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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 11 - Iceland
    3.2/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Iceland

    S1:E11

    Grylls parachutes into the extreme landscape of Iceland, the site of vicious blizzard, 50 mph (80 km/h) winds, icy glacial waters, boiling hot mud and volcanic springs. He demonstrates how to make a snow cave, find water in volcanic underground tunnels and avoid frostbite. To find food in this subarctic environment, Grylls scavenges a sheep for its eyeballs and mutton fat, and catches a ptarmigan. He demonstrates with his shoelaces the boiling of the eyeballs and mutton in the geysers, to save digestion energy and disinfect the scavenged food.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 13 - Kimberly, Australia
    3.2/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Kimberly, Australia

    S1:E13

    In the Kimberley region of Australia, an area with a mixture of huge scrub deserts, dry riverbeds and red sandstone cliffs full of deep gorges, Grylls faces extreme heat, poisonous snakes and the ever present danger of dehydration. Survival tips include how to forage for food (bush tucker), build a shelter and how to prevent sunstroke. He explains why he believes drinking ones own urine can prevent death from dehydration. During his journey, Grylls observes saltwater crocodiles and endures a lightning storm.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Man vs. Wild Season 4 Episode 2 - Alabama
    3.2/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Alabama

    S4:E2

    Grylls wrestles a pig, squeezes through some tight spots, and survives a forest fire in the swamps of Alabama. It is revealed that Grylls broke his shoulder while in Antarctica two months previously.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Man vs. Wild Season 4 Episode 1 - Arctic Circle
    3.8/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Arctic Circle

    S4:E1

    Grylls goes to the Arctic Circle, where he encounters a frozen waterfall, wild reindeer and some of the coldest conditions on the planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Man vs. Wild Season 7 Episode 3 - Iceland: Fire and Ice
    4.6/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Iceland: Fire and Ice

    S7:E3

    Bear returns to Iceland to demonstrate the challenge of surviving its many pitfalls. His trek begins on an ice cap covering an active volcano, where food sources are scarce and travels down towards a civilization with swollen rivers between him and safety.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 2 - Moab Desert
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Moab Desert

    S1:E2

    Bear Grylls is dropped by a helicopter into the Moab Desert in Utah in almost 45 degree temperatures, with nothing but a knife, a canteen, and a flint. He battles dehydration by soaking his t-shirt in urine, and eats two raven eggs, one raw. Lastly, he demonstrates how to escape from quicksand before swimming across the Colorado River. He also explains how to use the flow of rivers as tools to find civilization.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 3 - Costa Rican Rain Forest
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Costa Rican Rain Forest

    S1:E3

    Grylls parachutes into a Costa Rican rainforest in the Osa Peninsula, with only his knife and a canteen. He's careful about the water he drinks, but gets violently ill anyway. He climbs down a waterfall using a vine, and floats down a river to the ocean on a raft he crafts out of balsawood to demonstrate how someone lost in the jungle can make it to civilization. He encounters snakes, mosquitoes and dangerous river currents.ve swamps.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 4 - Alaskan Mountain Range
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Alaskan Mountain Range

    S1:E4

    Grylls is dropped in the Chugach Mountains in Alaska, with skis and his usual gear. He demonstrates Glissading as he traverses snow and glaciers, and climbs down a 200ft (61m) waterfall. He catches a salmon, which he eats raw, and finds a skiff from an abandoned lodge. The skiff sinks, but he reaches the shore and is spotted by a ship.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 5 - Hawaii – Mount Kilauea
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Hawaii – Mount Kilauea

    S1:E5

    Grylls is dropped by helicopter at the top of Mount Kilauea. Made up of an expanse of solidified lava which stretches for 33,000 acres, this environment is one of the world's most inhospitable. He first traverses lava fields, which catch his boots on fire, then heads into the jungles of Hawaii. Grylls uses a kukui nut torch to explore a lava tube and finds water, then uses smoke to placate a bee hive to get honey. Ultimately, he finds the sea (and people) by following seabirds.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 8 - European Alps
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - European Alps

    S1:E8

    Grylls parachutes into the French Alps with a knife, a canteen, a cup and a flint, taking the parachute with him. He demonstrates how to survive falling into a frozen lake, how to build a snow shelter, and how to use a self arresting device to stop from plummeting into a crevasse. He also eats maggots and uses them to catch a trout. He performs a Tyrolean traverse and makes himself a pair of snow shoes out of young trees and parachute lines.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 9 - Deserted Island
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Deserted Island

