Amazon Explorer On Being Shot At By Drug Cartel & Surviving Deadly Malaria | Minutes With

[@ladbiblestories]

Thank you to Benedict Allen for taking part in this episode of Minutes With. To hear more about Benedict's disappearance in Papua New Guinea which sparked a media manhunt please click the link in our bio. www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/benedict-allen/

[@joshuataylor3550]

Funny how posh people will find a way to make their lives difficult.

[@maryyoung7373]

​@@ben_tewaagI don't believe you

[@maryyoung7373]

​@@ben_tewaagyou say that but once in the situation you would do differently.

[@Michael-iw3ek]

instead of the idiotic setup "let's film a guy pretending he is talking to someone when he really isn't" would it really be that much more cost and effort to make it into a real interview where 2 persons have a conversation on camera?

[@ak47marx16]

It's easy to judge a man when you are commenting on a phone in a safe environment with stomach full of food. But truth is none of know what we are actually capable of doing to survive when dying.

[@philipminns3933]

Yeah. Which is why most of us wouldn't put ourselves in that situation. Doing so is selfishness, nothing more, and dressing it up as pseudo-spiritual self-development doesn't successfully occlude that.

[@BrianBorusNephew]

Bingo. Came to say the same. This twat off-handedly refers to people exploiting the Amazon, as though he weren't doing the exact same. ​@@philipminns3933

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

Actually, I believe most know what they are capable of. Some people actually run into burning buildings to help, while others won’t even bother to call 999, 911 etc…

[@KingFreddeh]

in your opinion

[@thebigalow2]

Absolutely correct. Nobody really can say what they’d do in that situation unless they been there

[@jodi_kreiner]

this man just dropping the most INSANE life experiences like he’s describing a trip to the grocery store 😭😭 “we were laid on our backs and cut repeatedly with bamboo blades… which was not ✨good✨” “and they were assassins and hitmen and bodyguards for pablo escobar, and I got away with it 🤷‍♂️” “the hardest of all is the arctic… you can fall through the ice and die in 30 seconds, maybe a couple minutes if you don’t have a heart attack [..] so off I went, and it was terrible” “I’ve almost died 9 times” like BRO 😭😂

[@CRixon13]

I have a dog and can not imagine doing anything to cause him harm. However, unless you have truly been in a life or death situation I dont think anyone should judge him for making that choice. No of us know what choices we might make to live given those circumstances.

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

@@CRixon13 would you decide you want to be an “explorer” and put yourself in that position and danger voluntarily because it’s your “dream”? He chose to do that it was his dream and what he wanted but he clearly didn’t want to deal with the potential consequences if things went wrong, it’s more then fair to judge him because most people wouldn’t voluntarily put themselves in this kind of position in the first place.

[@bubblesculptor]

A dog would probably consider it an honor saving their owner's life

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

@@bubblesculptor you have absolutely 0 evidence to support that nor are you qualified to answer a question like that on behalf of all dogs ever. All living animals have a survival instinct, it’s kinda the whole point of every living species they don’t want to die so why would dogs be any different, it’s insane to think you actually believe that a dog would consider it an honour to be killed by someone it trusted instead of looking after the dog. I doubt the dog who would have been panicking and yelping in pain when this bastard was killing it felt like it was an honour to “save” his life aye just common sense that seems to be rare nowadays.

[@IndieVolken]

@@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan a sausage dog would come in handy

[@ThaSlappyWappy]

@@IndieVolken hot dog aye. i seen what you was doing then.. XD

[@SirFatDuck]

It's amazing how humble and nonchalant this man is while sharing his stories. Old-school Brits truly were a different breed.

[@jaileal8806]

Thanks Benedict, you set me off on my own adventures years ago. I've hung up my boots after a number of adventures but will also remember how you helped me realise my own dreams too.

[@amethysttalon3507]

Kinda ironic that he started out in a book warehouse with a dream of getting to the Amazon :p

[@hateclub]

Makes a change from all the criminals I keep seeing in these interviews. Excellent insight.

