Man vs. Wild: Where The Stubborn Meet

You can see him indulging his strong digestive system, used to all kinds of food, if it's to be called food, with chubby giant larvae; perky scorpions coming straight from the Sahara desert, bear poop, watery eyeball of a sheep. He's Bear Grylls; the guy who pushes boundaries and sets new rules.

If his name still doesn't ring any bells, maybe Discovery Channel does. That's the place where you can take a peek at his wild adventures. In the United Kingdom, his unusual and to a common person stunning ways of survival in the wilderness, are also shown on Channel 4. The show was originally called Born Survivor: Bear Grylls, but later it was dubbed Man vs. Wild and Ultimate Survivor. All three of them depict the gist of it.

At the beginning of each episode, he was thrown into a region of low possibilities to survive; basically, he was left stranded. His job is to teach us how to survive and find a way back to civilization. On his way through the rain forests, volcanic islands, desolated spots, he only carries a knife and a flint. Everything else he needs, he either has to find or make.

"I spend two days on location prior to dropping in - I go through all the safety and comms briefing as well as being briefed on local conditions, and flora and fauna by local rangers and a local bushcraft expert."

After dropping in, he’s not alone. He’s followed by a cameraman and a sound engineer. As he strives to do everything on his own, without anyone’s help; he only receives it if in fatal danger. Therefore, injuries cannot be avoided.

While hopping and running through the terrain, he explains everything he does - how to make a sleeping place in snow, what plants are good for wounds, how to light a fire..

Certainly an experienced adventurer you can learn much from. Of course, if you have a good memory and you can catch everything he says or does. But the way he presents the basic things to survive out in wilderness is not hard to follow. You just have to read between the lines.

Try to avoid pop corn or any food while watching the show. You don’t want to watch it on your full stomach. Some scenes are highly disgusting, making you close your eyes. Now you know the cure - just close your eyes. If you're squeamish, you won’t miss a lot ‘cause after his meal, he trustworthy explains how it tastes like. And it doesn’t sound nice let alone - tasty.