Man vs. Wild
Man vs. Wild
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Man vs. Wild

7.0 / 10
2006
7 seasons
66 episodes
Action & AdventureDocumentary

Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.

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Seasons

  • The Rockies

    1.The Rockies

    7.0
    27-10-200641m

    Host Bear Grylls parachutes alone into a remote area of the Rocky Mountains equipped with only the clothes on his back.

  • Moab Desert

    2.Moab Desert

    5.5
    08-11-200642m

    Bear Grylls is dropped by a helicopter into the Moab Desert in Utah in almost 45 degree temperatures, with nothing but a knife, a canteen, and a flint. He battles dehydration by so...

  • Costa Rican Rain Forest

    3.Costa Rican Rain Forest

    5.5
    17-11-200642m

    Grylls parachutes into a Costa Rican rainforest in the Osa Peninsula, with only his knife and a canteen. He's careful about the water he drinks, but gets violently ill anyway. He c...

  • Alaskan Mountain Range

    4.Alaskan Mountain Range

    5.5
    24-11-200643m

    Grylls is dropped in the Chugach Mountains in Alaska, with skis and his usual gear. He demonstrates Glissading as he traverses snow and glaciers, and climbs down a 200ft (61m) wate...

  • Hawaii – Mount Kilauea

    5.Hawaii – Mount Kilauea

    5.5
    30-11-200642m

    Grylls is dropped by helicopter at the top of Mount Kilauea. Made up of an expanse of solidified lava which stretches for 33,000 acres, this environment is one of the world's most...

  • Sierra Nevada

    6.Sierra Nevada

    6.0
    08-12-200641m

    Grylls parachutes into the Sierra Nevadas, simulating the situation of the hundreds of hikers who become stranded there each year. Equipped with a knife and a canteen, Grylls trave...

  • African Savanna – Kenya

    7.African Savanna – Kenya

    6.3
    14-12-200642m

    Grylls parachutes into the Sierra Nevadas, simulating the situation of the hundreds of hikers who become stranded there each year. Equipped with a knife and a canteen, Grylls trave...

  • European Alps

    8.European Alps

    5.5
    22-12-200643m

    Grylls parachutes into the French Alps with a knife, a canteen, a cup and a flint, taking the parachute with him. He demonstrates how to survive falling into a frozen lake, how to...

  • Deserted Island

    9.Deserted Island

    5.5
    29-12-200642m

    Grylls is kicked out by helicopter into the water near a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. He demonstrates long distance swimming, shelter building and coconut harvesting. Gryl...

  • Everglades

    10.Everglades

    5.5
    15-06-200745m

    Grylls drops into the swamps of Florida's Everglades, where at least 60 tourists need to be rescued each year. He trudges through the swamp and shows how to construct shelter, deal...

  • Iceland

    11.Iceland

    3.2
    22-06-200745m

    Grylls parachutes into the extreme landscape of Iceland, the site of vicious blizzard, 50 mph (80 km/h) winds, icy glacial waters, boiling hot mud and volcanic springs. He demonstr...

  • Mexico

    12.Mexico

    5.5
    29-06-200745m

    In Mexico, Grylls must find his way out of Copper Canyon, and his only supplies are a water bottle, a flint and a knife. He demonstrates how to build a simple compass and climb she...

  • Kimberly, Australia

    13.Kimberly, Australia

    3.2
    06-07-200745m

    In the Kimberley region of Australia, an area with a mixture of huge scrub deserts, dry riverbeds and red sandstone cliffs full of deep gorges, Grylls faces extreme heat, poisonous...

  • Ecuador

    14.Ecuador

    5.5
    13-07-200745m

    Grylls paraglides onto the edge of the Andes and follows rivers into the Ecuadorian jungle, is attacked by huge colonies of spear-nosed bats[disambiguation needed], and observes gi...

  • Scotland

    15.Scotland

    5.5
    20-07-200745m

    Grylls shows how to navigate the Cairngorms region in extreme weather using ice formations and moss growth, and how to test snow slopes for avalanche potential. He uses moss to pur...

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