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Latitude Magazine – A Passion for Adventure

Swimming with sharks and diving sunken shipwreck sites are among many once-in-a-lifetime experiences Cheviot’s Ellis Emmett clocked up as co-host of the adventure travel dive series Descending, which premiered on SKY TV’s Travel Channel in August 2013. Now his thoughts are turning to the next global travel show, as well as a bold new project to inspire and motivate young New Zealanders. We caught up with Ellis . . .

TEDxChristchurch – Ellis’ Philosophy on Adventure

Ellis Emmett is as close to a stereotypical Kiwi as you can get; he’s an avid adventurer and passionate outdoorsman. His many and varied adventures have taken him from the peaks of inaccessible mountain tops, deep into remote jungle, to over 1,000 feet beneath the ocean — and literally hundreds of places in between.

North & South Magazine article – On The Wild Side

To Ellis Emmett, the world is an adventure playground, above and below the water. He talks to Joanna Wayne about becoming Aotearoa’s answer to Jacques Cousteau. But for a man who’s ventured into some of the most exotic parts of the world, Ellis is still a country boy at heart.

Descending launches onto worldwide stage

Descending is to be broadcast in more that 130 countries in 22 languages worldwide – starting this Wednesday 21 August 2013.

Vagabonding Blog Post – Ellis’ Nine Most Important Things In Life

The first things you notice about Ellis Emmett are his piercing blue eyes, the source of his deep, rolling laugh. This is a guy who loves life, and lives large; that much is clear from the moment he shakes your hand.

Descending – Nominated for highest Canadian TV Awards

The 13-episode, adventure travel dive series, ‘Descending’ has received four nominations for Canadians most prestigious Television Awards, the ‘Canadian Screen Awards’. Among others, nominations include Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series.

6,000 km South Pacific Voyage Of Discovery

Ellis along with long-time friend, Ruurd van der Wel, and a small international team of close friends and colleagues, sail a 43ft Beneteau yacht (Miro) from New Zealand to the Kingdom of Tonga, return – a voyage of around 6,000 km.

River turns wild

A late winter, white-water rafting expedition, goes wild – turning into a near disaster for Ellis and crew. The expedition was going well until half way through the week long-journey, when the river unexpectedly flooded to over ten times its normal volume, with massive rainfall in the high country at the rivers source. The normally […]

Descending Season Finale Fan Party

Episode 13 ‘The Underworld’ (Indonesia & Vanuatu) was screened to a select group of super-fans at the same time as the final episode aired on the Outdoor Life Network in Canada. A great way to farewell the final episode and celebrate a fantastic end to Descending Season 1.