[@philipminns3933]

Yup. The change is that this guy came from privilege and *still* chose to exploit others for his own gain.

[@philipminns3933]

Oh, and the other difference is that this guy doesn't seem to have any remorse and is treated as some kind of hero.

[@aimeer351]

I adore videos from explorers like Benedict and Ranulph Fiennes. What amazing lives well lived, experiences most of us could never fathom. Im so glad you became the explorer you wanted to be as a little boy. You must have so many tales to tell to your children and your grandchildren, inspiring the next generation of explorers ❤

[@chrislambert505]

“Then my dog turned up - my friend, my companion and err…my dinner” 🤷‍♂️

[@josiemsi]

Fair enough though 😂

[@VintageVegans]

Horrible

[@brettroberts8397]

Yeah i wouldve died with my dog... he didnt love his dog clearly...death before dishonor

[@chrislambert505]

I wonder what it tasted like….chicken?

[@carlospalacios8808]

​@@brettroberts8397 sure buddy.

[@EdCumming-be1os]

What a voice. Brilliant story teller and a wonderful perspective.

[@Bye_Good]

“One cannot sit down to write until they have stood up and lived!”

[@Brian-wl4ndt]

Whoa 😮 Somehow I needed to see this!

[@CenturionMacro]

I saw this guy talk live at a book festival this summer, he has so many stories and the pictures of him Living with tribes is insane! He’s truly one of the last modern day explorers.

[@emilybell2703]

His experience sounds like a movie. Its terrible what happened to him and completely understandable what he did for survival. I’m glad he made it through it all

[@benjaminfreitag9231]

I didn't consider we still have people living the life of Indiana Jones. How truly inspirational and exciting to listen to.

[@shelleyjessup6594]

‘The dogs wanted to be in safe hands, quite rightly’ had me laughing at the irony 😂

[@jakealcock5905]

What a great storyteller.

[@drcyberctb]

No wonder the Arctic dogs did not want to be in his hands with his history

[@DeeJKerei]

yea dog lovers will be angry - I dont find that heroic at all

[@stephaniedare]

@@DeeJKereibut it was for survival? If that was your relative wouldn’t you prefer they did the same?

[@philipminns3933]

@@stephaniedare Yes, I would. And then I'd tell them they're a piece of shit for putting themselves in that position for no better reason than their own weird feeling of inadequacy. If the upper classes got therapy, this shit wouldn't need to happen. It wasn't as if he'd properly prepared and was blindsided - he just assumed that he was entitled to this and would therefore take it, paving his path with the resources of the locals (and local dogs). He's a glorified tourist.

[@stephaniedare]

@@philipminns3933 interesting, I hadn’t thought of it like that. Ty for your point of view

[@philipminns3933]

@@stephaniedare I admit I was on a bit of an angry tip yesterday, but stand by the points anyway!

[@peterhughes7445]

What an amazing person and a great example to anyone that travels out of their 'normal world'.!

[@azhomeboy2000]

Theres a "I shouldnt be alive" episode about his experience in the Amazon. By the way his dogs name was "cashew".

[@artkinhlungwani386]

Is he the same guy?

[@BoneyMalone]

Did he eat cashew's nuts?

[@Ruslan_davudov_photography]

Poor dog.

[@philipminns3933]

How telling that he didn't even mention the name in this interview. He seems to claim that the dog was nothing but a resource, and a companion and friend, as is convenient to him. All his framing of interactions with other beings (human or otherwise) seem predicated around obscuring the fact that that he sees them as objects to be used in the service of his own 'journey'. In an entirely unrelated statement, I happen to be totally unqualified to diagnose psychopathy.

[@chazzat3113]

Thankyou I love those I shouldn't be alive episodes and was thinking surely they've done one for his experience and it turns out they have. I'll definitely give that a watch

[@carolyndelong4737]

What an incredible story!

[@Erim.]

