Man Vs. Wild!

Anybody who likes the discovery channel knows what the show "Man Vs. Wild" is, and if you don't, you should.
Scott and Lisa are die hard fans of the show, (which will have ALL NEW episodes starting June 15th). The star of the show, whose name is Bear Grylls, IS the new Steve Irwin. (In Scott's opinion, he's even better than Steve). I know this may sound pretty nerdy to some of you, but please bear with us and hear us out...
Bear Grylls is a modern day Hero. He is like Samson in the bible. He is seriously one of the coolest people on the planet right now. He's a Karate black belt. He was in the British air force for 3 years. He broke his back in 3 places in a parachuting accident during that time, and recovered...(this was before he climbed mt. everest). He is in the Guiness book of world records as the youngest man to climb mount everest at 23 years old. He lead an expedition of a small team across the atlantic ocean in a small inflatable boat. He was the first man to fly a powered paraglider above everest. He is a motivational speaker, and travels all over the world to do so. Basically, this dude is freaking awesome in every way. He is a born surviver, and a classic example of how to overcome opposition.
In Man Vs. Wild, he purposely gets stranded in popular vacation sites where tourists and hikers have been lost and even died simply because they didn't know how to survive. He teaches survival skills in every possible circumstance you can imagine. This is worth watching simply because people really do find themselves in these situations. Every show starts by him getting dropped out of an airplaine. He parachutes out not knowing where he will be dropped off and stranded next, and the only things he takes with him are his pocketknife, and canteen, and SOMEtimes his flint...but no more than those three things. He shows his viewers how to survive, and not only that, but how to find civilization from wherever he's stranded. Each episode ends when he finds his way back to civilization. We're telling you, this is one of the best shows on television! Not only that, but it's useful and helpful. Over and over again people die because they're stranded somewhere and don't have the means to survive, like that poor family last winter where the car broke down and the husband went for help and died..and the family was rescued without him. This show teaches viewers the things they need to know to avoid such tragedy in their own lives if they find themselves in such a situation. He teaches you what to eat, where to sleep, how to build a shelter, and even teaches about the most extreme situations by demonstration including escaping quicksand, what to do if you fall through a frozen lake, navigating dangerous jungle rivers in Costa Rica, crossing ravines, being stranded on a desert island, navigating your way by watching the stars, basically being lost or in trouble in anyway you can imagine. He demonstrates every possible option so that whatever the circumstance, you know your options on how to survive. We've loved this first season so far and are so excited to see the new episodes on June 15th. Anyway we highly reccomend the show to anyone who's never seen it. All the previous episodes are airing again starting tonight all the way untill the fifteenth, and all the new episodes air on friday nights at seven, on the discovery channel. Scott and Lisa use the Tivo to record all the episodes since friday nights can usually be pretty busy. Either way, its worth your time...it's great because what stunt men do in the movies, this guy will do in real life.

Here is a small montage of what he does on his show: