Jun 1, 2009 · 45m
Grylls is on a desert island, south of Papua New Guinea. He wades across a shark-infested tidal channel, climbs crumbling volcanic cliffs, leaps over a 100-foot death drop, and constructs a bamboo windsurfer to make his escape.


Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.
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Jun 1, 2009 · 45m
Grylls is on a desert island, south of Papua New Guinea. He wades across a shark-infested tidal channel, climbs crumbling volcanic cliffs, leaps over a 100-foot death drop, and constructs a bamboo windsurfer to make his escape.
Jun 1, 2009 · 45m
In Australia's Northern Territory, Grylls must rely on many of the skills honed by the Aboriginal people to survive in this sweltering landscape dominated by crocodiles.
Jun 1, 2009 · 45m
While in the Canadian Rockies, Grylls is buried alive in an avalanche, swims long distance beneath an ice-covered lake, and is airvac-ed to the hospital when an icy glissade goes horribly wrong.
Jun 1, 2009 · 45m
Grylls lands in the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains of the Georgian Republic by driving a snowmobile out the back of a hovering helicopter. He ziplines across a river, camps among wolves and trudges through swampy wetlands.
Jun 5, 2009 · 45m
Grylls takes two fans into the Canadian wilderness for their ultimate survival challenge. They face their fears head on, trek down dangerous glaciers and across a frigid glacial river, build a rustic shelter, and try to swallow typical Grylls fare.
Sep 2, 2009 · 45m
In the Mojave Desert Grylls puts himself in the path of a man-made sandstorm, takes on the full force of a man-made flash flood and HALO jump from 30,000 feet. His body is pushed to the limit as the temperature soars from minus 40 to 110 degrees.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Man vs. Wild Season 5 premiered on June 1, 2009.
Man vs. Wild Season 5 has 6 episodes.
The season opens with Season 5 Episode 1, "Western Pacific". It aired on June 1, 2009.
Go to Season 5 Episode 1