My wife and I have really enjoyed a new show this summer, Expedition Impossible. It started with 13 teams of 3 going on an expedition across Morocco, from the deserts to the snow covered mountains. The teams had to race through each stage of the expedition, walking, climbing, riding camels, riding semi-wild horses, kayaking, white water rafting, rappelling, crawling through caves, navigating narrow paths along cliff edges, swimming rivers, etc. And also solve puzzles that required dexterity, observation, and brain power. And it all relied heavily on teamwork. The teams are made up of everyday ordinary people (3 sisters), atheletes ( 3 former NFL players) cops, firemen, outdoorsmen, etc.
Our favorite team quickly became NO LIMITS (each team has their own name). They are three guys from Colorado. One of them is blind, another is his brother. The third is a 3 tour Afghanistan vet. These guys are inspiring, they were always in the top teams coming in, until the vet severely injured, or re-injured, his foot in an episode.
The blind guy has such trust in his brother and his brother always, always has his back. They rappel down cliffs (300 feet) and the blind guy follows his brothers direction unhesitatingly. They take individual kayaks and he has faith in his brothers directions to navigate the rapids and boulders. He even zip lined across a river. The most amazing example of faith and trust was when they were given the choice of jumping off of a 40 foot cliff into a river or taking a 20-30 minute detour. He put his full faith in his brother and was led to the edge (no easy feat for anyone that can see) and, holding hands, jumped when his brother gave the signal. WOW!.
With several episodes to go, the Afghan vet severely injured his foot. But, he had a cast put on it, and iced it every night, and continued the expedition every day, in agonizing pain. They have managed to successfully stave off elimination each stage since then, but admittedly, they did have some luck that one team went the wrong way (even with GPS).
There is one team that I really hope does not win, called the FAB 3. It is a woman, her gay brother AJ, and his former partner. I'm ok with the sister, although she is a whiner, also ok with the former partner, he just goes along and get's it done. But that AJ is a snake. He continues to hope that NO LIMITS and the team that will probably win, the Gypsies somehow have misfortune "take them out" of the competition as he puts it.
The Gypsies will probably win, but they are great, and truly love the competion, the tougher the better. If NO LIMITS doesn't win, I hope it is them. They do deserve it both as competitors but especially as sportsmen. They are quality guys.
But back to the original topic, if you truly want to be inspired, watch the finale, and pay attention to those guys on NO LIMITS. It will truly inspire you and re-inforce that there are people out there who have your back.
Expedition Impossible on ABC, 9:00 PM Thursday.
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