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Boundless

Two ultra athletes. Five months. Eight of the toughest endurance races in the world. With the globe as their playground, friends and fierce competitors Simon Donato and Paul “Turbo” Trebilcock aim to prove that boundaries are meant to be broken. The docuseries chronicles both pain and triumph as Turbo and Simon climb, run and bike up anything they can find over five straight months of extreme challenges. Will they finish all eight races and make it through this ultimate test of mind, body and spirit?

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3 seasons

31 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2013

Rating

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Season 1

10 episodes
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Iceland: Surface of the Moon
Episode 1

Iceland: Surface of the Moon

Episode 1 • Sep 25, 2013

Simon and Turbo’s season kicks off with the intense “Fire and Ice Ultra” – a 250km, seven-day stage race – camping and running through the volcanic ruggedness of the Icelandic Highlands. Much to everyone’s surprise, winter comes early, and all runners battle the plummeting temperatures as a large snowstorm closes in.

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Iceland: All Ice, No Fire
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Iceland: All Ice, No Fire

Episode 2 • Oct 02, 2013

The “Fire and Ice Ultra” foot race continues its way out of the Icelandic Highlands, north through ever-changing seasons towards the 250km finish line. But the cold and snow continue to be a risk factor for Simon, Turbo, and the rest of the competitors – and everyone has to stick together to overcome the challenges and safely complete the race.

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Hawaii: The Channel of Bones
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Hawaii: The Channel of Bones

Episode 3 • Oct 09, 2013

The “Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships” is considered one of the toughest and most elite paddling races on earth. Simon and Turbo have four days in Hawaii to train before competing against the world’s best – and stand-up paddling their way over 10-foot open ocean swells to cross the 32-mile Channel of Bones.

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Kenya: Born to Run
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Kenya: Born to Run

Episode 4 • Oct 16, 2013

The “Amazing Maasai Ultra” race pits a small field of international competitors against local Kenyans – considered some of the fastest runners on the planet – amid the heat and wilderness of the Laikipia Highlands. Simon is running this race without Turbo – he’s living in a small hut and learning all he can from the local Maasai Warriors – before pushing his physical and emotional extremes to complete the 75km single-day run.

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South Africa: Up-Downstream
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South Africa: Up-Downstream

Episode 5 • Oct 23, 2013

The two-day, 82km “Hansa Fish River Marathon” paddle race on a river in rural South Africa boasts nearly two thousand kayakers rowing down man-made weirs and waterfalls, on class 3+ rapids. Simon and Turbo find themselves in way over their head, and fearing for their safety, have to decide between pulling from the race or finding a way to persevere and reach the finish line intact.

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United States: Spinning Wheels
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United States: Spinning Wheels

Episode 6 • Oct 30, 2013

Taking their love of climbing, canyoneering and mountain biking to the extreme, Simon and Turbo head to Hurricane, Utah, to compete in the annual “Six Hours of Frog Hollow” bike race. The 12.8-mile looping course winds perilously through gaping canyons, alongside sheer cliff drops and over large boulders – presenting huge challenges for both guys, and a near catastrophic accident for Turbo.

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Season 2

11 episodes
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Austria: Salzkammergut Trophy
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Austria: Salzkammergut Trophy

Episode 1 • Mar 31, 2014

Simon and Turbo train with expert bike racers and locals in the Alps before taking on the terrifying descents and harrowing switchbacks of the hardest mountain bike marathon in Europe: the 137-mile Salzkammergut race in Austria.

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Mongolia: Sunrise to Sunset
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Mongolia: Sunrise to Sunset

Episode 2 • Apr 07, 2014

100km single-day race in some the most scenic areas of northern Mongolia. Our friends from last year’s Kenya return to compete with Simon and Turbo. The race itself is one of a kind and incredibly challenging. Epic in scope and the biggest, longest ultra we have tackled to date.

