Survivorman | Patagonia | Les Stroud

I dunno man, drinking unfiltered water in some places in the world can kill you, not just give you giardia. Pretty old school and scary "Advice" --- we have $30 water filters these days. Any water source you don't know consider it 'grey water'. Even filters typically don't get virus, but viral problems are less common than bacteria.

More to take care of your physical self.......wear a hat with a brim, wrap around sunglasses, use two hiking sticks to prevent sliding down sloping trails, carry lighter athletic shoes and change out of hiking boots when they get too hot and start rubbing and OMG...carry a survival tent, a lighter and a life straw!

Goes over the “Lemon Limit”. Creates half lemons.

Had the pleasure of hiking this trail december 2023. Great experience, and hard to get lost...

They got lemons out there?

I wonder if he died from a heart attack?

I used to watch SurvivorMan and Crocodile Hunter all the time! Those are 2 great men! ❤️ Miss steve Irwin

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Crow berries!

Les is more! Forget about Bear Grills and his grandstanding, his film crew, and his hotel stays!

Have LOVED this production for years and years! Maga

This guy is clown!!!

Les 👍Bear grylls 👎

Do you ever watch Alone ? What's your opinion on that show .

This dude is what bear wished he was

That missing hiker vanished then appeared a 1year later hiding under a rock. Seems very odd kinda like missing 411 scenario.

R.I.P to the hiker

I love the smell of grilled bear in the morning

Puzzling that the man didn't take measures to protect himself before he died. Maybe he was severely disoriented and incapable of clear thinking due to sudden illness or exhaustion and exposure. Maybe he was drunk. Maybe he went out there to die. We'll never know.

Hiking alone always places you at some risk, specifically that of knee and ankle injuries. All it takes is one mis-step off of an unstable rock, or maybe you step too close to the edge of a trail and it crumbles under your foot, and you have a sprained or broken ankle. This is a very popular National Park, so as long as you stick to the trail, you probably won't have to wait more than a few hours for someone to come along, but as Les mentions several times in this video, every year, the worldwide total number of people who die in National parks and preserves is several hundred, most of them in hiking and rock climbing accidents. One of my favorite National Parks is Death Valley, in southern California. Almost every year, there are at least a couple of fatalities, but surprisingly, these happen not to hikers or climbers, but to people in cars! It's heat and dehydration in the summer that are the killer, and the victims are typically people who drive off the paved roads into the "backcountry". There are hundreds of miles of dirt roads in this Park that are legal to access either on foot or in a vehicie, and in the winter months, they are not particularly dangerous. But from April 1 to the end of September, the daytime high temperature on the valley floor can exceed 100°F, and in July and August, it can be 120°F. In summer, visitation in the park is at it's lowest ebb of the year, and if you go exploring off into the backcountry, and your vehicle suffers a breakdown, there might not see another vehicle for several weeks. This is survival mode for sure. There is no cell phone service in 95% of the backcountry in Death Valley. If you casually drove off the pavement onto some dirt road without filing a "flight plan" with someone, you might not be reported as missing for several days, and in that 120°F heat, you can't survive more than a couple of days with at least 2 gallons of drinking water per day, and food rations to maintain your physical health. Every summer, people drive through on Highway 190, often visitors traveling between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Los Angeles, California, and they detour through Death Valley to sightsee. Casual visitors under cincumstances like that may not stop at the Park visitor center to get local information from the Rangers. No one knows they're even in the Park. If they drive off onto a side road, say to Mosaic Canyon or Cottonwood Canyon, abd they blow out a tire on a sharp rock, their lives are immediately at risk. Especially in Echo Canyon or Cottonwood Canyon. Hardly anyone goes to those places in Summer, and if you have your breakdown 10 miles away from the pavement, and you don't have any way to carry a couple of gallons of water (assuming you have some with you), you probably won't survive the hike back to the road. In July and August, it never cools off below 100°F even in the middle of the night.

I drank water from a fast flowing river coming from the mountains. I got giadria. One of the sickest times I’ve ever had

Whenever I'm out in nature, wether it be in the mountains or a state park or wildlife reserve, I enjoy drinking "wild" water, I've drank water coming from rocks in the mountain, a waterfall in the mountians, and countless streams, never had an issue, I like the taste more than any store bought water I've had, even filled up a handful of bottles from Eagle falls back away from the Cumberland falls in Cumberland national park on year, best water I've tasted!

Les Stroud: Don’t ever think you can do this without learning. I have learned for years how to do this.

Me at the park building a fort out of 3 sticks and a leaf. Yeah I think survive for a month in the Amazon.

