Man vs. Wild On Discovery
Survival expert Bear Grylls is host of Man vs. Wild on the Discovery channel. Man vs. Wild is a “how-to” survival guide to survive in various wilderness scenarios. Grylls and his support team drop into remote areas throughout the world to show real-world techniques you would use to survive until rescued. Grylls is given minimal supplies to start each trek. Areas are often so remote Grylls and his crew must parachute into the location. Grylls is very skilled and capable when traversing through wilderness areas. Fans of the show are often interested in some of the gross items he must use for survival such as various bugs and animals Grylls must eat or sources of water or hydration he must use during his survival trips.
The many locations Bear Grylls has visited in Man vs. Wild episodes include China, Romania, Vietnam, Arctic Circle, Siberia, Ireland, Zambia, Panama, Iceland, Sahara, European Alps, the African Savannah and the Costa Rican Rain Forest. The show episodes takes a week to film. The location is researched for a week before Grylls and the crew begin filming. Grylls is given two days of background training by experts for information on local food and water sources, poisonous plants, wildlife concerns and local conditions. A cameraman, sound engineer and safety consultant accompany Grylls to each location. Some situations are staged to show how to survive in these situations.
In 2008 Will Ferrell joined Bear Grylls in a Man vs. Wild special in Sweden. This particular episode was very entertaining, showing how serious funnyman Ferrell could be in tense survival situations as he often wondered out loud how Grylls made it all look so easy. Ben Stiller is rumored to be a guest this season, possibly during the season finale episode.
Grylls spent his youth climbing mountains with his father. At age 23, Grylls was the youngest British climber to complete a climb and descent of Mount Everest. Grylls spent three years with the Special Air Service, the British Army’s special forces unit. He has written a book “Born Survivor: Survival Techniques From the Most Dangerous Places on Earth” published in 2007.
Man vs. Wild is now in its fourth season and is well worth watching. Grylls is an entertaining and skilled host who makes this fascinating adventure show well worth watching.
Watch the new season of Man vs. Wild on Discovery, Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
