Episode 3 Serious Explorers: Raleigh


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'Eight young explorers are taking on the challenge

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'of their lives...

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'an extreme expedition in South America.'

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That is mad!

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'They're attempting a series of world firsts...'

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Oh, my God!

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'..going where no children have been...'

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Aarghh!

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'..to reach some of the most awesome places on Earth.'

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We've reached the top!

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'They are following in the footsteps of Sir Walter Raleigh,

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'the first Englishman to explore Guyana

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'as he searched for El Dorado,

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'the lost city of gold.

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'Led by survival expert Ben Major,

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'and record-breaking adventurer Polly Murray,

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'the epic journey will push the eight explorers to the limit

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'and beyond.'

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-I can't!

-It hurts.

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I hate this...

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Is he having a laugh?

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It's too scary...

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'Coming up... a massive mountain to climb.

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It hurts!

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-Black bags!

-'Learning to go the green way.'

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-I'd rather not.

-I can't...

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'And a nightmare for Chanelle.'

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I look like the Elephant Man at the moment.

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'Previously, the eight explorers set sail from the Caribbean

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'island of Tobago, heading to South America,

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'just like Sir Walter Raleigh 400 years earlier.

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'Before long, most of the first-time sailors were feeling the effects.

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'Nikita avoided the dreaded sea-sickness...'

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Best thing I've ever done!

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'..proving to have an iron stomach, and real guts!'

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I'm at the top!

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'After four days sailing,

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'they finally made it to the coast of Guyana.'

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I can't wait to get onto dry land.

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I wanted to come here nearly all my life.

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-To Guyana!

-Cheers!

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'The tropical beach may look like paradise,

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'but it comes with a huge number of mosquitoes.'

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I'm getting munched to the point it's hellish. Yuck!

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'They'll spend the night here, before going inland,

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'so use mosquito nets as protection.'

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I hate mosquitoes!

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'Some, like Chanelle, have been bitten badly.'

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Mosquitoes are everywhere.

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I'm bitten all over, my knuckles,

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even my bum!

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I'm getting bitten by mosquitoes!

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'Chanelle has quickly become close friends with Nikita.

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'Little do they know much the bites will affect the entire trip.

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'Sir Walter Raleigh was the first Englishman to sail to these shores,

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'and he came to seek his fortune.

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'He'd heard legends that Guyana had great riches,

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'including El Dorado, a ruined city made of gold.

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'Raleigh was led by guides to a remote tribe,

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'who claimed to know where to find jewels and minerals.

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'It seemed he'd hit the jackpot.'

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'The tribesmen promised to bring us

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'to a mountain that had stones the colour of gold.'

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'Many believe Raleigh was being taken to Roraima,

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'a unique table-top mountain rising 10,000 feet

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'out of the rainforest, like a gigantic slice of cake.

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'It's one of the most awesome places on the planet,

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'and the explorers are going to try to climb it.'

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It's a mad mountain. You look at it and go,

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"There's no way to get to the top."

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This is where everything ramps up and gets harder,

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-a lot quicker.

-How long does it take to climb?

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About two days. A long, long two days,

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eight to ten hours walking every day.

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It really means hard work!

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'If they make it, they'll be the youngest on record to reach the top.'

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I can feel my legs hurting already.

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I thought he was going to say two hours! I'm a bit surprised.

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You are very evil people!

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I'm quite looking forward to it!

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'Roraima sits at the meeting point of three countries,

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'Guyana, Venezuela and Brazil, and the team have two days

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'of travelling from the Guyana coast to Venezuela,

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'the only starting point to tackle the mountain.

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'It's their first glimpse of Guyana's rainforest,

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'one of the most unspoilt jungles in the world.'

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Look! They're flying!

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'The explorers will spend the next month living rough,

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'but have a last night in civilisation to sort their kit.'

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-Going to need that.

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'They'll have to carry everything with them,

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'so packing light is essential.'

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We're not allowed deodorant or anything.

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I'm going to stink!

