Bear Grylls travels around the globe to find the most dangerous tourist locations and environments, in order to show us how to survive in them. With his simple survival techniques and his knowledge of the wildlife, he is able to give handy tips that could effectively save lives.
Whether it's traversing across volcanos or stuck on a desert island, Bear is always one step ahead when it comes to survival of the fittest.
Summary: While in the Canadian Rockies, Bear is buried alive in an avalanche, swims long distance beneath an ice-covered lake, and is airvac-ed to the hospital when an icy glissade goes horribly wrong.
Summary: In Australia's Northern Territory, Bear Grylls must rely on many of the skills honed by the Aboriginal people to survive in this sweltering landscape dominated by crocodiles.
Summary: Bear Grylls is marooned on a desert island somewhere south of Papua New Guinea. He wades across a shark-infested tidal channel, climbs crumbling volcanic cliffs, leaps over a 100-foot death drop, and constructs...
Summary: Bear Grylls is marooned on a desert island somewhere south of Papua New Guinea. He wades across a shark-infested tidal channel, climbs crumbling volcanic cliffs, leaps over a 100-foot death drop, and constructs...
Summary: Bear takes a retrospective look back at his wilderness exploits and the remote landscapes that he has explored, which inspires him to present a countdown of his 25 favorite and most harrowing adventures from "M...
Summary: Bear crosses the Sahara desert to the North Africa coast, where he catches an octopus, fashions a shelter out of acacia trees and dines on moths and locusts.
Summary: Bear Grylls rappels onto a live volcano in Guatemala, navigates a waterfall in an underground cave, creates a nest to safely sleep in but gets an unwelcome bed buddy, and encounters ancient Mayan ruins.
Summary: Bear goes paragliding above the Rockies, traverses gullies and makes the most of abandoned debris.
Summary: Bear travels to China in the aftermath of a typhoon and encounters swollen rivers, limestone gorges, stinging ants and catches bats for food.
Summary: Bear Grylls creates critical fresh water and uses tribal techniques to fish while deserted on a Panamanian island.
Summary: This behind the scenes look at Man Vs. Wild goes behind the scenes with the people who make the show, where they give their views on travelling with Bear, and there's also a look at how the show is made.
Summary: Bear meets dangerous snakes; and goes porcupine hunting and catfish fishing (he uses his finger for bait). Also: tribes that live in hostile environments are visited.
Summary: Bear Grylls goes to Alaska where he ice-hops onto a glacier; hangs by his fingertips over a waterfall and avoids getting crushed between an iceberg and his rescue vehicle.
Summary: Bear visits Western Texas, where he tests his survival skills in the Chihuahuan Desert. Included: the host contends with a diamondback rattlesnake.
Summary: Bear Grylls encounters leeches, a deadly spitting cobra, eats a forest scorpion and avoids a river flood in the jungles of Vietnam.
Summary: Bear travels to Alabama where he takes on white-water, comes face to face with a wild boar and braves a raging forest fire.
Summary: Bear heads to the Arctic Circle, where he encounters a frozen waterfall, wild reindeer and some of the coldest conditions on the planet.
Bear recaps the best ways to survive in a number of different scenarios. He highlights how to traverse dangerous terrain, fight deadly predators, and find food and water sources where none are apparent.
Summary: Bear heads out into the unknown wilderness areas of South Dakota such as the Badlands and the Great Plains.
Bear attempts to traverse through the swamps where all manner of deadly animals are waiting to get a hold of him. He also takes a look at the devestation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Summary: Bear Grylls shows viewers how to survive and navigate Zambia in Southern Africa and also how to stay afloat on some large rapids.
Summary: In Patagonia, Bear faces many challenges such as crossing a glacier, working his way through a maze of caves, and searching for food.
Despite large towns and cities, Australia is still made up of some of the biggest and barren deserts and wastelands in the world. With multiple species of dangerous animals Bear teaches about how to deal with them, how t...
Summary: Bear lands on a desert island to show how being stranded on one is not as ideal as most people think. Bear walks us through each stage from landing on the island, to finding food and making shelter, to eventual...
Summary: Considering how popular a destination the Alps are, it's a dangerous place for a tourist if you have an accident. Bear shows us how easy it is to survive if you know what you are doing, whether it's making a te...
Summary: Bear shows us how to survive the rainforest of the Osa Peninsula where many people are rescued from each year. To get out alive he needs to scale tall trees, plunge down waterfalls, and fight off the local wild...
Summary: Bear replicates what it would be like for a lost hiker to survive in the popular extreme sports destination of the Moab Desert. On his travels he comes across some dangerous predators, battle with quicksand, an...