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Scotland: Charlie Ramsay Round
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Scotland: Charlie Ramsay Round

Episode 3 • Apr 14, 2014

Simon and Turbo train with local experts and some of the UK’s top mountain runners before taking on the historic Ramsay Round in Scotland, a 56-mile race in which they attempt to summit 24 of the country’s highest peaks. In less than 24 hours. With no sleep and no support.

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Holland: SUP 11-City Tour
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Holland: SUP 11-City Tour

Episode 4 • Apr 21, 2014

Hoping to redeem themselves after a disappointing upset in Hawaii, Turbo and Simon take on a five-day, eleven-city stand-up paddleboarding race through the picture-perfect canals of northern Holland. But redemption comes at a price: sweat and pain.

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Peru: Great River Amazon River Raft Race
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Peru: Great River Amazon River Raft Race

Episode 5 • Apr 28, 2014

At the Great River Amazon Raft Race, Simon and Turbo pair with an inexperienced married couple to race 112 miles down a remote section of the mighty Amazon River. In 3 days. On a raft they built themselves. If they want to finish in one of the top spots, there’s a lot to learn, and quickly.

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California: Trona 353
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California: Trona 353

Episode 6 • May 05, 2014

The guys attempt a 353-mile bike race through the California deserts.

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Season 3

10 episodes
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Arizona: 24-Hour Mountain Bike Race
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Arizona: 24-Hour Mountain Bike Race

Episode 1 • Apr 12, 2016

The "Burning Man" of the mountain biking world, this race attracts some of America's most eccentric mix, as competitors pedal a 24-hour loop course through the wild and dangerous cacti forest of the Sonoran Desert. The squad experiences equipment breakdowns, a race-stopping emergency, night time exhaustion and the fight to work their way onto the podium.

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Greenland: Arctic Circle Race
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Greenland: Arctic Circle Race

Episode 2 • Apr 19, 2016

Set north of the Arctic Circle, this three-day cross-country ski race is considered one of the most challenging of its kind due to unpredictable weather conditions. The harrowing first day is full of learning curves, a white-out on day two challenges all the and a looming storm on the final day turns the entire race upside down.

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Chile: Atacama Extreme 100 Mile Run
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Chile: Atacama Extreme 100 Mile Run

Episode 3 • Apr 26, 2016

The athletes head to the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth for a 100-mile foot race that could be the mental and physical breaking point of the race season. With the sun beating down on their bodies, it will take the pure determination of their minds to reach the finish line.

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Utah: Adventure Xtream Race
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Utah: Adventure Xtream Race

Episode 4 • May 03, 2016

The Adventure Xstream Moab race in Utah is a riveting one-day, 60+ mile adventure competition. The race marks the first time Simon, Turbo, Rory and Hunter compete as a four-person team. Pushing the squad physically and emotionally against one another, they battle a crippling six-mile canyon climb, steep rope descents and a costly navigation blunder in their quest to make the podium.

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France: 140 km Mountain Bike Race
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France: 140 km Mountain Bike Race

Episode 5 • May 10, 2016

Deemed the hardest mountain bike race in the world, the MB Race Culture Velo set in the French Alps features 70km, 100km and grueling 140km course option with over 7,000 meters of single-track climbs, and harrowing descents. On and off the track, the athletes encounter a few obstacles along the way. Rory tries to overcome her mountain biking inexperience and retain her racing legacy. Simon's bike goes missing and is forced to maneuver the rugged terrain on a rental and Hunter's cramping threatens to take him out of the race entirely. On a high note, Turbo is pacing ...

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Scotland: Scottish Highlands Quadrathlon
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Scotland: Scottish Highlands Quadrathlon

Episode 6 • May 17, 2016

This very demanding Quadrathlon race is amidst the scenic rolling hills of Aberfeldy, Scotland. The competition features a nearly one-mile swim across Loch Tay, 60 miles of fell running over seven hills above 3,000 feet, a seven mile kayak, and a 34-mile road bike. Simon and Turbo, as Team Canada, push and pull one another over some daunting moments through their combined sense of discipline, while the young and hungry Hunter and Rory, as Team America, push forward full force. It'll take more than just trash talking to beat the mental stamina required to reach the ...

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