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S1 E10 Behind The Scenes

Documentary

12+

46m

7 Jun 2005

We go behind the scenes where Les shows us how he films such incredible footage for the nine episodes of Season One, while surviving in some of the harshest climates in the world.

Season 1, 12 Episodes

Survivorman - Georgian Swamp

Georgian Swamp,

The swamplands of Georgia's Altamaha River Basin are all that one would expect of a primordial bog; dank, menacing, swimming with slithering creepy crawlies and of course, alligator infested.

Survivorman - Costa Rica

Marooned on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, Les "Survivorman" Stroud has only a few items to aid him for the next 7 days: swimming goggles, 3 ballpoint pens, a multi-tool and the clothing on his back.

Survivorman - Arizona Desert

Arizona Desert,

Riding a dirt bike out into the official middle of nowhere, Les simulates a break-down scenario. Half a gallon of water, a snack bar and his multi-tool are all he has with him for the next 7 days.

Survivorman - Canadian Boreal Forest

Canadian Boreal Forest,

The Boreal Forest is home to 85 species of mammals including; moose, deer, bear and wolves. Crisscrossed by rivers and lakes, the Boreal forest is frost-free for only about three months of the year.

Survivorman - Canadian Arctic

Canadian Arctic,

Les has been equipped with a bare minimum of raw materials to aid him for the next 7 days; a hunk of uncooked seal liver, some oil-rich blubber for heat, a seal hook, three matches, and a knife.

Survivorman - Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies,

Les is air dropped onto a snow covered peak in the Canadian Rockies. He has with him only a few readily salvageable items, among them a broken camcorder and tripod.

Survivorman - Utah Canyonlands

Utah Canyonlands,

Stroud will cannibalize the mountain-bike he has ridden into the middle of nowhere. He also has a multi-tool, a magnesium flint stick and an old energy bar that he uses for a purpose other than eating

Survivorman - Plane Crash

For a week, Les will have to survive in the brutally cold and snowy wilderness with only an axe, multi-tool and a single blanket to aid him.

Survivorman - Lost at Sea

Les will be set adrift in an inflatable life raft off the coast of Belize. Not only does the life raft have a few bad water leaks, but it also leaks air, requiring Les to frequently re-inflate it.

Survivorman - Behind The Scenes

Behind The Scenes,

We go behind the scenes where Les shows us how he films such incredible footage for the nine episodes of Season One, while surviving in some of the harshest climates in the world.

Survivorman - The Lost Pilot Summer

The Lost Pilot Summer,

This one-hour special chronicles Les's first time surviving for the cameras in August of 2001. With just two cameras, a few items and his wits, Les survives in the Canadian wild.

Survivorman - The Lost Pilot Winter

The Lost Pilot Winter,

Les Stroud's first time surviving for the cameras in the dead of winter. Les ventures to remote Northern Ontario to endure temperatures of -40 degrees F for a week alone.

Details

Survivorman

Documentary

12+

7 Seasons

44m

No food, no water, no shelter, Survivorman's Les Stroud must rely on his years of training, raw instincts and sheer will to survive alone for seven days in the world's harshest environments with little more than a multitool.

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