National Geographic Weekend

This week, we uncovered the religious "blood ivory" trade in the Philippines, then we surf standing waves on Idaho's rivers, and finally we trash talk Chinese youth over ping pong.

This week, we cohabitate with cannibals in New Guinea, then we scavenge with hyenas in South Africa and finally, we climb some of the world's tallest mountains, slowly and steadily.

This week, we ride down 80 foot waterfalls in New Zealand, then we spy on our ferocious feline friends, and finally, we row, bike and hike our way around the world.

This week, we go diving with crocodiles in Botswana, then we run 100 miles in 18 hours and finally, we go mountain biking in Haiti.

This week, we circumnavigate the planet by bike in 92 days, trap snow leopards in Afghanistan, and finally, we jam with Rusted Root.

This week, we wait out an electric storm near the summit of Mt. Kenya, then we discover a new branch on man's family tree, and finally we go fishing in Alaska & manage to avoid the grizzlies.

This week, we set a speed climbing record on Yellowstone's most iconic peak, then we visit America's best beach, and finally, we walk the length of South America's Andes mountains.

This week, we face a grizzly with "Jungle" Jack Hanna, then we park a vehicle on Mars at 13,000 miles per hour, and finally, we discover the "real" New Orleans -- and it has nothing to do with Bourbon Street.

This week, we dodge elephants while riding our bike from Mt. Kilimanjaro to Cape Town, then we hire an army to defend a desert excavation, and finally, we learn about the importance of keeping a handy pee-bottle in Antarctica.

This week we vacation in Middle Eastern conflict zones, then we walk from Africa to South America in our ancestors' foosteps, and finally we dogsled, kayak and walk from the Arctic Circle to Florida.

This week, we drink cobra venom soup in Thailand, eat poisonous honey in Turkey and explore uncharted waters in the Pacific Ocean.

This week, we break records climbing all of the world's tallest mountains, then we work in Indian villages to keep tigers and humans apart and finally, we give some love to the world's ugliest critters.

This week, we survive a polar bear attack in the Canadian Arctic, then we bear witness to Cambodia's genocide and finally, we go scuba diving in pursuit of poisonous snakes.

This week, we guide injured soldiers up the world's tallest mountains, introduce two invasive species to Hawai'i, and revisit one of the Civil War's bloodiest days.

This week, we row a dinghy from Miami to New York City, introduce inner city Kenyans to lions, and escape from Mexico's most notorious prison.