Boundless - Season 1 - Eps 5: South Africa: Up-Downstream
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.
About Boundless

Title: Boundless
First Air Date: 2013-09-25
Last Air Date: 2016-06-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 9/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 31
Network: Esquire Network
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Production Companies: Henry Less Productions
Synopsis
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?