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202260 Min.Laufend

Extreme Heights Repair Team

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S01E06 - "Florida"

Ausgestrahlt am Sep 4, 2022, 5:00 PM

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Beschreibung

An exclusive peek into the high-octane world of rope access technicians.When America's hardest to reach structures need repair, there are few people with the courage and expertise to handle the job. Enter elite rope access technician, Trask Bradbury.This series follows Bradbury and his team as they cross the US to undertake nerve-shredding work on some of America's most impressive landmarks - everything from colossal dams and sweeping bridges to giant rollercoasters and towering statues. With just rope - and each other - for support, it's a remarkable world of bravery, skill and ingenuity that has rarely ever been documented.

Details

Status
Laufend
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
60 min
Erstausstrahlung
July 31, 2022
Sendeplan
Sunday um 18:00

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Episoden (1 Staffel · 6 Episoden)

California's Bullards Dam

The team have only 3 days to place 13 targets on one of the tallest dams in America, at 645ft. The targets are crucial for monitoring shifts in the dam from seismic activity. Trask engineers an ingenious system, something that will allow the team to move more quickly but still remain safe.In Colorado, Trask and his team only have a few hours to ascend a wind turbine and install special bird detection sensors.

Jul 31, 2022

60 Min.

San Francisco

Trask and his team must scale Sutro Tower in San Francisco and inspect hard to reach cable junctions - 1000ft up in the air. As the fog rolls in, they must avoid deadly radiation from the tower while trying to get job done.In Oregon, flames have engulfed a road and Trask and his crew must kick down loose boulders and get the road back open, without killing themselves in the process.

Aug 7, 2022

60 Min.

Kansas

It's wildfire season and the crew tackle Foresthill Bridge in California, one of the tallest in the country and a vital escape route for many communities. Then they head to Garden City, Kansas, the agricultural heartland of America where massive grain elevators are showing their age.

Aug 14, 2022

60 Min.

Seattle

Trask and his team head to the iconic Space Needle in Seattle, to fix an aging window washing basket, and then climb the spire. And in San Antonio, Texas, they need to get a stadium ready for game day, fighting the heat and the clock to get it done.

Aug 21, 2022

60 Min.

Cape Fear

A decommissioned lighthouse off Cape Fear in North Carolina needs help. The structure is rusting out and sinking into the Atlantic. Trask and his crew work on ropes, suspended above shark infested water.A stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, needs a bit of love. It was once the last free-standing dome in the world, but now its corroding catwalks and rooftop need some maintenance, all on the eve of a big ice hockey game.

Aug 28, 2022

60 Min.

Florida

Trask and his crew tackle one of the world's largest bronze statues, the Pegasus and Dragon.In North Carolina, one of the world's largest roller coasters is due for an inspection and Trask and team need to get to the apex, and rope down.

Sep 4, 2022

60 Min.

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