Survivorman/Man vs. Wild.

**trax** · 01-13-2009, 12:14 PM

I feel my point was lost...I mean there' s 32 pages of this...

**sgtdraino** · 01-13-2009, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by trax

I feel my point was lost...I mean there' s 32 pages of this...

I think you mean 33!

**crashdive123** · 01-13-2009, 12:20 PM

See that! It's your fault!

On a serious note (who would've thunk it)....those two shows, and others like them are probably what drive quite a few people to this site, so naturally there will be a lot of discussion on the shows.

**yukon55** · 01-13-2009, 12:20 PM

i like both the thing about bear is he shows you the army way of survival like you need to be always on the move and not stay in one spot for too long and move at night, and les shows how to use what you have at that time and just wait if have to move

**MCBushbaby** · 01-13-2009, 12:25 PM

Well Bear's philosophy is to get out while Les's is more along the lines of staying put and waiting for rescue... or if that's not possible, THEN navigating out. But Bear takes this to the extreme by rappelling off cliffs, crossing lava bridges (WTF!! Some kid might imitate this! WTF were they thinking), etc.

**trax** · 01-13-2009, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by yukon55

i like both the thing about bear is he shows you the army way of survival like you need to be always on the move and not stay in one spot for too long and move at night, and les shows how to use what you have at that time and just wait if have to move

rather like the wolf mills episode of running around for no apparent reason?

**Ryleyboy** · 01-13-2009, 06:43 PM

This show is on at 7:00 on channel 411 on bell express view every day. just to let some of you know. the channel is called OLN i belive.

**Sourdough** · 01-13-2009, 06:49 PM

Channel 441....? That must be an "AM" Radio station right. But my radio only goes down to 500 AM.....do you have a special radio.....?

**flandersander** · 01-13-2009, 06:56 PM

nope. bell express view. Satelite tv. it is on outdoor life network, and so is man tracker, another favorite.

**trax** · 01-13-2009, 07:00 PM

Wonder whatever happened to that woman from the mantracker show, she quit coming around.

**Aurelius95** · 01-13-2009, 08:55 PM

I stopped watching Man vs. Wild last season. Too sensationalized and a bunch of doo-doo. However, before MvW was a show, Bear climbed Mt. Everest at 22 years of age! At the time, he was the youngest Briton to do so. His story recounts the events that took place in 1997, a year after the horrific accident that killed 8 (not sure the number, but many) climbers on Everest. It's a good read. After reading that book, I read Into Thin Air, which is a retelling of the 1996 climb.

While I don't care for his show, Bear Grylls has done some amazing things and I respect him for that.

Has anyone read Les Stroud's book? I just put in a request for it at the library, and I'll be anxious to give it a read.

**doug1980** · 01-13-2009, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Aurelius95

I stopped watching Man vs. Wild last season. Too sensationalized and a bunch of doo-doo. However, before MvW was a show, Bear climbed Mt. Everest at 22 years of age! At the time, he was the youngest Briton to do so. His story recounts the events that took place in 1997, a year after the horrific accident that killed 8 (not sure the number, but many) climbers on Everest. It's a good read. After reading that book, I read Into Thin Air, which is a retelling of the 1996 climb.

While I don't care for his show, Bear Grylls has done some amazing things and I respect him for that.

Has anyone read Les Stroud's book? I just put in a request for it at the library, and I'll be anxious to give it a read.

I just finished Les' book. I thought it was pretty good. Lots of good info.

**Swamp Shuck** · 01-22-2009, 01:59 PM

I really don't want to bust too many bubbles here but it takes money to climb Everest. I did it in my early thirties. If a person has money, is in halfway decent shape, and wants to go, they can. While yes, there is danger, it's not the feat we like to think it is. The mountain is mainly a garbage dump now and not as dangerous to climb as many other much smaller mountains. Climbing it doesn't make anyone a great survivor. It makes them rich enough to afford the oxygen supply to get up there.

shuck

**Sarge47** · 01-22-2009, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Swamp Shuck

I really don't want to bust too many bubbles here but it takes money to climb Everest. I did it in my early thirties. If a person has money, is in halfway decent shape, and wants to go, they can. While yes, there is danger, it's not the feat we like to think it is. The mountain is mainly a garbage dump now and not as dangerous to climb as many other much smaller mountains. Climbing it doesn't make anyone a great survivor. It makes them rich enough to afford the oxygen supply to get up there.

shuck

Well said! What's a permit cost to attempt to summit Everest from the same side as Jon Krakouer did today? last I heard it was 50-60 K!

**klkak** · 01-22-2009, 07:21 PM

The one mountain I'd like to climb is "Mt. Marcus Baker" In the Chugach range of Alaska. I've looked at it a thousand times and wondered what it would be like to look back from its peak.

**old soldier** · 01-22-2009, 07:23 PM

could this be true
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpSl...eature=related
I remember last fall on one of the main streanm media channels, they said he was sleeping in motels when he was supposed to be sleeping in the jungle

**sthomas** · 01-22-2009, 08:21 PM

Coincidentally the Jan 2009 Backpacker magazine has a piece covering this very topic.

http://www.backpacker.com/return_of_...n/skills/12479

Originally Posted by that article link

Survival shows like Man vs. Wild and Survivorman are endless sources of guilty-pleasure entertainment–but can they actually help the hapless endure the perils of wilderness? In "I Will Survive," (October 2008) writer Steve Friedman decided to find out. An outdoor novice, he entered the Oregon backwoods with his more experienced 16-year-old nephew Eddie, hoping to weather nature's onslaught using wisdom gleaned from from Bear Grylls, Les Stroud, and John Rambo.

You'll have to read the article to see what the writer's opinions were. This back-reference might give you a hint as to "who wins" though (heh).

In the Backpacker December 2008 issue there was a quiz question of;
Les Stroud is (blank) as cool as Bear Grylls.

The Backpacker magazine answer was "twice".

This thread is so long that I confess I have no time to read it. Maybe some day......