Evidence

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Below, you'll find an (incomplete) listing of evidence that the show's narrative doesn't match reality -- evidence of items used by Bear that he shouldn't have, techniques not working the way that they actually do, domesticated animals in a wild setting, the camera crew making his life easier, scene discontinuities, and so forth.

Contents 1 General 2 Season 1 2.1 Rocky Mountains (Pilot) 2.2 Moab Desert 2.3 Costa Rican Rain Forest 2.4 Alaskan Mountain Range 2.5 Mount Kilauea 2.6 Sierra Nevada 2.7 African Savanna 2.8 European Alps 2.9 Desert Island 3 Season 2 3.1 Everglades 3.2 Iceland 3.3 Mexico 3.4 Kimberley, Australia 3.5 Ecuador 3.6 Scotland 4 Season 3 4.1 Sahara Desert 4.2 Panama 5 See Also

General

• Show was originally supposed to be a more educational, less dangerous program, but was dumbed down ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Extensive supporting crew ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• The show uses literal scripts that cover everything that will happen in a given episode ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Cleaned and shaved between scenes
• Impossible camera angles
• Storybook progression ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Learns his survival skills for each episode right before shooting ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• TV 'survival king' stayed in hotels ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Bought pizza in the middle of an ep ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Using Camera NIGHT MODE To Shoot Scenes in the Day

Season 1

Rocky Mountains (Pilot)

• Was hoisted into tree that "snagged" parachute, and wore a safety harness ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Hired man in a bear suit because they couldn't find a tame bear for the shoot ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Jumps off a cliff because of an approaching bear, but the camera crew is already on the other side ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Snake that Bear "kills" was found dead at the side of the road by the crew ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Dead badger actually steak inside badger skin ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Using a life jacket in the river ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• The friction fire scene of Bear using the hand drill was faked
• Bear was within easy reach of an established Forest Service road ^{(Confirmed by a local resident or regional expert)} 

Moab Desert

• No evidence of log jam debris
• Climbing harness and rope visible in canyon ascent

Costa Rican Rain Forest

• Climbing harness visible on the waterfall climb
• Climbed back up the waterfall after becoming ill
• Bear's fire bow demonstration was faked.

Alaskan Mountain Range

• Coincidental boat sinking ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Didn't spend the night ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Fish was caught by one of the crew, not by Bear. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Final scene boat was sent to pick him up. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Safety rope used in waterfall climb. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Mount Kilauea

• No evidence of larvae in the honeycomb
• Visible, "deadly" volcanic gas actually from a smoke machine ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Faking it in Kilauea ^{(Confirmed by a local resident or regional expert)} 
• Terrain inconsistencies ^{(Confirmed by a local resident or regional expert)} 
• Faked boot burning ^{(Confirmed by a local resident or regional expert)} 
• More Kilauea inconsistencies and bad advice ^{(Confirmed by a local resident or regional expert)} 
• Climbing a tree to pick "ripe" avocados
• Bear lands in sight of final destination ^{(Confirmed by a local resident or regional expert)} 

Sierra Nevada

• Getting lost in a crowded part of the Sierras ^{(Confirmed by a local resident or regional expert)} 
• Staged horses ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Domesticated rabbit ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Received help building raft. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Receives help building "wiki" camping structure and did not spend the night. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Did not cause the pine cone to fall to the ground. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

African Savanna

• Visible trail in the Savanna

European Alps

• Crevase jump filmed from underneath ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Digs a hole in the ice with a pointed stick
• Commercial-style fishing hooks inexplicably 'made' offcamera
• Artificial handholds used to crawl out of frozen lake
• Didn't spend the night ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Crevase fall scene staged ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Rope bridge scene staged ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Dead deer scene staged ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Did not catch the trout ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Desert Island

• Visible manila rope tying together the raft ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• A team of people built the raft, not Bear, and it took a week and a half to build ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Saw-cut ends to the bamboo
• Raft tied to a boat, just offshore
• Diver pre-checking the water for sharks ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Getting lost a stone's throw from Oahu ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Getting lost on Oahu itself ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Season 2

Everglades

• Fake bear sign.
• Build the shelter with crew assistance ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Local rangers made the water safe for Bear to cross ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Did not catch the frog or the turtle ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Iceland

• Ptarmigan on a string ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Slept indoors ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Sheep donated by a local farmer ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Mexico

• Presenting the fire-saw fire starting method as far easier than it is
• A climbing rope was planted for Bear's use in the chimney climbing scene ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Trout placed downstream from Bear ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Rope made with crew assistance ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Kimberley, Australia

• Did not spend night outdoors. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Did not build shelter on own. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Uses rope for climb down tree. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• "Snake encounter" scene staged. ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Ecuador

• Fake bowstring-making
• Received help making the ladder ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Slept indoors ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Scotland

• The deer skinning scene is implausible
• Did not sleep in deer skin shelter ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Redacted claim that the deer had fallen off a cliff ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Did not actually catch rabbit in snare ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Did not stay on second night, either ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Did not sleep in deer skin shelter ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 
• Was close to civilization ^{(Confirmed by a member of the production team)} 

Season 3

Sahara Desert

• Far insufficient water
• Fire likely doused with water

Panama

See Also

• Edited show revelations
• Bad Advice and Inaccuracies