    S1:E9

    Grylls is kicked out by helicopter into the water near a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. He demonstrates long distance swimming, shelter building and coconut harvesting. Grylls builds a bamboo raft to look for ships, and is surrounded by tiger sharks. He fishes off his raft using a fish bone hook, and shows how to signal a ship using the reflection produced by his polished knife.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 10 - Everglades
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Everglades

    S1:E10

    Grylls drops into the swamps of Florida's Everglades, where at least 60 tourists need to be rescued each year. He trudges through the swamp and shows how to construct shelter, deal with razor-sharp sawgrass, get out of a muddy sinkhole and avoid alligators and rattlesnakes. He eats frogs and cooks a turtle Seminole-style.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 12 - Mexico
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Mexico

    S1:E12

    In Mexico, Grylls must find his way out of Copper Canyon, and his only supplies are a water bottle, a flint and a knife. He demonstrates how to build a simple compass and climb sheer cliffs safely. For shelter, he uses ancient caves and makes fire with a traditional "fire saw." Grylls also demonstrates techniques for finding scorpions or grubs and fishing without a rod or line.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 14 - Ecuador
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Ecuador

    S1:E14

    Grylls paraglides onto the edge of the Andes and follows rivers into the Ecuadorian jungle, is attacked by huge colonies of spear-nosed bats[disambiguation needed], and observes giant weevil grubs and piranhas. He builds a bamboo bridge and a bow and arrow to successfully catch fish, but it doesn't always go his way and he's forced to ride the rapids of the Amazon on a single tree trunk.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Man vs. Wild Season 1 Episode 15 - Scotland
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Scotland

    S1:E15

    Grylls shows how to navigate the Cairngorms region in extreme weather using ice formations and moss growth, and how to test snow slopes for avalanche potential. He uses moss to purify water and skins a red deer for shelter. For food, he traps a rabbit and cooks it to demonstrate how to prepare it. Grylls also crosses deep marshes and uses fallen trees to cross ravines.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 1 - Sahara
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Sahara

    S2:E1

    In the sun-scorched Sahara Desert, Grylls uses survival tactics of the indigenous people, including eating a scorpion and a sandfish. He also explains how to escape from quicksand.

    Director:Tony Lee
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 2 - Desert Survivor
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Desert Survivor

    S2:E2

    In the desert, Grylls offers tips on skinning and disemboweling a dead camel for water.

    Director:Tony Lee
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 4 - Jungle (2)
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Jungle (2)

    S2:E4

    Survival techniques for Panama's mangrove swamps and jungle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 5 - Patagonia
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Patagonia

    S2:E5

    Grylls parachutes into Patagonia, the southernmost tip of South America, where he first encounters a vast ice field, then forages in a beech forest, wades through a frozen bog and swims through icy water.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 6 - Andes Adventure
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Andes Adventure

    S2:E6

    In Patagonia, Grylls skins a hare, scales a cliff, tracks a puma, drinks dirty water, and crosses the Perito Moreno glacier, a vast frozen labyrinth of ice caves and crevasses.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 7 - Bear Eats
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Bear Eats

    S2:E7

    In this special film Bear Grylls takes us to nature's kitchen. It seems nothing--except maybe the fat of on a camel's hump--is beyond Bear Grylls.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 8 - Zambia
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Zambia

    S2:E8

    Bear Grylls ventures into the landlocked country of Zambia in Southern Africa. Before heading into the bush, he shows you how to survive some of the world's biggest rapids.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 9 - Namibia
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Namibia

    S2:E9

    Grylls parachutes into the heart of the Namib desert. He eats a puff adder and encounters the indigenous bushmen.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 10 - Jungle Swamp (1)
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Jungle Swamp (1)

    S2:E10

    Grylls battles the fierce swamps in Sumatra, Indonesia. As he struggles to keep dry and avoid trench foot, he runs into several types of wildlife, including lizards and the deadly mangrove snake.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Man vs. Wild Season 2 Episode 11 - Castaway (2)
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Castaway (2)

    S2:E11

    Bear Grylls spends a week showing how to survive the challenges of the Pacific Ring of Fire. He is dropped into petrified swamps devastated by the 2004 Tsunami and has to navigate his way out.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Iceland" is the worst rated episode of "Man vs. Wild". It scored 3.2/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/22/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Kimberly, Australia".