A N D K R I S H A RT M A N AT M T. ST. H E L E N ’S N AT I O N A L PA R K
WHEN TIM MEDVETZ SHATTERED HIS BODY AND CRACKED HIS SKULL IN A NEAR-FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN 2001, HE WAS NOT EXPECTED TO WALK AGAIN. A YEAR LATER, HE WAS CLIMBING M T. E V E R EST. N OW, ON “ G O I NG WI L D,” T I M I S TA K I NG EVERYDAY AMERICANS ON A RIGOROUS JOURNEY, T RA N S PO RT I NG T HE M TO P L AC ES OT HE RS CAN ONLY DREAM OF REACHING WHERE THEY CA N EXPLORE THE WO N DE RS OF TH E WO R L D — AND REDISCOVER THEMSELVES. IN THIS EPISODE, WE MEET KRIS HARTMAN, WHO’S BEEN DEAL I N G W I TH T H E D E AT H O F HI S S I ST E R S E V E N YEAR S AG O BY I M M E RS I N G H I MS E L F I N HI S J O B A ND NI G HTLY TVWATC H I N G B I N GES. HI S WI F E WO R R I ES T HAT ’S HE ’S M ISSING OUT ON HIS SON’S CHILDHOOD.
“ H E N E E D S A WA K E- U P C A L L —a little dose of Mother Nature,” says Tim. Together, they’ll take a treacherous three-day journey up the summit of Mt. St. Helen’s, an 8,300-foot active volcano in Washington State. Its snowy peaks and dense forests are teeming with dangerous wildlife, including cougars, elk, and bears. Tim knows this deadly environment is just the place to kick Kris into gear. “I’m going to put you through hell,” Tim tells him—and does. Will Kris reach the peak—and muster the courage to dig deep within and find the strength to L I V E L I F E TO T H E F U L L E ST ?
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