Episode list

Man vs. Wild

Sahara

Thu, Nov 08, 2007
In the sun-scorched Sahara Desert, Grylls uses survival tactics of the indigenous people, including eating a scorpion and a sandfish. He also explains how to escape from quicksand.
8.2 /10
Desert Survivor

Thu, Nov 15, 2007
Bear befriend a group of nomads in the Moroccan Sahara and shares some of the secrets of these masters of desert survival. As a going away gift he receives a goat skin water bottle made from a goat he helped skin.
7.9 /10
Panama

Thu, Nov 22, 2007
Lost in the Panamanian rain forest Bear finds his bearings and navigates to his prearranged helicopter pick up point. Along the way he turns geological obstacles to his advantage and points out unexpected dangers and benefits. Then Bear demonstrates the difficulty of navigating a mangrove swamp.
8.1 /10
Jungle

Thu, Nov 29, 2007
Bear joins a group of natives in a blow gun hunt in the Panamanian rain forest and manages to bag an iguana himself. Then, as he climbs into the mountains, he demonstrates some beneficial plants and a fishing technique.
7.8 /10
Patagonia

Thu, Dec 06, 2007
On a glacier in Patagonia Bear reveals some of the hidden dangers that make arctic survival so difficult and demonstrates how to build a snow cave to weather storms and frigid nights.
7.8 /10
Andes Adventure

Thu, Dec 13, 2007
Bear traverses a glacier in the Andes exploring the hidden dangerous and gets naked to warm up. The he parachutes into the extremely dry but still cold Patagonian Steppe for some rock climbing and puma tracking
7.6 /10
Bear Eats

Thu, Dec 20, 2007
Bear finds the most disgusting bad-tasting things in the world to eat to stay alive.
7.5 /10
Zambia

Thu, May 01, 2008
Bear hazards the treacherous rapids and terrain surrounding the Zambezi river not wanting to risk still water for fear of crocodiles. But the bush contains it's own dangers.
7.9 /10
Namibia

Thu, May 08, 2008
Bear is dropped off the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. After a day and night on the beach he heads inland across 60 miles of desert in a search for water. Meeting up with a group of San Bushmen he hunts porcupine.
7.9 /10
Jungle Swamp

Thu, May 15, 2008
Bear traverses a swamp and jungle in the Sumatra rain forest. Naturally he chose the rainy season but he finally manages to find some good eating.
8.2 /10
Castaway

Thu, May 22, 2008
Bear explores a tiny deserted island near Sumatra. Despite the idyllic appearance, Bear struggles to find food and especially water. Unable to find adequate water, he builds a raft to escape.
8 /10
Siberia

Thu, May 29, 2008
Dropped in the wilderness, Bear searches for the Trans-Siberian Railroad in the bitter cold of Siberia.
8 /10
Land of Ice

Thu, Jun 05, 2008
Bear is air lifted into the treacherous Sanyan mountains in Siberia. Bear meets the Tuvans; yak herder descended from Genghis Khan who have lived there for 20,000 years, and learns some survival techniques from these cold climate experts.
7.9 /10

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