Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episodes

13 Episodes 2007 - 2008

Former British Special Air Services soldier Bear Grylls returns to host Season 2 of the nature-reality series, in which he faces perilous situations in exotic locales to show how one can weather extreme conditions and find a way back to civilization.\ First, Bear finds sustenance by snacking on a deadly scorpion amid the sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. Then, the survivalist sets off for Central America, where he contends with ravenous mosquitoes to navigate the mangrove swamps of Panama. Bear leaves the humid jungle behind to tackle chilly challenges in Patagonia, the southernmost tip of South America. In a break from his usual sleepover in the wild, the adventurer takes a moment to display the strange, and sometimes unsavory, menu items nature can serve up in a pinch. Then, the globe-trotting resumes with journeys to Siberia and remote regions of Africa, where indigenous experts school the host in their means of survival.

Episode 1

Sahara

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 120 mins

Part 1 of 2. In the sun-scorched Sahara Desert, Bear Grylls uses survival tactics of the indigenous people, including drinking water from a camel's rumen and eating bugs. Also: how to escape from quicksand.

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Episode 2

Desert Survivor

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 60 mins

Conclusion. In the desert, Bear Grylls offers tips on skinning and disemboweling a dead camel for water.

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Episode 3

Panama

Fri, Nov 23, 2007 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. Bear travels to Panama, where he travels in the equatorial heat through mangrove swamps and jungle, and endures more than 100 mosquito bites and one painful snake bite.

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Episode 4

Jungle

Fri, Nov 30, 2007 50 mins

Survival techniques for Panama's mangrove swamps and jungle.

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Episode 5

Andes Adventure

Fri, Dec 14, 2007 60 mins

In Patagonia, Bear skins a hare; scales a cliff; tracks a puma; drinks dirty water and crosses the Perito Moreno glacier, a vast frozen labyrinth of ice caves and crevasses.

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Episode 6

Patagonia

Fri, Dec 7, 2007 50 mins

Part 1 of 2. Bear parachutes into Patagonia, the southernmost tip of South America, where he first encounters a vast ice field, then forages in a beech forest, wades through a frozen bog and swims through icy water.

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Episode 7

Siberia

Fri, May 30, 2008 55 mins

Part 1 of 2. Bear treks across the Siberian tundra and into the Sayan Mountains, demonstrating a wide range of survival skills.

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Episode 8

Zambia

Fri, May 2, 2008 60 mins

As the second season begins, Bear Grylls offers survival tips for the Zambian bush in southern Africa. Also: how to survive some of the world's biggest rapids.

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Episode 9

Namibia

Fri, May 9, 2008 60 mins

Bear Grylls offers survival tips in one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, the Namibian Desert in Africa.

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Episode 10

Land of Ice

Fri, Jun 6, 2008 60 mins

Conclusion. Bear treks across the Siberian tundra and into the Sayan Mountains. Also: survival skills of the Tuvans, yak herders descended from Genghis Khan, who are cold-climate experts.

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Episode 11

Jungle Swamp

Fri, May 23, 2008 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. Bear Grylls experiences a week of challenges after being dropped into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia and coming ashore on a deserted island devastated by the 2004 tsunami.

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Episode 12

Castaway

Fri, May 16, 2008 60 mins

Conclusion. Bear faces his second week in Indonesia, sleeping in trees and navigating across waterfalls and sheer cliffs, surrounded by devastation wrought by the 2004 tsunami.

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Episode 13

Bear Eats

Fri, Dec 21, 2007 60 mins

Bear Grylls offers tips on dining in the wild, with some unusual offerings that are not necessarily palatable.

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