Dad lore goes crazy for this guy

[@chrislambert505]

Oh I think I remember this chap, his solo filmed travels were featured on TV some years ago - years before KZbin types started doing the same - and I think even before the likes of Bear Grylls came on the telly with an entire film crew. This guy actually did stuff entirely on his own, getting into various scapes and filming it.

[@mikeyyoyo6464]

Yes, like a proper fool, nearly died & ate his dog!, jeez 🤦‍♂️

[@fitzroyboy1979]

Anyone else think the husky dogs heard what happened to the Amazon dog and thought f@@k this! 😂

[@DsDoodles]

Oooh this guy was on I shouldn't be alive! Much more detail on that episode.. I've seen a few things like this crossover from that show!

[@WeareCreatingMemories]

As soon as he started talking, I instantly recognised this story from I shouldn’t be alive ❤

[@StefanBacum]

What im curios about is this : how do these explorers get in with the locals? Like you turn up at these crocodile peoples village and go im this and this and i want to document/learn/etc what your culture is like? How do they get in, get accepted? Thats what always intrigued me

[@zackalzar1]

​@@philipminns3933you have a lot of hate built up in you.

[@StefanBacum]

@@philipminns3933 Thats not what i meant by my questions and im nnot trying to make this a white/black discussion at all.

[@philipminns3933]

@@zackalzar1 I do? I thought it was just strong disapproval - some people struggle to tell the difference.

[@fimashavin]

😮😮 can't imagine how he managed to escape horrendous areas he went through

[@andytraill]

"my dad was a test pilot for the Vulcan bomber ... so I suppose had a fairly normal childhood" "why'd you leave the test pilot biz dad?" "More time with you son" 🤘 All the exactly same. Totally. Edit: having listened to Sir Ranulph Fiennes speak directly after likely the worst week in his life, may sound strange but spotting similarities.

[@philipminns3933]

Can you specify the similarities you've spotted? I don't really know Fiennes' story, but given my opinions on this chap I'd be interested to hear which elements might be consistent.

[@thomaslangley1571]

What a great bloke. A Legend.

[@davidjones8043]

Dog eating loooser

[@philipminns3933]

Genuine question: why? what's he done of value?

[@thomaslangley1571]

@philipminns3933 he pushed himself to the limits of his own mortal existence, and ventured into the last of our worlds frontiers, it wasn't contrived, he decided to do so himself. A person isn't a legend because they added value to the lives of all humankind. A person can be a legend simply because they push themselves across the threshold of their own limits and boundaries. It took alot of bollocks to dance with danger not once but many times. For me, that makes him a legend.

[@philipminns3933]

@@thomaslangley1571 Ok. We just differ on the definition then, which is fine.

[@thomaslangley1571]

@philipminns3933 what is your definition then? If you would be so kind as to humour me in this instance.

[@lapodcast3923]

What a LAD

[@zak__21]

Did lad bible just give a side note on who escobar was?

[@fanskate2744]

This combo, the tenacity, curiosity, intelligence…no one matches the English. The explorers of the human race.

[@alexjenkins7638]

Sounds like a guest on Mid Morning Matters.

[@dnbmania]

Did he drink or what or have a knife to get through the wood? Did he just eat the dog raw

[@willsmith39]

He took 'raw dogging it' too literally it would appear

[@pj-sama]

I'd consider him deciding to eat his dog in that given scenario a no brainer as a 3rd world brown and a moral dilemma for a comfortable first worlder, IF you came to that scenario entirely by chance and not self inflicted. Would be plain dumb otherwise to even wrestle with the thought, preposterous even.

[@philipminns3933]

I'm not sure I'm following your point. The scenario in which this guy found himself *was* self-inflicted.

[@jedlabedla5893]

@@philipminns3933 He´s obviously poitning out how hypocrytical it is fo others to judge him cuz anyone of the locals or other people with a shrewd of instinct and will to survive would do the same for the sake of survival (it wasn t even his pet dog) , there is nothing moral about soundlesly dying alone in the rainforrest never to be found again until the hungry dog ate your dead body in turn. On the other hand the guys narcisistic/idealistic choice to still not use the technology and proper gear while putting himself in danger tells you enough about him.