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'Chanelle's having problems with her bites,

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'which are making her face and body swell up.'

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I've got them on my legs, my toes, my feet,

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and it's made me have an allergy or something.

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Poor Chanelle, her hands are all swollen.

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She looks like she's done five rounds with Mike Tyson!

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'Next morning, they load up for the final leg to Venezuela,

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'but Chanelle's taken a serious turn for the worse.'

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Morning. How are you feeling?

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'Her face has swollen up badly in the night.

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'Expedition doctor Fi takes a look.'

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-Have you ever had swelling in the face before?

-No.

-OK.

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Tell me how you feel.

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Messy!

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'Fi thinks Chanelle might be having a severe allergic reaction

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'to the insect bites.'

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What we need to do is give you antihistamine tablets

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to try and reduce the swelling.

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I look like the Elephant Man.

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We need to keep a close eye on her. If things get worse,

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it means there's no possibility of her going up the mountain.

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'It's a five-hour trip to Venezuela and the start point for Roraima.

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'At the front of the bus, the other expedition doctor, Henry,

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'joins Fi to discuss Chanelle's condition with the leadership team.'

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We need to prioritise Chanelle's health.

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We've had a fairly graphic warning that something's not right.

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'Since the auditions,

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'they've been aware how important the expedition is to her.'

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-Oh, my gosh!

-Good, fantastic!

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I want to have excitement in my life,

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and I guess no words can explain how much it means to me.

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'The tablets ARE helping her swelling go down,

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'but the big worry is if she's bitten again

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'and her throat swells, stopping her breathing.'

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Worst-case scenario, a life-threatening emergency

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with a prolonged evacuation time.

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We're talking minimum stretcher carry, five hours,

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before you reach a helicopter landing site.

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'A week into the trip, they've got a tough decision.

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'And soon after they arrive in Venezuela,

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'Ben and Fi call Chanelle aside.'

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Both doctors have been looking at you closely

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and we're concerned about your allergic reactions.

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It could be an allergy to insects.

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If we took you into a remote area and you got bitten,

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the next thing that could happen could be life threatening.

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That's what we're concerned about, we can't guarantee your safety.

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For that reason alone, we can't take you any further.

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I'm so, so sorry.

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Chanelle, unfortunately, there's no way,

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in South America, we can take away the insects,

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so the safest thing is take you out of where the insects are.

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Unfortunately, that's going to mean going back home.

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I'm SO sorry, Chanelle.

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I'm SO sorry.

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Hey, it's all right!

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Chanelle, you're a little star, you really are.

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It's one of those awful things,

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because it's the last thing we wanted to happen.

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There we go. We're going to miss you, every single day.

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This was my childhood dream, to do all this.

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You've got a lot of life ahead of you,

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and we don't want to put that in danger.

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-What's wrong?

-Guys, we've got some sad news.

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-She's not going to be able to continue.

-She's going home?

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It is, absolutely, the last thing

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any of us would have wished for,

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but we just can't risk it.

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It's going to be really hard without her,

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because we've all bonded and became friends.

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Now, it's going to break up the group, I think.

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Better safe, than sorry. We're going to miss her, so much.

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Chanelle's going, I'm really upset.

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She was one of my best friends on the whole trip.

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OK, guys, last hug!

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'Chanelle will be looked after by Dr Henry

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'until she's on her way home, while the other seven explorers

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'need to focus on the challenge ahead.

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'Early tomorrow, they begin the assault on Mount Roraima.'

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I, basically, hate it. Going to have to climb this big

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Mount Roraima without her.

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Nikita's been hit so hard,

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and all I can really try and do is encourage her.

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Chanelle wouldn't want us to do bad,

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so we have to move on.

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'The team wake to the spectacle of Mount Roraima,

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'16 miles away across the rolling hills of Venezuela.'

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Probably the best view I've ever woken up to, mind-blowing!

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I've woken with boggly eyes,

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then you wake up to this and it opens them wide,

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because this is stupendous, one of the most amazing places!

