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The Best Episodes of Survivorman

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The Best Episodes of Survivorman

In this harrowing reality series, “Survivorman” Les Stroud travels to far-flung locales with little more than the clothes on his back and 50 pounds of...

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  1. Background image for Lost at Sea
    8.4/10(64 votes)

    #1 - Lost at Sea

    S1:E9

    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!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Papua New Guinea
    8.4/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Papua New Guinea

    S3:E6

    Les Stroud must survive in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.3/10(38 votes)

    #3 - Sierra Nevada

    S3:E1

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Plane Crash
    8.2/10(63 votes)

    #4 - Plane Crash

    S1:E8

    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.

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    8.2/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Arctic Tundra

    S3:E3

    Stranded on northern Baffin Island, "Survivorman" Les Stroud learns harsh lessons in solo arctic survival in 24hour daylight.

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    8.2/10(38 votes)

    #6 - Temagami Hunting - Deep Woods

    S3:E4

    Survivorman Les Stroud finds himself scrounging to feed two people after a hunting trip goes wrong.

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    8.2/10(41 votes)

    #7 - Australian Outback

    S3:E5

    Les Stroud is stranded in the outback when his ultralight airplane runs out of fuel.

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    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #8 - Fan Challenge

    S7:E1

    Les teaches winner of a fan submission contest, amateur filmmaker Joseph McConnell, about wilderness survival in the remote Ontario wilderness.[8][9][10]

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  10. Background image for Canadian Boreal Forest
    8.1/10(79 votes)

    #9 - Canadian Boreal Forest

    S1:E1

    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.

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    8.1/10(68 votes)

    #10 - Georgian Swamp

    S1:E4

    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.

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    8.1/10(62 votes)

    #11 - Canadian Arctic

    S1:E5

    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.

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    8.1/10(56 votes)

    #12 - Canadian Rockies

    S1:E6

    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!

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    8.1/10(55 votes)

    #13 - Utah Canyonlands

    S1:E7

    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.

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    8.1/10(32 votes)

    #14 - Behind the Scenes

    S1:E10

    Les presents clips and outtakes from the previous nine survival episodes.

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    8.1/10(36 votes)

    #15 - Colorado Rockies

    S3:E2

    "Survivorman" Les Stroud takes two horses into the Colorado Rockies and discovers the challenges of surviving for three.

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    8.0/10(64 votes)

    #16 - Costa Rica

    S1:E3

    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.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Ecuador

    S2:E2

    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.

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  19. Background image for Transylvania - Part 2
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Transylvania - Part 2

    S7:E3

    Les simulates a broken leg so that a Romanian search and rescue team will locate him in the Transylvania mountains.

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    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Tonga

    S7:E6

    Les and his friend Bob Wilson are stranded on a deserted island in the archipelago of Tonga.

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    7.8/10(66 votes)

    #20 - Arizona Desert

    S1:E2

    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!

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    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Patagonia

    S7:E7

    Les retraces the last steps of experienced Argentine hiker Laureano Emanuel Santos on the circuit track of Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia to investigate how tragedies can occur even on well-traveled wilderness trails.[11]

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  23. Background image for Transylvania - Part 1
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Transylvania - Part 1

    S7:E2

    Les Stroud disappears into the thickly forested Transylvanian Alps to test the skills of Romania's top search and rescue team, and himself.

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  24. Background image for India: The Himalayan Foothills
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #23 - India: The Himalayan Foothills

    S7:E5

    Les travels to Northern India in the foothills of the Himalayans to survive in an area with the world's reported densest tiger population.

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    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #24 - Oregon

    S7:E4

    The story of a family that was lost in the forests of Oregon for six days.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Kalahari Desert

    S2:E1

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Lost at Sea" is the best rated episode of "Survivorman". It scored 8.4/10 based on 64 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/1/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Papua New Guinea".