[@architectinth]

I have three dogs that have been by my side for 8 and 11 years every day, except 4 days in total when I left them at a pet hotel. One of my dogs is like a garbage disposal and never turned down anything to eat. He loves food. When I got back from my trip, the vet said he had been throwing up and has barely eaten anything. No judgment to Mr Allen, but my dogs are like my kids and I love them to death, literally. I would risk my life to save them, and wouldn't save my own life if it meant taking theirs. With that said, I don't have kids so...

[@GeneralAlexii]

You’ve never been faced with a situation that requires you to literally choose between life or death. Realistically you, I and most humans are killing a dog if it means survival. Please don’t be naïve.

[@Harry3609]

@@GeneralAlexii I would say this is naive of you though, thinking all humans react the same when life and death are in question. We are complex and all respond to scenarios differently. Please don't think you're the voice of reason.

[@GeneralAlexii]

@@Harry3609 this would apply and make sense if I said all humans. Reading comprehension is important

[@architectinth]

@@GeneralAlexii While there are many different types of people on this planet, for arguments sake, let's put them into two categories. There are those who will die for you, and those who will kill you to save themselves. You don't know me, nor do you know what I have been through, or which category I fall into, but we know which one you do.

[@GeneralAlexii]

@@architectinth No you don’t. You’re bringing emotion into things, trying to subtly send a personal attack - that’s fine. You’re speaking about humans saving each other or killing each other. This topic is about choosing between eating a dog to survive or both of you dying. Stop the emotional reach and false narratives to make your point, incorrectly.

[@abrahamsneo7783]

Steak, chicken, dog, kitten, its all food. The only issue is that he didn't have spices to perfect a good recipe.

[@johnwatson5235]

After eating the dog all that was left were bones. Pity he thought, the dog would have loved those bones!

[@captainpete-y3x]

OMG LOL

[@Samboy666]

Biggest mistake is poor dog did was turn back up and find him

[@Cold_Logic]

"They're eating THE DAAWGS"

[@ak47marx16]

This seems to be the luckiest unlucky explorer alive.

[@JezzaN1]

Buddy has lived one of the top 0.0001% interesting lives yet still undersells it with every story

[@dropoutmajor]

I love how malaria is considered an equal threat with the other in the title😂

[@conzinho1905]

You severely underestimate malaria then…

[@itsmeprasad1987]

Now not so much.. 40 years ago.. it was crazy

[@davidjones8043]

@@itsmeprasad1987Tonic existed 40 years ago… ironic

[@dropoutmajor]

@@conzinho1905 I didn't say it sarcastically, I'm Nigerian and its top 3 leading causes of death here. And has definitely killed more people than any cartel.

[@RC-br1ps]

The ultimate betrayal of trust.

[@TProfileG]

"rover would have loved those bones"

[@howmoneyworks2024]

Can someone be an explorer without the double-pocket shirt? :)

[@therealbill1033]

Doing your dog dirty bro 😂

[@selenaclarke]

T.E. Lawrence "All men. dream: but not equally"

[@markarundel7856]

He didn't even give the dog a name. He was always going to eat it 😢

[@swagatadas5121]

I don't think its ok to judge a person like that when we have never went through what he went through and if someone weent through this and still maintained theri morality, respect to you but not everybody is brave and tbh when one is a life death situation its frightening because people who want to live can do anything to save themselves and to hurt themself to save the rest of him and also their loved ones is so fucking hard nobody wants that nobody willingly wants to kill their companion or whatsoever but in a life death situation people do anything to survive and their judgements get clouded by stuff so idk its hard to judge a person in that kinda environment.

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

It’s ok to judge it would be sickening if he did it to his child or someone else’s child, a dog is just as innocent if not more innocent then kids they don’t deserve to be treated as nothing more then a “survival” meal for someone who made a bad decision and wasn’t man enough to deal with the consequences of his own decision.