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'Whether Raleigh trekked to Roraima or a nearby mountain,

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'he never actually managed to get onto the summit.'

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'Our guide said there were diamonds and precious stones on it,

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'but neither he nor his men ascended, the way up so impassable.'

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'Hundreds of years later,

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'adventurers found a way to climb Roraima,

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'via a treacherous path at a steep angle up the rock-face.

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'The explorers have two days to conquer the mountain.

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'Today, they've a trek of 12 miles

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'to a stopping point called Military Camp.

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'Tomorrow, it's a further three-mile-trek to Base Camp,

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'followed by a gruelling half-mile

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'steep climb to the top.'

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You're going to hurt today,

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and there'll be times you just want to sit down.

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Go to that bit of your brain that says, "I can do this,"

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-and push yourself.

-I'm looking forward to...

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getting to the top, not the pain!

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Today, we're sat here, tomorrow night, we'll be up there,

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looking 10,000 feet below.

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-I'm speechless, to be honest!

-Excited?

-Yeah!

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This is where it starts!

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Mount Roraima is calling! Up for it?

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-Yes!

-Yes!

-Yes?

-Good. Let's enjoy.

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'Though early morning, it's nearly 30 degrees,

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'and each rucksack weighs 12 kilos,

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'the same as a small suitcase.

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'They're heading up gentle slopes, but even so,

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'most of the team start to flag.'

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It's early days, which does NOT bode well!

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Megan, you look pooped!

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Didn't think I'd be THIS hot!

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My breathing was really heavy, I just felt horrible.

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We really need to start getting stuck in,

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and doing this without the whingeing, girls!

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'But as the pace and temperature increase,

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'it's Regan himself who has the most extreme reaction to the trekking.'

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Not nice!

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'His body's having trouble getting used to the heat and exercise.'

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-Lightheaded?

-'But Dr Fi and the leaders decide he's OK.'

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Nice and steady, all right?

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I hope I won't be sick again

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and I can carry on with the group, rather than having to stop so often.

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'12-year-old Nikita, the youngest girl,

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'is also finding the trek tough.'

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I miss Chanelle.

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She would have encouraged me to go on, and be more positive.

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-What would she be saying now?

-She'd tell me to keep going!

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Exactly, you've got to do it for her! She would be gutted...

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-if you were suffering on her account.

-Yeah.

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'The route to Roraima means crossing several fast-flowing rivers.'

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We can step on the rocks.

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Just get a nice, equal balance.

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Wow!

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The rocks are slippy.

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'The heavy backpacks make it especially tricky,

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'and Josh has trouble keeping his feet.'

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Don't pull me in!

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Quickly as you can.

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Take your time.

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All right? Sure?

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Your pack's so heavy. You just fall back.

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That happened me! So, nice and wet! That's one way to get cooled off!

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'They've been on the go almost seven hours in the tropical heat,

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'and have a demanding uphill trek to reach Military Camp,

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'their home for the night.'

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My leg's hurting after that sharp incline.

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My breathing's really heavy and I'm struggling to control it.

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'But it's nothing compared to tomorrow's task.

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'And the closer they get to Roraima's sheer rock face,

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'the more daunting it looks.'

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Hard to believe I'm going to the top,

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seriously hard to believe.

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It's lovely, but it's going to be a terror to climb.

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'At last, in the distance, the orange tents of Military Camp.'

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I wish the world was flat! Honestly, I do!

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Those orange dots aren't getting any closer.

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'Nine hours after they set out,

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-'the explorers complete the day's 12-mile hike.'

-Finally!

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Woo-hoo!

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Brilliant, well done, guys!

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Bet you thought it would never end, eh?

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Coming up here, it felt like a year. I'm so happy,

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I could cry tears of joy!

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I feel...brilliant!

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'Camping round Roraima is controlled, so they must leave the area

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'just as they find it. All rubbish must be taken out,

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'including their poo.'

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What we've got to help us are black bags.

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-Is he having a laugh?!

-Double bag it, these are thin.

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Oh, that's dirty!

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-The only thing that goes in here is solid.

