Fear, joy, agony, confusion, a sense of peace, connectedness and brotherhood. Urs delivers his journey with passion. He loves what he is doing.​​​

In his pursuit of experiencing & engaging in rituals, Urs:

Walked on burning coals in a cleansing ritual to thank the Hindu god Katragama, badly burning his feet.

Allowed his back to be pierced by hooks and then danced for hours in a Siri Lankan ritual to thank the gods for prayers answered. Urs donated money to the temple to enable them to buy sanitary hooks.

Stood in front of a charging bull in a Spanish arena. He was crowned a “Torero” by the crowd for his bravery. 

Rode in the mountains for three days with over 1,000 religiously devout Mexican cowboys. His film was confiscated by the Mexican cartel. 

Crossed northern China by horse in the Finnish-sponsored Mannerheim Expedition. He declared that he would never return to China.

Organized and financed Mauritania’s first international camel race. He expected two hundred Beduins to attend; one thousand showed up, including Al Jazeera. 

Nearly died while imprisoned in West Africa in what Amnesty International declared to be the most dangerous prison in the world. He was sentenced to forty years by the direct action of the country’s president for filming his documentary series.

Braved the bush in Liberia to meet a general who, in a BBC interview, admitted to cannibalism. “I wanted to know if the general slept peacefully at night.” Urs confessed, he was scared. 

Rescued his film crew that had been kidnapped and held for ransom by local police in Mali, Africa.