Seasons & Episodes
The Rockies
Host Bear Grylls parachutes alone into a remote area of the Rocky Mountains equipped with only the clothes on his back.
Moab Desert
Bear Grylls is dropped by a helicopter into the Moab Desert in Utah in almost 45 degree temperatures, with nothing but a
Costa Rican Rain Forest
Grylls parachutes into a Costa Rican rainforest in the Osa Peninsula, with only his knife and a canteen. He's careful ab
Alaskan Mountain Range
Grylls is dropped in the Chugach Mountains in Alaska, with skis and his usual gear. He demonstrates Glissading as he tra
Hawaii – Mount Kilauea
Grylls is dropped by helicopter at the top of Mount Kilauea. Made up of an expanse of solidified lava which stretches fo
Sierra Nevada
Grylls parachutes into the Sierra Nevadas, simulating the situation of the hundreds of hikers who become stranded there
African Savanna – Kenya
Grylls parachutes into the Sierra Nevadas, simulating the situation of the hundreds of hikers who become stranded there
European Alps
Grylls parachutes into the French Alps with a knife, a canteen, a cup and a flint, taking the parachute with him. He dem
Deserted Island
Grylls is kicked out by helicopter into the water near a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. He demonstrates long dist
Everglades
Grylls drops into the swamps of Florida's Everglades, where at least 60 tourists need to be rescued each year. He trudge
Iceland
Grylls parachutes into the extreme landscape of Iceland, the site of vicious blizzard, 50 mph (80 km/h) winds, icy glaci
Mexico
In Mexico, Grylls must find his way out of Copper Canyon, and his only supplies are a water bottle, a flint and a knife.
Kimberly, Australia
In the Kimberley region of Australia, an area with a mixture of huge scrub deserts, dry riverbeds and red sandstone clif
Ecuador
Grylls paraglides onto the edge of the Andes and follows rivers into the Ecuadorian jungle, is attacked by huge colonies
Scotland
Grylls shows how to navigate the Cairngorms region in extreme weather using ice formations and moss growth, and how to t
Sahara
In the sun-scorched Sahara Desert, Grylls uses survival tactics of the indigenous people, including eating a scorpion an
Desert Survivor
In the desert, Grylls offers tips on skinning and disemboweling a dead camel for water.
Panama (1)
Grylls travels to Panama, where he travels in the equatorial heat through mangrove swamps and rain forest, and endures m
Jungle (2)
Survival techniques for Panama's mangrove swamps and jungle.
Patagonia
Grylls parachutes into Patagonia, the southernmost tip of South America, where he first encounters a vast ice field, the
Andes Adventure
In Patagonia, Grylls skins a hare, scales a cliff, tracks a puma, drinks dirty water, and crosses the Perito Moreno glac
Bear Eats
In this special film Bear Grylls takes us to nature's kitchen. It seems nothing--except maybe the fat of on a camel's hu
Zambia
Bear Grylls ventures into the landlocked country of Zambia in Southern Africa. Before heading into the bush, he shows yo
Namibia
Grylls parachutes into the heart of the Namib desert. He eats a puff adder and encounters the indigenous bushmen.
Jungle Swamp (1)
Grylls battles the fierce swamps in Sumatra, Indonesia. As he struggles to keep dry and avoid trench foot, he runs into
Castaway (2)
Bear Grylls spends a week showing how to survive the challenges of the Pacific Ring of Fire. He is dropped into petrifie
Siberia (1)
With temperatures dipping to -50°C, Grylls has to keep warm before hypothermia sets in. He uses snares to catch his foo
Land of Ice (2)
Grylls is in Siberia, learning survival techniques from the Tuvans and, eating raw yak liver as well as drinking its blo
Baja Desert
Grylls must cross blistering desert and barren salt plains in Mexico's Baja peninsula. While collecting honey Grylls is
The Deep South
Grylls enters the swamps of Louisiana where he kills an alligator with a knife, and catches a catfish with his bare hand
Ireland
Grylls jumps from a boat a kilometre off the west coast of Ireland. He travels down the coast before turning inland to c
South Dakota
Grylls is dropped on a granite peak in the Black Hills where he is caught in a thunder storm with inadequate shelter. Do
Belize
Grylls heads to the jungle where he tackles a boa constrictor, he gets stuck over raging waters, and then he takes to th
Yukon
Grylls wraps up warm as he heads to the frozen wastelands of North Canada. He goes underground to search an abandoned mi
Oregon
Grylls takes on the deepest river based canyon, Hell's Canyon and the dangerous Snake River.
