Plot Synopsis

Directed by Steve Jones and Todd Jones, EDGE OF THE EARTH is a four-episode documentary series that follows four groups of elite action-adventure athletes on four unique, never-before-accomplished missions. Taking place around the globe, within awe-inspiring, undiscovered realms of nature, each installment features a different team of adventurers journeying into the wild to take on incredible endeavors of physical prowess and mental fortitude. As the athletes venture up and down mountains, down rivers, and across oceans, they rise to meet intense, life-threatening challenges that test their decision-making and athletic capacity. Pushing the boundaries of their abilities in an attempt to accomplish what no other human has done before, they face the ultimate consequence, or the ultimate reward. Taking part are snowboarders Jeremy Jones and Elena Hight, and skier Griffin Post; kayakers Ben Stookesberry, Nouria Newman, and Erik Boomer; climbers Emily Harrington and Adrian Ballinger; and surfers Ian Walsh and Grant "Twiggy" Baker. Episodes include:

"Into the Void" (Tuesday, July 12, 2022): Snowboarders Jeremy Jones, Elena Hight, and skier Griffin Post travel to Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park to attempt an unprecedented descent of Mount Bertha amid hazardous winter weather. But when a whiteout exacerbates the already treacherous conditions, the entire mission is thrown into doubt.

"Raging Torrent" (Tuesday, July 19, 2022): Elite kayakers Ben Stookesberry, Nouria Newman, and Erik Boomer venture deep within Ecuador's vast Llanganates National Park to attempt the first whitewater descent of the Chalupas River. With no map, guide, and only one point of emergency access to the outside world, the athletes must rely on one another to navigate the river's uncompromising terrain.

"Reaching for the Sky" (Tuesday, July 26, 2022): An attempt to accomplish the first individual free climb ascent of a near impossible free route on Pik Slesova in Kyrgyzstan.

"The Great Unknown" (Tuesday, August 2, 2022): Surfers Ian Walsh and Grant "Twiggy" Baker travel to Africa's West Coast in hopes of establishing its raw, untouched coastline as the next big wave surf location. Forced to be entirely self-sufficient due to the remote nature of their locale, the team tracks the swell, monitors the conditions, and dodges unexpected storms in search of untapped, world-class breaks.