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Ice Road Truckers: Seasons 1 2 and 3 DVD Set
Ice Road Truckers Season 1 Hitch a ride with the bravest (or craziest) truck drivers in the world. Get the complete first season of this blockbuster sub-zero THE HISTORY CHANNEL series!The image for this DVD box cover is currently in development.Inspired by the runaway success of – and unprecedented viewer demand for – the MODERN MARVELS special.Get the entire first season of this blockbuster THE HISTORY CHANNEL series.60 below 350 miles 20 miles an hour: one hell of a roadtrip. At the top of the world there is a job like no other. Meet Hugh Rick Alex Jay T.J and Drew. They are ICE ROAD TRUCKERS. Just 28 inches of frozen water years of experience and quick reflexes separate them from doom. The draw: a year’s worth of salary and bragging rights in just two months. The risks: breakdown whiteout subzero temperatures submersion in a frozen lake. In short death. In Canada’s far North $40 billion worth of gold and diamonds waits to be extracted from three jackpot mines. Critical equipment and supplies get to these Northwest Territories sites only one way: a 350-mile-long highway across permafrost and frozen lakes. As 26-year veteran Alex Debogorski puts it it’s a ‘dash for cash ‘ with each trucker racking up as many runs as possible – at up to $2000 per trip – in the eight short weeks before the ice highway melts. Along the way they contend with the most treacherous conditions Nature can throw at them while hauling tons of precious cargo. The truckers that brave this hazardous road form a charismatic and rag-tag fraternity. This mind-blowing series takes you through an entire perilous ice road season: from the construction of this massive frozen highway to the arrival and preparation of the truck fleet; from the first enthusiastic runs to the risky final days when the highway grows unreliable; from deep-winter breakdowns to isolation and boredom on the road. ICE ROAD TRUCKERS puts you in the driver‘s seat. Shot with 26 high