Scaling a vertical cliff as tall as the Empire State Building

Climbing a Table-Top Mountain | Expedition Guyana | BBC Earth · 4:00 · Video: BBC Earth · Watch at the source

In short: This expedition explores the extreme challenges of climbing a near-vertical cliff-face in Guyana, where climbers must navigate massive, loose boulders to reach the summit.

The video follows an expedition in Guyana to scale a massive table-top mountain. The ascent involves navigating precarious terrain, including boulders the size of a fridge freezer, along a cliff-face that reaches a height nearly equal to New York's Empire State Building.

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