Dominican Republic
Grylls has some tips on how to survive the hurricane season and he also eats a cooked tarantula to survive. He tells us
Turkey
Grylls heads to Turkey where he deals with dangerous animals and he also takes to the water.
Romania
Grylls heads to Romania where he takes on a bear and dangerous water channels.
Arctic Circle
Grylls goes to the Arctic Circle, where he encounters a frozen waterfall, wild reindeer and some of the coldest conditio
Alabama
Grylls wrestles a pig, squeezes through some tight spots, and survives a forest fire in the swamps of Alabama. It is rev
Vietnam
Grylls demonstrates what it was like for soldiers who had to survive in the jungles of Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
Texas
In Western Texas, Grylls falls to earth from an upturned biplane into the parched Chihuahuan Desert; he traverses deep g
Alaska
Grylls returns to the wilderness of Alaska to survive the dangerous terrain of the Last Frontier.
Pacific Island
Grylls is on a deserted Panamanian island; he creates fresh water and chooses to use tribal fishing techniques before ba
China
Bear does all his usual acrobatics while suffering through Typhon Parma in China including swinging on a vine, monkey cl
Big Sky Country
Grylls takes on Big Sky Country. He paraglides above the Rockies, traverses vast gullies, and makes the most of abandone
Guatemala
Urban Survivor
Grylls is in a post-disaster urban city scenario and he must survive. His thirst to live and survival techniques modifie
North Africa
Grylls crosses the Sahara desert to the North Africa coast, where he catches an octopus, fashions a shelter out of acaci
Western Pacific
Grylls is on a desert island, south of Papua New Guinea. He wades across a shark-infested tidal channel, climbs crumblin
Northern Australia
In Australia's Northern Territory, Grylls must rely on many of the skills honed by the Aboriginal people to survive in t
Canadian Rockies
While in the Canadian Rockies, Grylls is buried alive in an avalanche, swims long distance beneath an ice-covered lake,
Republic of Georgia
Grylls lands in the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains of the Georgian Republic by driving a snowmobile out the back of a ho
Fan vs. Wild
Grylls takes two fans into the Canadian wilderness for their ultimate survival challenge. They face their fears head on,
Extreme Desert
In the Mojave Desert Grylls puts himself in the path of a man-made sandstorm, takes on the full force of a man-made flas
Arizona Sky Islands
In Arizona, Bear transforms into a one man high speed glider with a cutting edge wingsuit and flies into the Arizona Sky
Cape Wrath, Scotland
In Scotland off the rugged coast of Cape Wrath, Bear is dropped into open ocean. After getting ashore, he realises he's
Norway: Edge of Survival
Bear and his team are in Norway. Armed with the latest technology they'll be creating the harshest conditions possible w
Borneo Jungle
In Borneo, Bear heads directly into the wild jungles. Without a place to land his helicopter, he is forced to rappel int
Malaysian Archipelago
Bear Grylls is dropped in an archipelago of islands off the coast of Borneo. Fighting dense jungle and scaling towering
Global Survival Guide
Bear Grylls travels the world to give you the best tips and techniques so you can survive wherever you're stranded. From
Men vs. Wild with Jake Gyllenhaal
Bear brings along a companion, actor Jake Gyllenhaal, to test how he measures up to unpredictable and unforgiving Mother
New Zealand: South Island
This week Bear braves the remote wilderness of New Zealand's South Island, crossing the country's tallest mountains and
Iceland: Fire and Ice
Bear returns to Iceland to demonstrate the challenge of surviving its many pitfalls. His trek begins on an ice cap cover
Red Rock Country
Bear Grylls -- lasso in hand -- crosses a raging river and descends rock pinnacles in Utah.
Land of the Maori
Over 100 people drown each year in New Zealand, and Bear must cross a raging river on a tree trunk to head toward civili
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