Man Vs. Wild

Anyone know when they shot the episode in RR? It looked like he was at the (dry) pool on the way to the Black Corridor when scavenging for water. Then he was rope soloing somewhere to the left of Great Red Book, spliced in with him being belayed on another climb.

I like the fact that he wasted 90 tons of water to simulate a flash flood...it looked like he was near one of the canyons for that stunt.

How about the preplaced nuts on the 5.8 crack?

He should stick to soloing choss in the middle of nowhere.
thats way more entertaining...especially the crazy tyrol setups...sketchy

I really enjoy how this "survivalist" dashes down scree fields....really...would one do this in a survival situation?

I was embarrassed watching it.

Kinda lost respect for him this episode....

He's definately not as strong of a climber as I would have thought, but I still think the guy is a stud. The show is fun to watch, but should really be titled "Watch me do stupid shit"

I like how he's always in a rush. speed is of the essence!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpSlpvb1is

Heh. Nice expose on the Bear. Even before he was outed though, it was pretty obvious his show was highly staged. People seemed to want to believe it was all one take, just Bear and the cameraman.

I heard somewhere he actually climbs decently, but that's just hearsay.

That video is awesome.

In the RR epoisode I kept waiting for one of those pans to show vegas.
He probably took a limo to the strip club to bang some sluts
after that rough survival situation....

My favorite was when he was in "The Moab."

Ben Scott wrote:That video is awesome. In the RR epoisode I kept waiting for one of those pans to show vegas. He probably took a limo to the strip club to bang some sluts after that rough survival situation....

I don't watch TV (rarely- for entertainment purposes only, or to torture myself) but some of my sedentary friends do watch that shit religiously, and pretty much believe what they see, and hear on TV, and read in the newspapers, and such. I was tickled when overhearing a friend, who expressed heartfelt disappointment when one of her favorite survival guys was exposed as a phony; instead of spending a rough, sleepless night in a storm like it showed on TV, he was actually caught sleeping comfortably in a hotel bed which was edited out, of course (hopefully it happened in Vegas with a paid escort who likes to spend that money locally...our economy in Sin City sucks the big one).

Doug- funny about scavenging for water in the dry pool on the approach to BC (he may find some dried piss!), and a simulated flash flood in Red Rock. I'd actually watch that episode!

Zeke wrote: I heard somewhere he actually climbs decently, but that's just hearsay.

I'm sure he can do everything well enough, a generalist not a specialist.

I saw him ski in an episode done in Alaska, he was not impressive.

He will, however, drink the juice squeezed from elephant poo, now that's special.

Oh guys give him a break. It is Hollywood, do you lose respect for Wolfgang Guliich, John Long, Bridwell, hell the list goes on for movies like Cliffhanger, K2, and the other POS about exploding nitro? It's all in fun, somethings can be useful for someone with half a brain and it put some of my bro's here in town to work rigging. Good for Bear Grylis, he is making a boat load of money I am sure doing something that looks like a hell of a lot of fun, makes many of us jealous myself included. This guy has been to every major area that I dream about in the last year, I will be lucky to see them in a lifetime. So kudos Bear, cash that check, enjoy your adventures, and enjoy the lucky break that you got.

Kurt "Burt" Arend

Kurt Burt wrote:Oh guys give him a break. It is Hollywood, do you lose respect for Wolfgang Guliich, John Long, Bridwell, hell the list goes on for movies like Cliffhanger, K2, and the other POS about exploding nitro? It's all in fun, somethings can be useful for someone with half a brain and it put some of my bro's here in town to work rigging. Good for Bear Grylis, he is making a boat load of money I am sure doing something that looks like a hell of a lot of fun, makes many of us jealous myself included. This guy has been to every major area that I dream about in the last year, I will be lucky to see them in a lifetime. So kudos Bear, cash that check, enjoy your adventures, and enjoy the lucky break that you got. Kurt "Burt" Arend

+1

If your hating on this guy why? He rules, and he's laughing all the way to the bank, are you jealous he doesn't climb as hard as you but has his own Discovery show? I saw a great show where he was throwing hand jams and using good technique and explained it well to the general audience as to what was going on while scrambling out of a canyon. Maybe I'm not that cool, but I liked the show and I would love to meet him and get lost somewhere with him. I would take him on my side in a survival situation for sure. It's a tv show guys, of course there will be some dramatizations, so accept it.

This guy knows a little bit about a bunch of stuff, and not a bunch of stuff about a little.

He gets props from me, he is smart to have this show, Not everyone in the world understands climbing the way climbers do, So get over your elitist I'm a climber attitudes. I think he hit the nail on the head for entertainment value and a successful show.

High fives from me, I think he has the dream job!!!!!

I don't think anyone has been hating on him, just pointing out things that are pretty damn funny about the show.

JPVallone wrote:I saw a great show where he was throwing hand jams and using good technique and explained it well to the general audience as to what was going on while scrambling out of a canyon.

Well, yeah, he's figured out the whole self-marketing thing. He's doing plenty of stuff right, as you say, but he also gives clearly TERRIBLE advice. He regularly advocates people solo out of crumbling choss in the interest of speed. That's not a great idea for most climbers, much less people lost in the wilderness! I've seen him several times offer the advice to keep your arms bent while climbing because it prevents cramps? Huh? Every intermediate climber knows this is not true. In fact, he usually explains climbing technique quite poorly. But, to his credit, he explains it with much gusto. I'll admit I love watching the guy, but not in the hero-worshiping sense, more in the sense of "WTF is this guy gonna do/say next?"

To back up Zeke, I thought hunting for food was a survival 101 mistake. You can survive up to 2 weeks without food. If you see something right in front of you that you can eat go for it but how many calories will you burn hunting for animals?

I saw him recommend chimney'ing to the top of a canyon wall. Unless you are a climber, that could be a deadly mistake.

Generally, I think his survival advice is poor, except for drinking elephant poo juice. He was a member of the British SAS, so presumably he knows what he is doing which makes misinformation worse.

I think he's a cutie pie.

If people took his advice, lots of them would have broken ankles or legs in the middle of nowhere and wouldn't be surviving anything!

Peter Springs wrote:If people took his advice, lots of them would have broken ankles or legs in the middle of nowhere and wouldn't be surviving anything!

Only if they're wussies