[@captainpete-y3x]

wow so where are the crocodile scarifications on his body? pics / video?

[@dogoperson]

Aw man 😮

[@granitesevan6243]

"Explorer" eh..? Funny how these incredible, talented, daring people never come from council estates... But remember, you can't throw money at the situation

[@webb-cat7397]

When pressed the answer is....,it was a while ago and my memory is vague?

[@MikeTrenche]

Not describing anything...I don't think he lived that

[@KingFreddeh]

I couldn't eat my dog!!!!!?

[@FrankFerrell1234]

What watch is this?

[@Kopers30]

It’s practically insane how mentally ill some dog people are. He is a HUMAN BEING. With family, friends, people who love him and whose life would be impacted severely if he were to die. It’s a dog. Simple as that. There are countries where they’re dinner. Just because you gave one a name and let it sleep on your bed don’t make it more valuable than human life. Get a grip.

[@fredericksaxton9782]

Oh shut up, people also have a right to be upset. To many, their dog *IS* family. Family for years, since childhood even. You also can't just pretend that they mean nothing because they're "just a dog". It's not about just "being given a name and letting it sleep on your bed", you build a bond, a trust with them. Dogs have legitimately saved people and can do amazing things even humans can't. Most people can't *SMELL* cancer, most people can't *TELL* when someone with a chronic condition is gonna pass out in 5 minutes. Let's not forget travel dogs like sled dogs being used to transport medicine through the harsh blizzards, or dogs who dig out people buried by avalanches. Service dogs that guide the blind and disabled, dogs on the police force, military dogs, herding dogs who fight off entire packs of coyotes, dogs that can smell literal *B0MBS!* I could go on. I understand fundamentally that he felt he had to do it, that's fine, it's a nuanced situation, but the least *YOU* can do is show dogs some fucking respect.

[@Kopers30]

@@fredericksaxton9782 All of this can be true and dog people can still be crazy.

[@reginaldpayne7588]

Have to eat. I don't blame you at all. It's normal in Asia anyway right?. God bless you 🙏

[@pk82kruse21]

I've seen this guy on the show I Sgouldn't Be Alive. Craaaazy story wow. The dogwas in the story too lol

[@emmadreww]

everyone who is blaming him for going out there is stupid. yes, it was his choice, and yes it might’ve been a stupid one, but you can’t blame him. humans are curious. this curious it leads us to learn new things. if he discovered something new while the same circumstances were happening people would have different opinions

[@chriswright8116]

That dog only stuck around bcuz it trusted you and felt loyal too you. It could have easily survived on its own had it left you. That’s what you failed to realize before you killed him. You would have made it regardless 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

[@ShootersShootPodcast]

Well it’s a dog eat dog world I’m afraid tehe

[@dyu8184]

Says the behind his computer screen eating McDonalds happy meal

[@jedlabedla5893]

That and bescause he rescued and fed him, not like the dog would follow him otherwise.

[@elizabethrymer9213]

What makes you think that dog would have survived out there??? It would have been food for another predator if not him.

[@jakealcock5905]

I can’t imagine going to the Amazon with no survival skills 😅

[@carefreemc1445]

There's a parasite in the Amazon that will swim up stream of pee and into your urethra! That place is terrify

[@royc5458]

If only more Brits spoke like this, with proper enunciation and pronunciation.

[@wc8246]

Jog on bellend

[@omgamazement]

Indiana jones in real life

[@jasonmillett5109]

Damn, that dog had a second chance of living after not drowning but it was all for nothing.

[@mimrex]

Nothing? A truly inspirational life of a wonderful explorer is nothing?

[@Brian-wl4ndt]

With all due respect, 🤣🤣🤣

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

@@mimrexis that somehow a valid excuse to kill and eat another living feeling being? One that completely trusts you and is no harm to you and just wants to stay by your side? How would you feel if after a few years of adventure and travel!! You were killed and eating for someone else “survival” would you think that’s fair? Hypocrite.

