Movie: Oman - Desert Fortress

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Steve Backshall
Steve Backshall

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Hazel Findlay
Hazel Findlay

Self

John Arran
John Arran

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Khalid Al Hikmani
Khalid Al Hikmani

Self

Aldo Kane
Aldo Kane

Self

Keith Partridge
Keith Partridge

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Miguel Willis
Miguel Willis

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    Episode of Expedition with Steve Backshall, a series in which the naturalist and explorer Steve Backsahll takes us on a mission to visit parts of the world yet to be explored. The episode shows the second part of his adventure in Oman. Steve and an elite team of rock climbers head to the desert of southern Oman to attempt the first ascent of a towering escarpment. There, in the Dhofar Mountains, the team will encounter one of Earth’s rarest animals, the Arabian leopard. The other Oman episode of the series follows Steve into an Arabian desert canyon that no human has ever explored.

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    2019-01-01

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