Man vs. Wild
Bear Grylls has served with the British Special forces, climbed Everest, and explored the Arctic. He shows viewers how to survive the toughest and most remote environments on the planet by putting himself in the position of a stranded tourist.
- 2006-2020
- 7 seasons
- Discovery Channel
- Action & Adventure, Reality
- TV-PG
Bear Grylls has served with the British Special forces, climbed Everest, and explored the Arctic. He shows viewers how to survive the toughest and most remote environments on the planet by putting himself in the position of a stranded tourist.
Season 7 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
Men vs. Wild with Jake Gyllenhaal
Mon, Jul 11, 2011 43 mins
Jake Gyllenhaal is Bear's latest guest/victim but he proves to be a willing participant in every dangerous or revolting activity Bear can dream up to challenge Jake's acrophobia. He and Bear are lowered from a helicopter into a frozen wilderness in Iceland. There, Bear lowers Jake into an ice hole, then has him explore an ice cave and investigate a rotting carcass. Back up top Jake gets to eat a worm, wade across a glacier fed river, dig out a snow shelter by hand and crawl cross a gorge on a rope. Then it's a windy ride home dangling on a rope from a rescue helicopter.
Episode 2
New Zealand: South Island
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 46 mins
After parachuting into the heart of New Zealand Bear heads for the west coast. He soon encounters a raging river hedged in by steep ravines. After slipping off one rock wall into a pool of water and electing to jump rather than fall from a second he encounters a third, even higher wall. Then there's the matter of crossing the river which he attempts twice in Bear's own precarious style. But ultimately there's no alternative to a swim in the glacier fed river.
Episode 3
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
Mon, Jul 25, 2011 43 mins
Bear traverses Iceland's glaciers where he encounters freezing ice crevasses, boiling mud pits, frigid rivers and volcanic steam vents. But there's no getting around that it's cold so Bear builds a hot tub and strips down for a soak. All warmed up it's time for a walk in the rain and a climb down a waterfall.
Episode 4
Utah: Red Rock Country
Fri, Aug 12, 2011 44 mins
Oops, Bear forgot his parachute and the pilot doesn't want to stop so Bear has to climb out of his DC-3 as it touches down on the Colorado Plateau in southern Utah. There he descends cliffs, unstable slopes and a maze of slot canyons. But Bear's oft sought river road proves to be his greatest challenge on this excursion.
Episode 5
New Zealand: Land of the Maori
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 46 mins
Dropped in the largely barren Maori wilderness of New Zealand's mostly pristine Northern Island, Bear enjoys wrestling with the wet environment, following the abundant water to the coast. The rivers are plenty in 'seafood', from crayfish snacks to eel, and his survival skills enable cooking them, he even demonstrates how a broken cellphone's lithium battery can still serve to make fire and lays a directional mark arrow while building a simple branches shelter with a soft moss bed. The water goes fast, sometimes trapped into narrow or underground caves, quite a challenge to climb or raft. Volcanic activity provides both danger and the luxury of hot springs.
Episode 6
Working the Wild
Fri, Aug 26, 2011 46 mins
Bear Grylls takes the viewer behind the scenes to meet the crew that follows his every step. Whether he's jumping from helicopters or eating the unimaginable, the camera is never far away from the action. Now the crew gets to tell their side of the story.