[@philipminns3933]

@@mimrex To a dog, yeah, that's nothing. A more interesting question to me is to what extent taking the life of a being who has little concept of future planning (discuss) is unethical, IF it's entirely painless.

[@meeranaam]

This was tough to watch.😔🐶🐶

[@nicoibzschalin-hr4bj]

I think Dirty Harry was spot on ehen he said, A man got to know his limits. Amazing adventures but he knew when to stop.

[@devanman7920]

If I'm dying and the dog is there hes becoming dinner. I think a lot of the comments need a dose of reality.

[@Roxy-Mara]

I wonder how many of the people here judging him for eating the dog are vegetarians 🤔

[@OfficialBigDaddyBC]

How did this man afford his hobby?

[@AlphaGamer1981]

He worked in a warehouse. Seriously, he literally explained that, why weren't you paying attention?

[@OfficialBigDaddyBC]

@@AlphaGamer1981 dude, he did that when he was a very young man. I doubt he worked in that warehouse his whole entire life. Get real and pay attention.

[@CenturionMacro]

@@OfficialBigDaddyBC he started to get some sponsors for his big expeditions but the adventures he had living with various tribes was done cheaply, he pretty much bought a flight to the place and then moved in with the local tribes. Now he goes around and does talks on his adventures, he was also in a tv series for a bit which I think you can find on KZbin

[@jeremywanner4526]

Obviously he couldn’t,that’s why he ate Fido

[@Gilsworth]

If you're living off the land then you don't need that much money to get by, especially in a country where your currency goes a mile where the local currency gets an inch. It also wasn't his hobby, but his job. He monetized his adventures by making a documentary.

[@emiliovaldez9384]

Bro me an my dog dyin togetherrr

[@1414rebel]

100 percent

[@AdamNicholsMusic]

So much info missing. How did he afford all these expeditions? How did he survive for 3 weeks in the amazon alone besides eating his dog? What happened with the Maleria that could kill him in 24 hours? He is talking like he is telling the most boring story that doesn't need all the info lol.

[@philipminns3933]

1. Same way he afforded the private school he went to, I assume. 2. Leeching off the locals (who he knew would be there) and dressing it up as some kind of pure exploration. 3. No idea. Either it wasn't as serious as his after-dinner speaking routine demands, or he was essentially rescued. Either way, he's the guy down the pub who insists on boring you with tales of how good he is at paintball.

[@teokastelan2930]

Well. No one for you to the Amazon.

[@thundercrackerangrygriphar4553]

Bro ate his dog 😭😭

[@Mandyb05]

Man's best friend indeed 😳

[@meeranaam]

Until the very end😢

[@ldunn444]

Sick

[@Trth1707]

Evil.

[@graz1945]

As much as the survival aspect kicks in...i don't think i could kill my dog and eat it....😫

[@edda682]

No, nor me it's savage.

[@jakealcock5905]

@@edda682it’s you or the dog.

[@jakobwild5886]

​@@jakealcock5905id rather the dog ...they already lick their own butt so no limit to what theyll eat if they have to ...humans though are supposed to have some dignity and well compassion...seems a poor a choice ...i been shot got malaria now so ig i better my eat dog...my lone companion who I brought with me and who followed me without question...

[@graz1945]

@@jakealcock5905 then both of us is going mate lol

[@lividbutton2813]

@@graz1945I dont think you guys realize that your opinions now arent weighed by survival and high stress. Its easy to be moral in a comforting environment.

[@bronwenwilliams6953]

IF YOU WANT TO DO STUPID SHIT, DONT BRING YOUR DOG WITH YOU MATE

[@toxictottie]

@@bronwenwilliams6953 Hahaha quality comment!! 🤣

[@toxictottie]

@@bronwenwilliams6953 Yeah bring the Wife instead hehe. 😂

[@infamouspain]

If you watched you would realise its not his dog, he said he found it out there and helped heal its cut paws

[@charliesauntie7197]

Awful, I'd have died with my dog.....

