:44:26,866
{\an1}HE CAN JUMP 50 TIMES
HIS BODY LENGTH.
442
00:44:29,433 --> 00:44:34,100
{\an1}BUT HIS GREATEST ASSET
IS HIS SIZE.
443
00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:41,266
{\an1}BEING SO SMALL, HE HUGS
CLOSE TO THE ROCKS.
444
00:44:41,266 --> 00:44:43,433
{\an1}THEY'RE CHARGED
WITH THE SUN'S HEAT,
445
00:44:43,433 --> 00:44:48,100
{\an1}CREATING A ONE-INCH LAYER
OF WARM AIR...
446
00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:53,033
{\an1}THE PERFECT MICROCLIMATE
FOR A TINY HERO.
447
00:44:53,033 --> 00:44:55,033
[WIND BLOWING]
448
00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:05,600
{\an1}BUT HE'S MISSING
JUST ONE CRUCIAL THING.
449
00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:09,933
{\an1}UP HERE, THERE'S NOTHING
FOR HIM TO EAT.
450
00:45:13,433 --> 00:45:16,433
{\an1}HE RELIES ENTIRELY
ON STRAY INSECTS
451
00:45:16,433 --> 00:45:18,966
{\an1}BLOWN UP ON THE WIND.
452
00:45:25,433 --> 00:45:28,933
LITTLE TO EAT
AND TERRIBLE WEATHER...
453
00:45:28,933 --> 00:45:31,566
[WIND BLOWING]
454
00:45:31,566 --> 00:45:36,266
{\an1}IT SEEMS A STRANGE PLACE
TO MAKE A HOME.
455
00:45:36,266 --> 00:45:39,466
BUT THERE'S
A GOOD REASON.
456
00:45:40,933 --> 00:45:43,600
AS NOTHING ELSE
CAN LIVE UP HERE,
457
00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:46,066
THERE IS NOTHING
TO EAT HIM.
458
00:45:49,033 --> 00:45:54,033
{\an1}HE MIGHT BE TINY,
BUT UP HERE ON EVEREST,
459
00:45:54,033 --> 00:45:57,533
{\an1}HE'S THE TOP
OF THE FOOD CHAIN.
460
00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:12,266
ABOVE THE SPIDER,
AT 26,000 FEET,
461
00:46:12,266 --> 00:46:15,633
{\an1}THERE IS A REALM
WHERE NOTHING CAN LIVE.
462
00:46:22,900 --> 00:46:27,266
CLIMBERS CALL IT
"THE DEATH ZONE."
463
00:46:29,766 --> 00:46:34,800
{\an1}THE ONLY LIVING THINGS
THAT CAN CLIMB THIS HIGH
464
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:39,766
{\an1}ARE HUMANS AIDED
BY MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
465
00:46:39,766 --> 00:46:45,266
{\an1}PAST THIS POINT,
THE OXYGEN LEVELS DROP SO LOW,
466
00:46:45,266 --> 00:46:48,600
{\an1}THE BODY STARTS TO DIE.
467
00:46:54,233 --> 00:46:58,033
{\an1}BATTLING RELENTLESS
EXHAUSTION...
468
00:47:00,100 --> 00:47:04,100
{\an1}THE CLIMBERS SUMMON
THEIR LAST PIECE OF COURAGE...
469
00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:08,933
{\an1}AND REACH THEIR PRIZE.
470
00:47:15,366 --> 00:47:18,266
[CHEERING]
471
00:47:20,100 --> 00:47:24,766
THEY'LL STAND
AT 29,029 FEET,
472
00:47:24,766 --> 00:47:28,100
THE HIGHEST POINT
ON THE PLANET.
473
00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:36,100
{\an1}BUT BOUND BY THE MOUNTAIN'S
EXTREME CONDITIONS,
474
00:47:36,100 --> 00:47:40,166
{\an1}THEY CAN ONLY REMAIN HERE
FOR 15 MINUTES.
475
00:47:55,933 --> 00:48:03,766
{\an1}FOR MANY, CLIMBING EVEREST
IS THEIR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT.
476
00:48:03,766 --> 00:48:07,000
{\an1}BUT FOR THOSE THAT LIVE THEIR
WHOLE LIVES IN THE HIMALAYA,
477
00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:12,100
{\an1}THERE IS PERHAPS
AN EVEN GREATER ACHIEVEMENT.
478
00:48:12,100 --> 00:48:15,600
{\an1}TO LIVE AMONGST THEM
AND TO FACE THE EXTREMES
479
00:48:15,600 --> 00:48:18,600
OF THE HIMALAYA
EVERY SINGLE DAY,
480
00:48:18,600 --> 00:48:22,100
{\an7}ONLY THEN CAN ONE GAIN
A TRUE UNDERSTANDING
481
00:48:22,100 --> 00:48:25,266
{\an7}OF THESE MOUNTAINS.
482
00:48:25,266 --> 00:48:28,600
NOWHERE IS THIS
BETTER SYMBOLIZED
483
00:48:28,600 --> 00:48:30,600
{\an1}THAN IN AN ANCIENT
BUDDHIST RITUAL
484
00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:35,266
{\an1}GOING BACK THOUSANDS
OF YEARS.
485
00:48:35,266 --> 00:48:38,133
AT THE CENTER
OF THIS RITUAL
486
00:48:38,133 --> 00:48:43,966
{\an1}IS THE VERY ROCK
OF THE HIMALAYA, CALCITE...
487
00:48:43,966 --> 00:48:47,600
{\an1}FORGED DEEP UNDER THE MOUNTAIN
MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO.
488
00:48:49,366 --> 00:48:53,433
{\an1}TIBETAN MONKS COLLECT IT
FROM THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
489
00:48:56,833 --> 00:49:00,533
{\an1}IT'S CRUSHED
INTO A FINE SAND...
