{"id":4928,"date":"2026-05-18T19:17:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viasatnature.eu\/episode\/steve-backshalls-extreme-river-challenge-s1e1-101\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T08:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:42:22","slug":"steve-backshalls-extreme-river-challenge-s1e1-101","status":"publish","type":"vsei_episode","link":"https:\/\/viasatnature.eu\/lt\/episode\/steve-backshalls-extreme-river-challenge-s1e1-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve'o Backshallo ekstremalus upi\u0173 i\u0161\u0161\u016bkis - S1E1 - 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vsei-meta\"><span><b>Series:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/viasatnature.eu\/lt\/serija\/ekstremalus-upiu-issukis-su-steve-backshall\/\">Steve\u2019o Backshallo \u201eEkstremalus upi\u0173 i\u0161\u0161\u016bkis\u201c<\/a><\/span><span><b>Season:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episode:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Gamybos metai:<\/b> 2016<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Synopsis<\/h2>\n<p>Steve Backshall explores the Baliem River on the island of New Guinea; he starts his journey at Lake Habema and encounters some of the most extreme whitewater rapids seen anywhere on the planet.<\/p>\n<h3>About the series<\/h3>\n<p>Adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall sets out to explore one of the wildest rivers in the world: the mighty Baliem River on the island of New Guinea just north of Australia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Series: Steve Backshall&#8217;s Extreme River ChallengeSeason: 1Episode: 1Production year: 2016 Synopsis Steve Backshall explores the Baliem River on the island of New Guinea; he starts his journey at Lake Habema and encounters some of the most extreme whitewater rapids seen anywhere on the planet. 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