Episode 3

Total distance travelled: 689 miles

Fes

Week three moved the action nearly 300 miles north to Fes, Morocco’s oldest royal city.

The Team Task this week led to the adventurers running through the 10,000 alleyways which make up the medina (or ancient centre), on a frenzied shopping trip. The medina, known as Fes el Bali, was built in the ninth century and is recognised by UNESCO World Heritage as the world’s largest urban area where cars are not allowed. It’s incredibly easy to get lost in the hectic medina, as there are no up-to-date maps (and those that do exist often lead directly through a local’s house).

Gouffre de Friouato

Up into the mountains to the north east of Fes lies the immense Friouato cave system, which includes North Africa’s largest cave.

By the time the adventurers reached the cave for the third Survival Challenge it was mid-February, and the entrance to the cave was covered in snow, which fell steadily from the cave roof down into the 150 foot chasm below. The adventurers had to descend hundreds of steep steps to make their leap into the darkness...