https://interactive.wttw.com/ en https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2018/07/11/earths-most-impressive-and-forbidding-landscapes <span>Earth&#039;s Most Impressive and Forbidding Landscapes</span> <div class="field-name-field-image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/post_featured/public/images/2018/07/06/MNTS_0302_20160315_SpitiValleyMakingOf_HSP-.jpg?itok=G0npeRZV" width="1400" height="788" alt="Key monastery in India&#039;s Spiti Valley. Photo: Hector Skevington-Postles" title="Key monastery in India&#039;s Spiti Valley. Photo: Hector Skevington-Postles" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <div class="imgcaption">Key monastery in India's Spiti Valley. Photo: Hector Skevington-Postles</div> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/aegis/2651" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">dhautzinger</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-07-11T08:00:00-05:00" title="Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 8:00 AM">Wed, 07/11/2018 - 08:00</time> </span> <div class="body"><p class="subtitle"><a href="https://schedule.wttw.com/series/26815/Earths-Natural-Wonders--Life-at-the-Extremes/">Earth's Natural Wonders: Life at the Extremes</a> <em>airs Wednesdays at 8:00 pm, </em><em>followed by </em><a href="https://schedule.wttw.com/episodes/447842/Rockies-Kingdoms-of-the-Sky/">Kingdoms of the Sky</a><em> at 9:00 pm.</em></p> <p>PBS's Summer of Adventure has begun! From the <a href="https://schedule.wttw.com/series/26787/No-Passport-Required/">cuisines of America's diverse immigrant communities</a> to <a href="http://wttw.com/10">structures that changed America</a>, there's a lot to explore, including three of the world's most impressive mountain ranges in <em>Kingdoms of the Sky </em>and some of Earth's most forbidding landscapes in <em>Earth's Natural Wonders: Life at the Extremes</em>. Discover the people and wildlife who live on the craggy slopes of the Rockies, the Andes, and the Himalayas in the former, and the humans who survive in some of the harshest conditions on the planet in the latter. For a sneak peek, browse through some breathtaking photography from both series. </p> <p><img alt="A camel herder leads his camel train over the sand dunes in Nubra Valley, India. Photo: BBC/Alex Lanchester" class="image-full standalone-image" height="934" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/MNTS_0305_20160711_Marmots_AL-8994.jpg?itok=peykJc_3" title="A camel herder leads his camel train over the sand dunes in Nubra Valley, India. Photo: BBC/Alex Lanchester" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="A nighttime camp for a skiing expedition in the Rocky Mountains. Photo: BBC" class="image-full standalone-image" height="934" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/MNTS_0104_20160903_ExtremeSkiingNikon_BS-4578.jpg?itok=Wd4c2mKk" title="A nighttime camp for a skiing expedition in the Rocky Mountains. Photo: BBC" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="Sunrise at the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. Photo: BBC/Matthew Wright" class="image-full standalone-image" height="933" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/MTNS_0204_20160608_IncaBridge_MJW-2092-HDR.jpg?itok=ypKOsm09" title="Sunrise at the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. Photo: BBC/Matthew Wright" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="Bighorn Sheep fight over mates in Wyoming. Photo: BBC/Lydia Baines" class="image-full standalone-image" height="933" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/MNTS_0101_20151116_BigHorn_LB-1509%20%281%29.jpg?itok=D3qmym9Y" title="Bighorn Sheep fight over mates in Wyoming. Photo: BBC/Lydia Baines" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="Jump location for wingsuiter Jeff Shapiro at Bitterroot National Forest in Montana. Photo: BBC/Stuart Dunn" class="image-full standalone-image" height="933" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/MNTS_0110_20160827_Wingsuit-SD-4572.jpg?itok=OudcckWL" title="Jump location for wingsuiter Jeff Shapiro at Bitterroot National Forest in Montana. Photo: BBC/Stuart Dunn" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="Buddhist monks at Phyang Monastery in Ladakh, India put the finishing touches on a sand Mandala. Photo: BBC/Anthony Pyper" class="image-full standalone-image" height="933" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/MNTS_0303_20160410_Mandala_AP-6.jpg?itok=jvW9hh6N" title="Buddhist monks at Phyang Monastery in Ladakh, India put the finishing touches on a sand Mandala. Photo: BBC/Anthony Pyper" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="Snow-capped peaks in the Peruvian Andes mountains near Huascaran National Park. Photo: BBC/Matthew Wright" class="image-full standalone-image" height="933" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/MTNS_0208_20160803_AndesAerials_MJW-2474.JPG?itok=LcpH_vF9" title="Snow-capped peaks in the Peruvian Andes mountains near Huascaran National Park. Photo: BBC/Matthew Wright" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="A Salt Flat Lizard surveys the scene on the high altitude altiplano of Northern Chile. Photo: BBC/Matthew Wright" class="image-full standalone-image" height="933" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/MTNS_0201_20151027_SaltFlatLizard_MJW-0700.jpg?itok=WTsun074" title="A Salt Flat Lizard surveys the scene on the high altitude altiplano of Northern Chile. Photo: BBC/Matthew Wright" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="Gheralta Massif in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Photo: BBC/Alistair McCormick" class="image-full standalone-image" height="933" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/06/A_MCCORMICK_SM1A5246.JPG?itok=crW8_cfz" title="Gheralta Massif in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Photo: BBC/Alistair McCormick" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> <p><img alt="Alpine landscape around Zermatt, Switzerland. Photo: BBC/Russell Leven" class="image-full standalone-image" height="933" src="/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/images/2018/07/09/CROC9558.JPG?itok=SxjIya1b" title="Alpine landscape around Zermatt, Switzerland. Photo: BBC/Russell Leven" width="1400" loading="lazy" /></p> </div> <div class="field_tags field-name-field-tags"> <div class='field-items'> <div class="field-item"><a href="/tags/kingdoms-sky" hreflang="en">Kingdoms of the Sky</a></div> <div class="field-item"><a href="/tags/earths-natural-wonders" hreflang="en">Earth&#039;s Natural Wonders</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:00:00 +0000 dhautzinger 30808 at https://interactive.wttw.com