While climbing in the French Alps, two friends find themselves trapped on a tiny ledge in a viscous storm.

A family becomes lost when their car is stranded out in the Arizona desert. When they are separated they independently battle to escape soaring summer heat, dehydration, hostile terrain, rattlesnakes and prowling gangs of smugglers.

Skipper Steve Conway, safety officer Roger Stone & 4 student sailors are competing in a 4-day yacht race from Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. In the dead of night & just 60 miles in their yacht, Cynthia Rose, springs a leak & capsizes.

Lincoln Hall attempted to climb Everest in 1984 but failed. Now, 22 years later, he has a second chance. Lincoln fulfills his lifelong dream, but is struck by altitude sickness known as a cerebral oedema.

In 2003, David Hunt & his daughter set off on a snowmobiling adventure in the Quebec backcountry. Disaster struck when David's snowmobile hit a snow drift & crashed into a ravine. His only chance of survival rested with his daughter.

On the final day of a New Year's Eve skiing trip, five young men accidentally trigger a huge avalanche. Miles from safety, a dream adventure turns into a living hell.

After a crippling fall, a hiker must fight horrendous injuries and brutal terrain to save his own life.

Two climbers on a first-date become caught in a terrifying electrical storm on the Swiss Alps.

A Christmas outing turns deadly when two women become trapped on a tiny rock ledge and fight to survive in torrential rain and wind.

While on an evening stroll with her dog in Vancouver, Kari crosses paths with a raccoon.

Allena's love for solitude nearly ended her life at the paws of a bear while outside her ranch.

Erin encounters a polar bear while walking home from a party on Halloween.

Joe's morning at his remote cabin is interrupted by an angry bear.

Andrew's walk turns into the commute from hell after he is attacked by coyotes.

Meet the Whiskers, a remarkable family of Meerkats living on the edge of the Kalahari desert. This fascinating new series takes you into their world, with an intimate portrait of family life - meerkat style.

Shakespeare recovers from a vicious bite from a puff adder. Daisy gets a little too comfortable with Carlos from rival gang, the Lazuli. What will her family think? And Flower's little pups are under threat again.