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The Peacock sees the B次元官网网址淧irates of the CaribbeanB次元官网网址� star shoot through the sky thousands of feet above the ground, dive into a deep sinkhole and rock climb hundreds of feet.

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The series, which debuts Thursday, was born from the pandemic, which made outside adventures even more alluring. It met the perfect host in a man who is a natural risk-taker. When he made his Broadway debut in B次元官网网址淩omeo and Juliet,B次元官网网址� he roared onto the stage on a Triumph motorcycle.

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Then he heads to the Bahamas, to a 663-foot-deep (202 meters) hole in the ocean, with the aim of plunging to 100 feet (30.5 meters) on just one breath. After that, itB次元官网网址檚 off to Utah to climb a 400-foot (122 meter) tower and stand on a summit the size of a pizza box.

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There were some heart-in-your throat moments, like on his seventh skydiving jump, where Bloom needed to activate his reserve chute, something that is necessary just 1 in 1,000 times. And for his 21st jump, he did it holding hands with his 80-year-old uncle, Christopher Copeland, a master skydiver.

Usually it takes 200 solo skydives before anyone is allowed to wingsuit but Bloom convinces his instructor in just two weeks. his partner, is on hand for the first wobbly flight, embracing her man after he lands and lovingly calling him B次元官网网址渁 flying wombat.B次元官网网址�

Bloom battles ear pain to attempt the 100-foot (30.5 meter) freedive and practicing a breath exercise leaves him in tears, struggling and sweating. Freediving turns out to require a slowing heart, conserving energy and relaxing B次元官网网址� the opposite of most sports.

The rock climbing challenge sees a usual 2-3 year training process condensed into a week. There was added stress because Bloom broke his back in a fall in his 20s and really didnB次元官网网址檛 want to do that again.

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Bloom joins a crowded field of adventure-seeking celeb TV hosts, which includes Zac Efron, Chris Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Macaulay Culkin and Ewan McGregor.

Bloom, already a guy who went to the gym twice a day, was a quick learner and even emerged with a skydiving license. But he had one-on-one help from experts usually out of the reach of regular thrillseekers, like Maureen B次元官网网址淢oB次元官网网址� Beck, a gold medal at the 2014 Spanish Paraclimbing World Championships, and Camila Jaber, the youngest female freediver to break records.

Bloom credits his instructors for their patience, expertise and teaching him to trust them and their gear. His life was in their hands but very often, their lives were in his hands.

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Bloom hopes viewers will tune in to see a novice achieve remarkable feats but also to inspire them to get outside their comfort zones, be it perhaps by managing public speaking or learning a new language.

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Bloom says heB次元官网网址檚 in a happy place, with a good career, a loving partner and great children. That made the stakes even higher for the new series.

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