[@JJC257]

Oh grow up

[@IndieVolken]

i'd be interested to know if amazon trip indeed was all self funded ; working in book shop ; or did ma & pa chip in - only saying that as having the time to do two degrees with no real end game in sight ; suggests that times were maybe not that hard financially and give latitude to 'fanny around' for a bit by parents

[@celticcornwall9022]

Boring comment

[@IndieVolken]

@@celticcornwall9022 i tend to disagree old chum ; its a valid thought and question ; did i hit a nerve ?

[@papichulobr]

I'm pretty sure he had some crazy adventures , but some of it sounds a bit BS

[@philipminns3933]

Ok, so... he's inconvenienced others (and no doubt taken their resources) and caused the death and suffering of his 'friend', in the service of his own entitlement and because of his own hubris. What has he contributed? I haven't finished the interview yet - maybe that will be revealed...

[@philipminns3933]

'I can hardly remember it now... I was delirious...' ah, man, take responsibility. He says this decision was 'given to' him (and he again mentions his young age). No, you put yourself willingly in that situation, and willingly took the decision. Which is fine, but you're now doing all you can linguistically to frame yourself as passive.

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

I would have died first. These people knew the risks. The dogs didn’t ask to be there

[@Gilsworth]

You say this, but have you been in a life or death situation where you're confronted with such a choice? Under the delirium of a deadly disease? I doubt it. You lack perspective, as do I, which is why it's important to keep an open mind when listening to the lived accounts of those who have been in these situations.

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

@@Gilsworth he went there because it was his dream to be an explorer, he put himself in that situation voluntarily. The dog didn’t have that same luxury and felt safe by his side and he like scum betrayed the poor innocent dog when there’s always another option, he wouldn’t have done what he did if it was a baby so no sympathy whatsoever for doing it to a poor dog that trusted him like he did.

[@Gilsworth]

@@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan Oh aye? Given your morality you must be a vegan then, no? Otherwise there's a hypocrisy here.

[@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan]

@@Gilsworth yeah matter of fact I am so nice bro

[@Gilsworth]

@@MonkeyLiggaScrumptiousNan Good, at least you're morally consistent.

[@ChildsFamiIy]

This isn’t aging well in 2024..

[@JJC257]

It's uploaded 2024 what you on about?

[@le0_b]

Poor dog, he came to you for help and you ate him. Yes, you betrayed him and I can understand why you want to find anything to justify that betrayel.

[@VOODOOphg]

Yeah, your dog is your loyal friend and companion. I know it’s hard for people to say exact what they’d do in an emergency situation - but one thing I know for sure is that I’d never even THINK of killing and eating my damn dog.

[@jakealcock5905]

Yeah but if it’s between seeing my kids again or my dog, I’m choosing the kids.

[@heni63]

I think it's one of those situations you just don't experienced and have no idea what You would think and do. This doesn't mean that you would eat your dog, but we all had this moment where we experienced a situation we judged before and thought it would be different

[@jacksonr260]

@@jakobwild5886 😆

[@GhastlyCretin]

@@TellemG You're*

[@VOODOOphg]

@@jakealcock5905 you’re being so dramatic - this is not a yes or no question (ie - eat dog and see family and live happily ever after -or- don’t eat your dog and die). I mean, you can eat tree bark and grass and bugs and whatever else to survive if you have to. You can try harder to find and kill other animals to eat. Idk, I think anyone that would eat their damn dog shouldn’t have a dog. You sir, should not have a dog (maybe some goldfish if you promise not to eat them, too). ✌🏻

[@unluckym8132]

these guys are always british

[@dsss5813]

I wouldn't have waited so long; you can buy a new dog if you survive.

[@dsss5813]

@MICHAEL-wg2lh To my life absolutely.. not to some animal I can replace for a couple hundred dollars. I have watches more important to me.

