Ruth Adams was the daughter of Ernest Adams, and a keen mountaineer. Along with Harry Ayres, Mick Sullivan and Ed Hillary, she set off to climb Mt La Perouse in the Southern Alps - a mountain which had been little climbed at the time in 1948. Unfortunately, not far from the top, a rope broke, and Adams fell, breaking her back. What followed was a remarkable rescue effort, which remains one of New Zealand's most notable.

Kevin and Jamie journey more than 400 kilometres off the south coast of NZ, to the notoriously dangerous Auckland Islands in the Sub-Antarctic, to the wreck of the Scottish sailing ship the Invercauld.

Kevin and Jamie return with one of the most significant search and rescue operations in New Zealand history, this time taking on the mighty Tararua Ranges in the North Island.

Following in the footsteps of New Zealand climber Samuel Turner, Kevin and Jamie tackle the North West ridge of Mount Aspiring, travelling the same route Turner and his four climbing companions did in 1913.

Kevin and Jamie journey more than 400 kilometres off the south coast off New Zealand, to the southern reaches of the Auckland Islands, to where the Grafton ship hit rocks in January 1864.

Kevin and Jamie head to the Whitcombe Valley on the West Coast of the South Island, getting an insight into the life of Deer Cullers and how tough bush life was.

Kevin and Jamie travel back in time to the scene of where one of New Zealand’s most infamous manhunts took place. Kevin and Jamie will follow the Te Kooti chase to see what really happened.