简介：ExplorerLevisonWood–famousforWalkingtheNile,WalkingtheHimalayasandWalkingtheAmericas–istakingonanewexpeditioninthisfour-partseries:tocrossthemightyCaucususmountainrangethatliesbetweenRussiaandIran.Andaswellasanewregionoftheworld,Levisonistakinganewapproachtoexploring:makinghiswaybyanymeansnecessary.Travellingwiththelocalsandlivingastheydo,Levison'sepic,2,600-milejourneytakeshimthroughfivecountries,crossingthewildlandsonthetensefrontierbetweenEuropeandAsiaandvisitingsomeofthemostfascinatinganddiversepeople'sonearth. BeginninginSouthernRussia,LevisonwilltrackthemountainsthroughincreasinglydangerousterrainwhereIslamistfightershideoutinthehills,towardAzerbaijan,Georgia,ArmeniaandintoIran:ahighlysecretivenationthat'sbeenvirtuallyclosedofftowesternersfordecades.Knownasthe『landsinbetween',Levisonwilltravelthroughthesebadlandsthatsitatthecrossroadsoftwocontinents,andformalargepartofthehistoricandmysteriousSilkRoute. Crossingsnow-cappedmountains,canyonsandvolcanicdeserts,Levisonwillseesomeofthemostspectacularbutlittle-knownlandscapesontheplanet.Trailedbysecretpolice,andpassingthroughforgottenwarzones,hewillmeetanarrayofextraordinarycharacters,fromgold-toothedwolfhuntersandreclusivemonkstomothersofISISfightersandanIranianbikergang. Asbefore,Levfilmsmuchofhisexpeditionhimself,capturingextraordinary,intimatemomentsrarelyseenonscreen-todelivertelevision'srawestandmostauthentictravelseries.…