"it ended tragically. At their own peril." This is the kind of bone i pick w/ les. He ends nothing smoothly. He tries to be over intelligent or over cool and makes things sound bizarre. Speak tight speak right.

Me: (clicks on video)

Les: "You can't watch"

Me: Aw, okay... (closes video)

That Dave and Cody survival show is an absolute joke. One of them doesn’t believe in wearing shoes ….. 🤦‍♂️ they wouldn’t last 24hours if put in a real life survival situation.

drugs.

A bunch of us (relatively inexperienced) did this trek in 1990 or thereabouts. Weather was fine until the morning of the ascent up the pass. In those days theer were a few huts but no marked campsites. We awoke to a whiteout, about 1 foot of snow on the ground. We had camped in some trees on the flat before it started. It didnt seem so bad. It was lightly snowing. We had a vote and decided to push on. The snowing got heavier as we went up - it never got too bad though. This was in January - high summer. We just headed for the pass - visibility not too bad. We never got lost and as we neared the pass the weather completely changed for the better. We had miraculous views of the glacier and thought we had made the right decision - well I did. One of our group was adamant we should have waited for a day for it to clear. In hindsight he was right. We had no idea if the weather was going to get worse or better. In the end we got lucky but it could have easily been much worse. I often think about that even many years later.

I've done solo trips deep into the Cascades and siskiyou mountains and I gotta say I don't recommend it. Bring a partner or at the very least a dog. Those pines get damn foreboding when you alone by a tiny coal fire at night.

As a kid I used to love man vs wild… then I found Survivorman and realized I got fooled. Thanks Les

Maybe the hiker killed himself... He went out there to die.

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Everyone's in a rush. "Need to get there asap". Just relax a bit hmm? Slow the pace down and enjoy the journey. I will admit that I have had to make a conscious effort to slow down. If you aren't on a time crunch then don't put yourself on one. This will help you avoid some bad decisions and accidents along the way. Safety is longevity, it means you can keep doing what you enjoy longer.

i normally watch this kind programs to learn but this guy will get you killed. do not do what he does drinking water mixed with shit is far from wise

This episode reminds me of why I quit watching this program...

Always buy your hiking shoes one size bigger. If not, you’ll lose your toenails

I love patagonia! the part I was in (around corcovado) when we filmed my survival tv episode was no joke to cross. It was very thick bamboo thickets, steep terrain, rain and cold.

He hates bear grylls oh yeah 😂

when you get three lemons, stop and make lemonade.... neat survival tip!

You're a legend les . I wish that Joe Rogan would've asked better questions when you were on his podcast.

I have experienced hypothermia and yes it is deceiving. My mind went into duality, and I was driving a bus with no heat. I finally relented and asked for help. Take the commonsense when it comes to ur thinking if u can. I knew I was in danger....but I adhered to the sensibility of the mind not the other. Took me over 24 hours to feel physically alright after that.

Les, as a fellow survivalist I've enjoyed your series. This episode is the best one, hands down overall for adventurous neophytes! 30min. in Stop, rule number 2, from the successful hunter gathers 10 most important rules; #2 "always remember to take care of your feet"
Rule #1, "always know the dangers first", which you have already covered so far in this episode. It's a good thing what you do!

You've mentioned before, but needs reiterating, when faced with the advercity of survival, most people die of embarrassment.

Ten C's is a very important thing people should and I also bought myself the S.A.S. survival guide book. Weather has been brutal for alot of places recently. Ì bought my stuff over time and I even get some pretty decent deals on amazon and temu with gear. Bought a present backpack from temu a 80 liter bag for 20 bucks.

as i watch this keep in mind two teenagers 17-18 were attacked in california this week looking for deer sheds and one was killed..sooo

Love your work, Les. The color grading is way too strong. It's literally got the Mexico Filter but more yellow for-- South America? Those views are beautifully blue and crisp - your color grading made it look like a Nuke went off the day before.

I really enjoyed this episode. Les really makes you deeply think about the dangers of "safety".... I'll keep the 1-10-1 rule in mind as well as all the other little gems of information! One thing I can't personally stress enough is if you are carrying a sleeping bag then please also carry a bivi bag! Lightweight tents are great but a decent bivi bag is both super light and a potential life saver!

Les, you always seem to get blisters, ditch those clunky leather boots!

People keep comparing bear to shroud but they’re not even close to the same person but they both are knowledgeable in survival. I personally like shroud more

Leave it to the Andrew Tates and Joe Rogans of the world to destroy a protected forest.

where does he poop?