Oman - Desert Fortress
2019•45m•Released
Documentary
Episode of Expedition with Steve Backshall, a series in which the naturalist and explorer Steve Backsahll takes us on a mission to visit parts of the world yet to be explored. The episode shows the second part of his adventure in Oman. Steve and an elite team of rock climbers head to the desert of southern Oman to attempt the first ascent of a towering escarpment. There, in the Dhofar Mountains, the team will encounter one of Earth’s rarest animals, the Arabian leopard. The other Oman episode of the series follows Steve into an Arabian desert canyon that no human has ever explored.
Director
Ali May
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
Steve Backshall
Self
Hazel Findlay
Self
Aldo Kane
Self
Khalid Al Hikmani
Self
Miguel Willis
Self
Keith Partridge
Self
John Arran
Self
Production
Company
BBC
Company
Fremantle
Company
True to Nature
Company
UKTV
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