A new RTÉ series sees adventurer and former special forces soldier Ray Goggins take well-known Irish faces from the worlds of politics, music and sport on extreme outdoor expeditions through some of the most remote and treacherous environments on Earth, pushing each participant far beyond their comfort zone in the ultimate test of survival and resilience.
Each week, Ray challenges a new well-known pairing with a physically and mentally demanding adventure, designed to push each participant to their limits. As they face the wild together, the experience becomes more than just an adrenaline rush — it’s a deeply emotional journey. Bonds are forged, stories shared, and vulnerabilities surface, as Ray guides participants through a transformative wilderness challenge.
Episode one features former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who teams up with singer Lyra to travel with Ray to the wild untamed mountains of Drakensberg, South Africa. The unlikely trio sleep in caves, scale gigantic peaks and climb sheer rock faces as they make their way to the top of one of the tallest waterfalls on the planet, Tugela Falls. No stranger to scaling political heights, how will Leo fare when faced with a death-defying vertical climb to the top of the Drakensberg Escarpment?
The four-part series is independently produced by Diffusion Media for RTÉ.
