
Survivorman (2005)
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Les Stroud — Executive Producer
Episodes 30
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Les Stroud takes a look at the case of James and Jennifer Stolpa, who were stranded in the snows of the Sierra Nevadas with their infant son, and demonstrates some simple survival skills that would have made the Stolpas' ordeal a much less brutal experience.
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Les Stroud is interviewed by Craig Ferguson on The Late Late Show.
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A year in the Wabikimi Wilderness.
Les Stroud and Sue Jamison are prepared to spend one year in the isolated Wabikimi Wilderness surviving as the North American native would have 500 years ago, with no modern outdoor living conveniences.
The young couple is fearful of the unknown wilderness. However, as the story unfolds it will be personal tragedies in the dead of winter that will test their character and personal fortitude.
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Canadian Boreal Forest
The Boreal forest of Northern Canada is a vast tract of wilderness stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. It is home to moose and beaver, crisscrossed by rivers and lakes and frost-free for only about three months of the year. Les intentionally tips his canoe in mid-stream and crawls from the icy waters onto shore where he does a quick inventory of his supplies. A handful of cashews and beef jerky, a solitary match, a multi-tool and 50 lbs of camera equipment to document the next seven days in the bush.
Read MoreArizona Desert
The Sonora Desert in the South-Western United States covers an area of approximately 120,000 square miles. It is an arid, seemingly barren environment with scorching daytime highs and freezing overnight lows. Riding a dirt bike out into the official middle of nowhere, Les simulates a break-down scenario. He empties out the contents of his pack - half a gallon of water, a snack bar and his multi-tool-7 more days!
Read MoreCosta Rica
A Costa Rican getaway - as far removed from everyday living as you can imagine: lush rainforests and deserted tropical beaches. 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. On top of the keeping hydrated in the intense humidity and relentless heat, Les must cope with deadly snakes, enormous spiders, land-crabs and scorpions.
Read MoreGeorgian 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. This is the welcoming environment Les Stroud will be immersed in for seven sweaty days and bone-chilling nights.
Read MoreCanadian Arctic
Pond Inlet, on the Northern reaches of Baffin Island, provides one of the most challenging landscapes our planet has to offer. Over 700km north of the Arctic Circle, it sits amidst grinding, ever-shifting flows of sea-ice where polar-bears roam in search of meat. In this severe climate, 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.
Read MoreCanadian Rockies
Les is airdropped onto a snow-covered peak in the Canadian Rockies courtesy of the Canadian Mountain Air Rescue Service. They'll come looking for him in seven days. Until then Les is entirely on his own, save for the grizzlies, cougars and wolves that also call this place home. To emulate a real-life survival scenario - in this case a heli-hiking expedition come to grief - Les has been provided with a few readily salvageable items, among them a broken camcorder and tripod. One man's trash is another man's treasure!
Read MoreUtah Canyonlands
The spectacular red landscapes of Utah's canyonlands are as beautiful as they are inhospitable. Like outlaws of old who were known to eat their own horses out of desperation in this forlorn place, Stroud will cannibalize the mountain-bike he has ridden into the middle of nowhere. As well as these scavenged bike parts to aid him, he also has a multi-tool, a magnesium flint-stick and an old energy-bar - that he has a use for other than eating.
Read MorePlane Crash
In the remote winter-bound forests of Northern Ontario, a crashed plane lies in the snow beside a frozen lake. There is no one alive on board. But this plane didn't crash here - the decrepit old wreck has been airdropped from a helicopter to provide a temporary home for Survivorman. For a week Les will have to survive in this harsh snowy wilderness with only an axe, a multi-tool and a single blanket to aid him.
Read MoreLost at Sea
Living "off the land" takes on a new meaning as Les Stroud casts off for a week at sea. With no food and only a bare minimum of equipment, Stroud will be set adrift in an inflatable life raft off the coast of Belize. Battling hunger, thirst and the Caribbean heat, he must also keep his cameras dry to film the ordeal. To top it off - the life raft has a few bad leaks and needs constant bailing. It also leaks air and requires frequent re-inflation with a hand pump - Survivorman is in for a busy few days!
Read MoreBehind the Scenes
Les presents clips and outtakes from the previous nine survival episodes.