-Urgh! I'm not doing it!

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Pop that there, you've got a nice rest,

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-and you can squat over, yeah?

-I'm not going!

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-We'll collect it on the way down the mountain.

-Ah...

-I can't go!

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'Michael volunteers to try it out first.'

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Michael here is about to... poo in this bag!

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-I need the toilet! Badly!

-He's held it in for...

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-how long?

-Just leave it, a while!

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'But he's almost certainly been more recently than Sammie.'

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I've not done a poo in eight days,

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actually, nine, cos it was the day before I came.

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'With Roraima's vertical rockface looming above them,

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'thoughts turn to tomorrow's summit attempt.'

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It's going to be lots harder than today, and today, I was crying.

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It's 10,000 feet high,

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and most of it is vertical.

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-I was 'aargh' on slopes like that!

-That's going to be very hard, then!

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'Summit day. 5:30am.'

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Morning, rise and shine!

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It's the big day!

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-You're going to be on the top, later on.

-YOU will be!

-What?

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I'll be at the bottom. STILL.

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It's going to be twice, if not three times, harder,

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but that's not a problem,

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because it's all up there. Yeah?

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'They face a three-mile trek to Base Camp,

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'then a half-mile steep hike up Roraima itself,

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'including a scramble up the Ramp to the top.'

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Right, let's go!

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'It's just after 7am as they begin the epic record attempt.

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'But yesterday's long trek has taken its toll.'

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-I'm aching everywhere!

-Nikita, think positive.

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-It's all up here!

-It's not, I can feel it on my back.

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-Let's not think about our backs and shoulders.

-They're hurting!

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But everyone else's are, as well!

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'Nikita soon grinds to a complete halt.'

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-I can't go on!

-OK.

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We'll maybe take some of the weight out of your pack.

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-You think that'll help?

-No, it's just going up hills, I hate it!

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-I offered to take something from you. Do you accept or not?

-No.

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OK, no whingeing, keep going.

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'But it's not just Nikita struggling. Sammie is also falling behind.'

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-Come on, Sammie! You're not tired!

-I am.

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We can't keep stopping and starting. That will tire you

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more than anything.

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No pain, no gain!

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I'm tired. I feel so achy!

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It really doesn't help whingeing!

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-It does.

-It DOESN'T!

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'Up ahead, the rest of the team are doing rather better.'

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Looks like a suitable spot for a little breather.

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Sit down, packs off, let's take ten.

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'Everyone feels the effect of the 12-kilo packs.'

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It's like giving someone a piggy-back the whole way.

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'And for Sammie, the strain is becoming too much.'

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I don't want to go any further.

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I'm never making it to the top of that thing.

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-Are you drinking water?

-It tastes like iodine.

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That's an obvious no. I don't care if it tastes of iodine.

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It's liquid and you need to get it down your throat.

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None of these lot have moaned at all about the weight of their bags,

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and they're making it harder for themselves, moaning.

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'The girls have put the expedition well behind schedule,

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'casting doubt on whether they'll be allowed to carry on.'

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Let's just, for the next hour, see how... Let's monitor them.

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There has to be a choice at base camp, because...

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-We'll not make it.

-No.

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'Sammie and Nikita urgently need to show they've got what it takes.'

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Do you really want to do that?

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-Hand on heart. I really want to do it now.

-So do I.

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If you really want to get to the top, let's see it.

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You've got half an hour, 40 minutes, to prove it.

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Just need to keep positive.

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'With a big decision ahead at base camp,

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'Sammie is determined to stay with the group.

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'But Nikita just can't seem to keep up.'

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I don't know what it is. I can't do it.

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-I think you can do it.

-I can't!

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'Sammie makes it into base camp with the main team.'

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She stayed with it and has shown she wants it.

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But Nikita, don't know, she's a long way back.

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'And it's nearly half an hour before she finally arrives.'

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Base camp. This is where we decide

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whether you'll go on, or not.

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'If she is allowed to carry on,

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'some think she'll threaten the chance of success.'

