Trailblazers 

The quest to expand the boundaries of human knowledge takes scientists to the edges of the Earth where unseen peril lurks around every corner. From the deepest and darkest rainforest ... See full summary »

Stars:

Shane Campbell-Staton, Gary Humphrey, Jeffrey B. Johnson

Cast

Series cast summary:
Shane Campbell-Staton	...	Himself - Biologist 3 episodes, 2016
Gary Humphrey	...	Himself 3 episodes, 2016
Jeffrey B. Johnson	...	Himself - Seismologist 3 episodes, 2016
Shaun Keilen	...	Himself 3 episodes, 2016
Jessica Kolstad	...	Herself - Environmental Scientist 3 episodes, 2016
John Lane	...	Himself - Geologist 3 episodes, 2016
Rob Mies	...	Himself - Biologist 3 episodes, 2016
Austin Osmanski	...	Himself - Biologist 3 episodes, 2016
Jess Peláez	...	Herself - Volcanologist 3 episodes, 2016
Christopher Gillette	...	Himself 2 episodes, 2016
Nick Koumalatsos	...	Himself - Host 2 episodes, 2016

Storyline

The quest to expand the boundaries of human knowledge takes scientists to the edges of the Earth where unseen peril lurks around every corner. From the deepest and darkest rainforest jungles to the edges of active volcanos, these men and women are searching for answers to some of the world's greatest scientific mysteries. Out of their labs and into the wilderness, they place their lives into the hands of a brotherhood of elite survivalists who are sworn to keep every expedition safe, risking their lives to ensure everybody makes it in, completes their mission, and gets out alive.

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Official Sites:

discovery website

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2016 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

October Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Overly dramatic and silly

I'm struggling to write this review because I don't know what to begin criticizing first. The show will try to convince you that your best guide into a remote area is someone who has never been there before, as long as they have military training! Why take a guide with climbing or mountaineering experience, when you can take a navy seal! But there's more! How remote are these areas really? Take for example the El Reventador episode; there is a hostel at the bottom of the volcano and a hiking trail that takes you half way up. There is detailed route information on how to get to hike to the cone in six hours that anyone can google, yet this show will try to convince you that these guys are "trail blazers." Camera crew seems to be above the "expert" guides in the most difficult of places, as the guides proclaim to be the first to reach these spots. Camera is constantly shaken, rocks thrown down and angles distorted to make it seems like these guys are constantly in danger. If there are people are watching these episodes from start to finish, they've certainly accomplished something more challenging than these "trailblazers."