[2] Auditions for a second season opened in August 2023, with filming to take place over three weeks between November and December 2023.
The team may stay in a sizeable campground and get a variety of amenities, including food, when the trekkers reach a checkpoint.
The series was filmed in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand[2] starting near Glenorchy at the northern tip of Lake Wakatipu.
During the second episode a clear view of Mount Alfred can be seen during the climb up to the ridge overlooking the Rees River.
The destination summit is Mount Head with several episodes were shot on Rees Valley and The Branches high-country stations in the province of Otago, north of Glenorchy.
[27] In November, Ben Shephard was confirmed as host of the series with filming taking place in New Zealand's South Island; it is expected to be aired in 2025.