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She were holding us back on half a mile to go.

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That really annoys me. You can't just stop and start.

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It hurts you.

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'But the leaders feel Nikita's more than capable

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'of grasping this opportunity, and are ready to give her

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'one last chance.'

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Only you can decide.

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We've lost Chanelle

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through circumstances none of us wanted to happen.

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We don't want to lose you too,

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when what is stopping you is your head, not any other reason.

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Yeah?

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I'm just going to do it, because...

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I would kick myself if I don't go.

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'From Base Camp, the trek gets seriously tough.

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'But for Megan, failure is not an option.'

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# I'm going to get there, yes, I am!

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# I'm going to get there, yes, I am Even if it kills me! #

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'The steeper it gets, the more Nikita seems to be enjoying it.'

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This is a lot better than walking.

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'Unfortunately, Sammie's close to breaking point.'

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My legs are burning!

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It's steep. Everyone's probably hurting.

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'Before long, she's holding up the entire expedition.'

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Yeah, come on, Sammie.

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It hurts, so bad!

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Come on, Sammie!

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'If she can't move quickly, she'll have to go back down.'

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I know your legs hurt and it's difficult to breathe.

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But we need to push on. OK?

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-I can't.

-Yeah, you can.

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-'Michael helps drive her upwards.'

-I just...

-Get moving, go!

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Come on!

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'And he also helps encourage Nikita.'

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-Go!

-I'm trying!

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-Do not let her start moaning!

-Aww, Michael, my feet are hurting!

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As soon as she stops, tell her to carry on.

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-Look at that.

-Oh, my gosh!

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'Six hours in, they reach the sheer rockface of Roraima.'

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Look at that!

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'It's a stark reminder they still have a punishing

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'2,000 feet to the top.

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'As they stop for lunch, they see just how far they've come.

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I can hardly see where we started from here.

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You can see forever!

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-Glad you come?

-Really glad I came!

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All that moaning from certain people!

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THEY LAUGH

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It's amazing.

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Feeling worth it, right about now, the pain.

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Hopefully, once we get up, it'll be even better.

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I'm buzzing, can't wait to get there!

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'They make their way round the mountain towards the notorious

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'Ramp, the only route up the rockface to the summit.'

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Oh, look how steep that it is!

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We're going up that bit?

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That's not even steep, that's VERTICAL! How do we get up there?

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Yeah, wow!

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You've got about 30 to 40 minutes of hard effort.

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Head down, and up we go!

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'Can the exhausted team rise to this final challenge?'

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Good stuff! Well done, Sammie!

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Keep going, guys!

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It's getting steeper and steeper!

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-THAT is the top.

-I thought it was closer.

-Sammie?

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-Yeah?

-It's grit your teeth time.

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'With their goal now in sight, everyone summons up

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'their last reserves of strength.

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'And after eight hours of climbing, ALL the explorers make it.'

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It's the finish!

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-We've reached the top!

-I'm so happy!

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I know you might not be able to see it, but I am!

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'They're the youngest team on record to conquer Roraima,

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'and have come to where Raleigh could only dream of.'

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I can't believe we're here. Amazing!

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We're at the top!

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-Just brilliant!

-'I had my doubts, I admit,'

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but they pulled it off. They did it!

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To get up 10,000 feet, it's incredible. I feel really good!

0:27:100:27:15

-Absolutely brilliant!

-Excellent!

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I feel quite ashamed about all my moaning.

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I wouldn't give this up for the world.

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We're talking best part of 10,000 feet in two days,

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carrying a third of their bodyweight. Is it an achievement?

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Yeah, it's a big, big thing!

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Just before I got to base camp,

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I felt I couldn't make it.

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I started thinking about Chanelle. She asked me

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to do it for her. I did. Now I'm up here, I feel great!

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'Next time...

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'A top treat for one explorer...'

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Happiest kid on the planet right now!

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'Tackling a treacherous ravine...'

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-I can't.

-You can.

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'And drama down on the ranch.'

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Just a bit scary, that's all.

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