Posts Tagged ‘fiji’
World’s Toughest Race, “World’s Toughest Production…”
“They’re doing the world’s toughest race, we’re doing the world’s toughest production…” Executive Producer and Showrunner Lisa Hennessey talks with Risen about the 66 teams, 330 athletes, 700 crew members and 120 fijian villages make up Bear Grylls “World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji” through Mark Burnett. From logistics to the locals, you don’t want to miss…
Read MoreBreaking Diversity Barriers: Team Onyx
World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji is about perseverance. People from all walks of life and every corner of the globe join together to overcome the most incredible obstacles. The challenges lie both within the course itself, and competitors’ equally daunting personal struggles, which are only magnified by the demands of the expedition. Team Onyx is…
Read MoreA Special Journey for this Father-Son Team: Meet the Macys
For father-son Team Endure, it’s more about the journey than it is about winning. Mark Macy and his son Travis Macy weren’t initially planning on being on the same team. Mark has been racing most of his life and had even raced in Fiji before; Travis grew up watching his dad and when Mark was…
Read MoreTwin Sister Adventurers: Tashi & Nungshi Malik
Twin sisters Tashi & Nungshi Malik from Dehradun make up 2 of the 5 member on Team Khukuri Warriors, the first team from India to join Eco-Challenge. By 23 years of age they had defied gender stereotypes reaching the world’s highest and farthest points – Mt Everest, the North Pole and the South Pole –…
Read MoreBear Grylls: “Don’t Underestimate the Wild”
From the creator of Survivor, 66 teams descend upon Fiji to compete in the most epic global adventure race ever attempted. Bear Grylls hosts World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji which is an 11-day expedition that pushes competitors to their physical and emotional limits. For veteran teams the goal is to win — but for most, the…
Read MoreGive Clean Water Founder Darrel Larson
FIJI: From Sickness & Survival to Sustainability & Strength One Man Created A Solution for the Country to Have Clean Water Written by Heidi Ortlip Interview by Kelli Gillespie Fiji is a place known for its breathtaking beaches, world-class surfing and high-end bottled water. But it’s also a country where half the population doesn’t have…
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