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Canyons & Ice: The Last Run of Dick Griffith

Dick Griffith is an adventurer’s adventurer. Over his life, he has crossed 6,000 miles of the Arctic solo. Starvation, drowning, bears, foxes, blinding storms, frostbite - the list of what has tried to kill Dick is long. And all of it has failed. Now, at 89, he takes one last whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon.

CANYONS & ICE: The Last Run of Dick Griffith

56m 53s

Dick Griffith is an adventurer’s adventurer. Over his life, he has crossed 6,000 miles of the Arctic solo. Starvation, drowning, bears, foxes, blinding storms, frostbite - the list of what has tried to kill Dick is long. And all of it has failed. Now, at 89, he takes one last whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon.

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    CANYONS & ICE: The Last Run of Dick Griffith

    56m 53s

    Dick Griffith is an adventurer’s adventurer. Over his life, he has crossed 6,000 miles of the Arctic solo. Starvation, drowning, bears, foxes, blinding storms, frostbite - the list of what has tried to kill Dick is long. And all of it has failed. Now, at 89, he takes one last whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon.

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