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Mar 2025
44m 37s

ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Welcome...

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In August of the year 2000, four American rock climbers set out to explore the majesty of the Pamir Alai Mountain range in Kyrgyzstan. But only a week into their expedition, they’re taken captive by rebel militants. The group is forced to hike through brutal terrain under the cover of night to avoid detection by the Kyrgyz army. With little to no food or wat ... Show More
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ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Hostage Situation | 2
<p>After being kidnapped by rebel militants in a remote region of Kyrgyzstan, four American rock climbers are forced at gunpoint toward the Uzbekistan border. But their captors are being trailed by the Kygyz army. Soon, the unwitting climbers find themselves in the middle of a fi ... Show More
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ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Fight or Flight | 3
<p>Days without food or water start to weaken the young climbers as their captors push them further into the mountains and further from civilization. But their captors are starting to lose steam too. On a cold dark evening the Americans are left alone with only one of their kidna ... Show More
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ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Breaking Free | 4
When the Americans finally act out and decide to fight for their lives, they’re left alone in an inhospitable mountain rage full of rebel militants and a trigger happy army. Far more than just a rescue mission, the climbers have to cross miles of treacherous terrain in the black ... Show More
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