[@MICHAEL-wg2lh]

@@dsss5813 says everything anyone needs to know about you , fair enough

[@martintaylor1758]

He thinks he’s an explorer?

[@philipminns3933]

I think the word he's looking for is 'tourist'.

[@hiiiimymelody]

Nope! Nope! Nope! I will die then! Cannot relate!!!

[@Bearodon]

Untill you are starving with malaria.

[@GhastlyCretin]

@@Bearodon Yeah, put people die on hunger strikes for political reasons. I don't think I could eat my dog under any circumstances.

[@tracyhall9560]

​@GhastlyCretin your dog will eat you then

[@TellemG]

@@tracyhall9560lol exactly

[@GhastlyCretin]

@@tracyhall9560 I wouldn't leave my dog kill me. If I'm already dead she's more than welcome to eat me lol

[@MrRosebeing]

Anyone who says "oh, that poor dog" would do the same thing under the same circumstances.

[@edda682]

I wouldn't.

[@ruthrandall2451]

​@@edda682bet you would. Did you never hear of those plane crash survivors eating the dead to stay alive? People do extraordinary things you would never dream of in real life to stay alive.

[@hiiiimymelody]

Replace dog with child and see how dumb your comment looks.

[@hiiiimymelody]

​@ruthrandall2451 Those people were dead. They also had certain dead people they wouldn't eat out of principle still, like their own family. So your point is week because it doesn't involving killing a living being you are bonded to in order to survive.

[@xtr.7662]

​@@ruthrandall2451the problem is not eating a lifeless corpse but killing it

[@samanthamountain9764]

Only 8% of what is out there? That's crazy!

[@swisscheese8628]

He told 8% of a real story..

[@rosieleat6868]

What a story, wow. and he's still here to tell the tale, how amazing! I have to ask folk in the comments, what is the difference between a dog, a sheep, a cow, a pig ... ? They are all intelligent, sentient beings. If you wouldn't eat your dog, why eat any other animal? I am not talking about a survival situation, I am talking about every day life, where we can eat anything. Where we do not need to eat animals or animal products.

[@BlueCR055]

The Amazon jungle is known as "The Green Hell". He should have taken his survival kits and survival skills before he even left the UK.

[@chrislambert505]

If he had done a survival skills course then he wouldn’t have been telling this story

[@philipminns3933]

Only place I've heard referred to as The Green hell is the Nordschleife. But agree - he seems to see it as a noble act to turn up in someone else's territory and culture unprepared and rely on their generosity.

[@steamkenny4385]

It's shows what a difference having rich parents makes to your life eh. Not many "explorers" from council estates are there 😂

[@CulsCave]

Absolute worst thumbnail in history. Well done 😂

[@xxblabla75xx]

How is being an “explorer” a career? 🤔

[@jakobwild5886]

The dog asked him the same thing...

[@heni63]

Aren't explorers very important ? and a big reason we are where we are?

[@Jumpyman_thegamerYT]

Almost as if..... explorers are the reason why we even know about other countries, and locations on our planet?

[@philipminns3933]

​@@heni63 yes. But it's unclear to me what exactly he's actually discovered.

[@heni63]

@@philipminns3933 It's like a game. You put some of your resources (people) into exploring different things or areas and sometimes something comes out of it and sometimes not. Although in this case (haven't watched most of the video) I don't know what the exact intention was of the people who paid him or what his goal is. But mostly it's like in my first paragraph.

[@jakobwild5886]

Hey to go on an expedition with this guy and get lost...if someone can kill their own dog and eat it then they probably have little whim to eating a person if they feel the occasion calls for it

[@Bearodon]

Thats a sociopath take :)

[@TellemG]

@@jakobwild5886 lol this guy thinks dogs and humans are equal

[@marcusjohansson8902]

Well In the situation that craves it.. u will 💁🏻‍♂️

[@philipminns3933]

I don't at all agree that that's a rule, but given this guy's reliance on locals to enable his jolly jaunts, I'm convinced it's true in his case.