Outdoor Life Network Announces 12 Athletes Who Will Attempt to Earn Place On Mount Everest Summit Team in New Adventure Series ...

           "Global Extremes:  Mt. Everest - 4Runners of Adventure"

    STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 28 -- Outdoor Life Network announced
the 12 participants who will move on to Kalahari:  Northern Cape, South Africa
in the new original adventure series, "Global Extremes:  Mt. Everest -
4Runners of Adventure" on Monday, January 27th at 10:00 PM ET/PT.
    Last night, viewers watched as 24 exceptional men and women, chosen from
the original 50 athletes during the January 13 episode, were challenged in
various physical activities in the Elk Mountains, Colorado Selection Camp,
including overnight back country ski traversing, uphill foot-racing and
mountaineer skill training.  The athletes were striving to be one of the 12,
chosen by the OLN panel of experts, to participate in the first leg of the
Global Extremes international challenges in Kalahari.
    The 12 athletes chosen for the Kalahari adventures were: Andy Corra of
Durango, Colo.; Jan "Honza" Fiala of Corrales, N.M.; Sam Gehring of Cardiff,
Calif.; Jesse Haynes of Phillips, Wis.; Troy Henkels of Eagle River, Alaska;
Colleen Ihnken of Alma, Colo.; Eric Kapitulik of Annapolis, Md.; Ted Mahon of
Aspen, Colo.; Petit Pinson of Coronado, Calif.; Jesse Rickert of Gunnison,
Colo.; Darran Wells of Lander Wyo.; and Trynt Young of Encinitas, Calif.
    As a partner, Toyota and the all-new 4Runner SUV will assist the athletes
through an international global challenge in one of the Earth's most
treacherous locales, Kalahari:  Northern Cape, South Africa, where they will
participate in activities including desert running, horseback riding,
orienteering, vehicle off-road driving and mountain biking.  In Costa Rica,
Central America, the 11 remaining participants will be faced with handling the
dense jungles and diverse environment as they challenge themselves in a
variety of sports, including mountain biking, jungle trekking, rope courses
and sea kayaking, while learning conservation along the way.
    The remaining nine participants will move onto one of the harshest
climates on Earth, Iceland, where they will pioneer a route among the frozen
mountain passes and valleys of the Icelandic Ice Caps.
    The final phase for the five athletes chosen for the Summit Team will
prove to be the ultimate adventure thrill -- a chance to climb Mt. Everest,
the world's highest pinnacle.  This expedition is in celebration of the 50th
anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's first ascent to the
summit, and will be telecast LIVE on OLN in May.

     Outdoor Life Network's Global Extremes Programming Schedule

     -- SELECTION CAMP IN MOAB & ELK MOUNTAINS:  Premiered Monday, January 6
        at 9:00 PM ET/PT, and will continue Mondays throughout January (10, 20
        and 27) at 10:00 PM ET/PT with all new original episodes.

     -- KALAHARI:  Mondays in February (3, 10, 17 and 24) at 10:00 PM ET/PT

     -- COSTA RICA:  Mondays in March (3, 10, 17 and 24) at 10:00 PM ET/PT

     -- ICELAND:  The last Monday in March (31) and Mondays in April (7, 14
        and 21) at 10:00 PM ET/PT

     -- MT. EVEREST:  LIVE summit attempt May 2003, schedule predicated on
        weather

     * Coverage will be repeated on Tuesdays & Sundays at 10:00 PM ET/PT
     ** An encore presentation of the previous week's episode will be
        broadcast Mondays at 9:00 PM ET/PT

    Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., has partnered with OLN for "Global
Extremes: Mt. Everest - 4Runners of Adventure" to showcase the larger, more
powerful, and more capable 2003 4Runner, which meets the needs of thrill
seekers and offers capabilities OLN viewers depend on for their adventurous
lifestyles.  The 4Runner will be featured as an integral team member in the
Global Extremes:  Mt. Everest - 4Runners of Adventure athletic activities
providing transport, support and transitional stations.

    Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., is the sales, marketing, distribution
and customer service arm of Toyota in the United States and is a subsidiary of
Toyota Motor Corp.  Through a network of nearly 1,400 Toyota and Lexus
dealers, it has achieved sales of more than 1 million vehicles annually over
the past 12 years.  TMS' goal is to become the "most successful and respected
car company in America."  Toyota Motor Corp. and its manufacturing
subsidiaries produced more than 5.94 million vehicles worldwide in calendar
year 2001.  Toyota vehicles are manufactured in 27 countries and are renowned
for their quality, reliability and value.  Toyota is the third-largest vehicle
manufacturer in the world and the fourth-largest automaker in North America.

    The leader in adventure TV, Outdoor Life Network (http://www.OLNTV.com)
offers more outdoor recreation programming than any other network.  The
24-hour cable network, now available in over 51 million homes, is the leading
source for television coverage of outdoor adventure sports and outdoor leisure
recreation.