The American version of the show kicked off in Canada.
The American version of The Amazing Race kicked its latest season off in Canada, with a big stunt at BC Place.
The reality game show (shot last fall) saw participants start off from Vancouver’s Jack Poole Plaza before racing around the city, mostly in False Creek (including a trip on an Aquabus) before ending at VanDusen Garden.
In the middle of all that, the teams stopped at BC Place to take part in a big stunt that likely made some competitors’ hearts drop.
They had to leap off the catwalk in the middle of the stadium, which hosted the FIFA World Cup this summer.
The walkway they had to jump off is above the centre of the field below. The 200-foot drop ended (relatively) gently though, thanks to a complex rigging system.
But perhaps the event would have been better named a “bearwalk.”
Not only did they have to make the leap, but they had to wear bear-like arms and catch a giant plush salmon on the way down. Watch below.