490
00:49:00,533 --> 00:49:02,800
[CHANTING
AND BELLS RINGING]
491
00:49:07,066 --> 00:49:11,200
AND MIXED
WITH COLORED DYES.
492
00:49:21,500 --> 00:49:26,266
{\an1}GRAIN BY GRAIN,
THE GROUND-UP MOUNTAIN ROCK
493
00:49:26,266 --> 00:49:28,166
{\an1}IS PRECISELY PLACED.
494
00:49:35,533 --> 00:49:39,866
{\an1}THE MONKS GO INTO
A STATE OF MEDITATION.
495
00:49:53,933 --> 00:49:56,433
[MAN SPEAKING
NATIVE LANGUAGE]
496
00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:19,100
[WIND BLOWING]
497
00:50:36,633 --> 00:50:43,766
{\an1}THE HUMBLE CALCITE HAS BEEN
TRANSFORMED INTO A MASTERPIECE
498
00:50:43,766 --> 00:50:46,933
{\an1}CALLED A SAND MANDALA.
499
00:50:50,033 --> 00:50:54,033
{\an1}FOR BUDDHISTS, IT IS
A SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION
500
00:50:54,033 --> 00:50:58,033
{\an1}OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE,
501
00:50:58,033 --> 00:51:02,266
{\an1}THE CENTER RUNNING
RIGHT THROUGH THE HIMALAYA.
502
00:51:06,766 --> 00:51:10,666
{\an1}IT HAS TAKEN YEARS OF STUDY
TO MASTER THE ART
503
00:51:10,666 --> 00:51:13,466
AND OVER 60 HOURS
OF INTENSE WORK.
504
00:51:15,100 --> 00:51:19,700
{\an1}THERE IS JUST ONE
LAST THING TO DO...
505
00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:25,166
DESTROY IT.
506
00:51:27,366 --> 00:51:33,200
{\an1}THIS FINAL ACT REPRESENTS
ONE OF BUDDHISM'S KEY BELIEFS,
507
00:51:33,200 --> 00:51:36,266
THAT NOTHING
LASTS FOREVER.
508
00:51:41,933 --> 00:51:44,033
NOWHERE IS THIS
MORE EVIDENT...
509
00:51:45,766 --> 00:51:48,600
{\an1}THAN IN THE HIMALAYA.
510
00:51:51,533 --> 00:51:56,066
{\an1}IN THIS LAND OF EXTREMES,
EVERYTHING IS GOVERNED
511
00:51:56,066 --> 00:51:59,933
{\an1}BY THE CYCLE OF CREATION
AND DESTRUCTION.
512
00:51:59,933 --> 00:52:04,300
{\an1}EVEN THE MOUNTAINS THEMSELVES
ARE NOT EXEMPT.
513
00:52:04,300 --> 00:52:09,433
{\an1}THE HIMALAYA ARE STILL
BEING CREATED,
514
00:52:09,433 --> 00:52:13,100
{\an1}RISING JUST UNDER
HALF AN INCH A YEAR,
515
00:52:13,100 --> 00:52:17,100
{\an1}AS THEY ARE ALSO CONTINUALLY
BEING DESTROYED...
516
00:52:20,266 --> 00:52:23,433
ERODED DOWN
BY THE EXTREME WEATHER
517
00:52:23,433 --> 00:52:26,033
{\an1}THAT THEY THEMSELVES
HELP CREATE.
518
00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:32,266
AND LIKE
THE SAND MANDALA,
519
00:52:32,266 --> 00:52:36,400
{\an1}THEY END IN THE RIVERS,
BEING WASHED OUT TO SEA.
520
00:52:40,100 --> 00:52:42,433
THOSE WHO CALL
THE HIMALAYA HOME
521
00:52:42,433 --> 00:52:47,100
{\an1}UNDERSTAND THE FLEETING NATURE
OF LIFE IN THESE MOUNTAINS.
522
00:52:48,333 --> 00:52:52,700
{\an1}THEY KNOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE
TO OVERCOME THE EXTREMES
523
00:52:52,700 --> 00:52:55,866
BY SEIZING
EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
524
00:52:55,866 --> 00:53:00,200
{\an1}ONLY THEN CAN YOU
CARVE OUT A LIFE...
525
00:53:00,200 --> 00:53:03,266
ON THE ROOF
OF THE WORLD.
526
00:53:08,533 --> 00:53:10,700
{\an7}- [NARRATOR] NEXT TIME
ON KINGDOMS OF THE SKY.
527
00:53:12,200 --> 00:53:15,000
{\an1}THE EARTH'S LONGEST MOUNTAIN
RANGE SPANS THOUSANDS
528
00:53:15,100 --> 00:53:17,866
{\an1}OF MILES ALONG THE
BACKBONE OF SOUTH AMERICA.
529
00:53:19,700 --> 00:53:22,033
{\an1}BOASTING SOME OF THE
CONTINENTS MOST BEAUTIFUL
530
00:53:22,133 --> 00:53:23,933
{\an1}AND EXTRAORDINARY SCENERIES.
531
00:53:25,333 --> 00:53:28,700
{\an1}ALL WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE
ADVENTURES AND PERILS.
532
00:53:30,566 --> 00:53:33,100
{\an1}ADDECTATION IS THE
KEY TO SURVIVING
533
00:53:34,266 --> 00:53:36,833
{\an7}THE DAUNTING LANDSCAPES
OF THE ANDES.
534
00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:45,200
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535
00:53:45,300 --> 00:53:47,033
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536
00:53:47,133 --> 00:53:49,633
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537
00:53:49,733 --> 00:53:52,100
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538
00:53:52,200 --> 00:53:56,200
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