ADVENTURING -- You think mosquitoes are bad in the the Idaho Selkirks?

How about venomous stingrays, killer bees, rabid vampire bats, electrifying thunderstorms, previously uncontacted tribes and a bazillion welt-inducing insects?

A Discovery News report tipped me off to Ed Stafford, a 35 year old British explorer who devoted more than two years to walking the length of the Amazon River, from source to sea. 

He finished the journey last August and published a book in June. In a video, he recalls the misery as he wrote in his journal along the way.

A trailer of a show that's yet to become available in the United States suggests it’s full of juicy entertainment.

Meanwhile, Stafford’s adventures -- he hasn't retired -- can be followed on his website.