Around the world, men and women rest on high alert. When a cry for help is received, they respond and are willing to give their lives to help rescue others. From raging summer forest fires to freezing mountain storms, we bring you stories about rescuers working in the worst conditions our natural world has to offer: battling fire, ice and the sea.
In this episode, ice, we climbed Mt McKinley also known as Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest peak. Every year around a thousand people attempt to scale its 6 200 meter summit. This is the home of the Denali National Park High Altitude Rescue Rangers. They carry out their missions on one of the oldest mountains on earth where summer temperatures can drop to – 50 degrees centigrade