Read MoreUrban Disasters: Flood
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Off The Grid with Les Stroud
Les and his wife will explore the difficulty of building a 'green' home entirely off the power grid.
Read MoreKalahari Desert
Just when you think it can’t get any hotter, Les Stroud finds out it can. In this episode, Les dips his toes in the scorching red sands of the Kalahari Desert — one of the most extreme climates on Earth.
Read MoreEcuador
The phrase “It’s a jungle out there” takes on a whole new meaning when Les Stroud pays a visit to one of the densest, deepest parts of the Amazon jungle. For seven days, Les “Survivorman” Stroud will test his mettle, his will and his ingenuity — everything he’s got — to survive in one of the most dangerous places on Earth.
Read MoreLabrador
For this episode, Les Stroud goes to the dogs — literally. Our intrepid Survivorman relies on seven Inuit sled dogs (Labrador huskies) to pull his dog sled into the wilds of Labrador. He embarks on this dangerous journey at the tail end of winter, when the weather is the most unpredictable.
Read MoreAlaska
This time Survivorman decides to demonstrate survival by sea kayak in an ocean bay called Taroka Arm (literally "black bear") for good reason. At this time of year, the salmon are active and are one of the black bear's favorite foods. Black bear and grizzlies that live in this area are among the largest in the world and gorge themselves on the silver salmon during this period.
Read MoreAfrican Plains
The plains of South Africa conjure up images of beauty — and danger. In this episode, Les Stroud lands here for an arid adventure that would make even the most seasoned safari traveler sweat. And not just because of the heat.
Read MoreSouth Pacific
Les demonstrates survival in the Cook Islands using SCUBA gear, a ship wreck and found articles.
Read MoreBehind the Scenes
Les explains his preparation for each locale in this behind the scenes look at the episodes of season 2.
Read MoreSurviving Alaska
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Sierra Nevada
Les tries to survive in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. This time he has more than just his trusty harmonica and his multi tool, He also has some basic backpacking gear as well like a tent, a sleeping bag, and a flashlight. When he doesn’t show up at camp his team is forced to organise a Search and Rescue team to find him. Will they find him in time?
Read MoreColorado Rockies
"Survivorman" Les Stroud takes two horses into the Colorado Rockies and discovers the challenges of surviving for three.
Read MoreArctic Tundra
Stranded on northern Baffin Island, "Survivorman" Les Stroud learns harsh lessons in solo arctic survival in 24hour daylight.
Read MoreTemagami Hunting - Deep Woods
Survivorman Les Stroud finds himself scrounging to feed two people after a hunting trip goes wrong.
Read MoreAustralian Outback
Les Stroud is stranded in the outback when his ultralight airplane runs out of fuel.
Read MorePapua New Guinea
Les Stroud must survive in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.
Read MoreNorway Mountain - Part 1
Les Stroud strands himself in the Norwegian mountains to survive for ten days taking little food, no water or gear, and no safety or camera crew.
Read MoreNorway Mountain - Part 2
Les Stroud is stranded in the Norwegian mountains. Surviving for ten days, Les has no food supplies and little water. Alone and exhausted, Les tests the will to live like never before.
Read MoreTiburón Island Coast – Part 1
Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. With limited food supplies and no fresh water, Les scavenges to survive on the desert shore.
Read MoreTiburón Island Coast – Part 2
Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. Avoiding packs of wild coyotes, scorpions and rattlesnakes, he treks in-land in search of food, water and shelter.
Read MoreSurvivorman's Top Ten
Official Special Episode
Read MoreSurvivorman's Top Ten
With all the ground Les has covered, it's little wonder there's a dark side. Hope you weren't one of the people on that canoe trip; and it's hard to imagine what he'd do if he happened on a litterbug.
Read MoreSurvivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Fire
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Read MoreSurvivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Shelters
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Read MoreSurvivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Water
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Read MoreSurvivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Food
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Read MoreSurvivorman’s Secrets of Survival - McGyverisms
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Read MoreSurvivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Dangers
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Read MoreSurvivorman's Lost Pilots - Summer
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Read MoreSurvivorman's Lost Pilots - Winter
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