Survivalist Les Stroud Breaks Down Survival Scenes from Movies | GQ

Survivalist Les Stroud breaks down survival scenes from movies, including '127 Hours,' 'The Office,' 'Into the Wild,' 'The Edge,' '127 Hours,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Open Water,' 'Alive' and 'Jeremiah Johnson.'
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[@HatFancy]

When I became an eagle Scout my mom mailed Les and asked him to write me a congratulation letter since he was a huge inspiration for me. Les wrote me an awesome letter and I still have it framed in my house. Thank you for your kind words all those years ago Les!

[@gordonilaoa1275]

Gabriel Fischer that is bloody awesome!

[@kareningram6093]

Aw, that's a beautiful story. It's nice to know he's as cool in real life as he seems to be on TV.

[@Kenshinnnnn]

Plot twist - your mom wrote you that letter and lied to you

[@eddieash6189]

He dis that for me when I got herpies

[@ACE112ACE112]

cool

[@nitsuj6801]

I like how even he admits that he would probably run away if he encountered a bear

[@alexia6107]

"Maybe there's a chance!" I laughed so hard 😂

[@masterenos]

@@alexia6107 I dont have to out run that bear, just you

[@alexia6107]

@@masterenos Thank you for keeping the bear distracted while I run. ❤️✨

[@davidjamesdickie9944]

Pokémon sucks

[@lexymartin6841]

Right! Other guys would be like oh no...ik better than to run. This guy is like you should probably do this but in reality we will make a run for it

[@GSNRecords]

The story about the native elder and the huntsman keeping track of Les to make sure he's okay are both so adorable. Love it.

[@HighItsBubba]

It’s amazing. I picture the native elder like “what is this crazy white man doing”

[@parkchimmin7913]

I can imagine him smiling while waving his hand like this: ٩( ᐛ )و

[@vindamato9969]

@@parkchimmin7913 your emoji is making me chuckle every time I see it

[@parkchimmin7913]

Vin D'Amato Thanks! It’s the happy Gary emoticon!

[@LordofFullmetal]

I love that he says "Here's what you SHOULD do" and then immediately acknowledges that in the moment, in that life or death situation, you absolutely wouldn't. You would do the wrong thing and die, because humans suck under pressure. That's how you know this guy is the real deal.

[@gamingwhilebroken2355]

Partly because humans aren’t solitary creatures. We evolved to be in groups. In a wild type setting a lone human was a dead human. Ask survivalists and they’ll tell you that even have one other person with you dramatically increases your chances of survival.

[@saifm344]

Les Stroud doesn't get half the credit he deserves. This dude is hands down the toughest guy I've ever seen.

[@tomdyer8518]

Saif Mohammad agreed. He’s underrated in media

[@T55-e8x]

Isn't going after "Bigfoot" a career killer move?

[@Lowekinder]

@@T55-e8x More a career desperation move, I think he was out of the eye by the time he did that. Still when your name is built on authenticity over style it's not a good look.

[@uscoastgaurd]

@@T55-e8x How so? It's a mix of folklore, culture, and outdoorsmanship all in one. It's not like he brands himself as "bigfoot man" or anything like that. He's a skeptic that has experienced some strange things while surviving in the wild, why couldn't he make a short series out of it?

[@scubasteve3743]

T5 5 I thought the same thing until I went to the website for the show. He’s still Les Stroud and the fact is, people are more interested in Big Foot than actual survival, unfortunately.

[@LG-jb9zs]

10:50 hearing him talk about that village elder just hanging around to make sure he's okay.... that's such a great little snippet.

[@irisjoosten8669]

It sounds so wholesome!

[@t111ran3]

Its so touching I wanna cry. Little things like that really show the kindness of a human heart.

[@tiyas5378]

Right??? Such a sweet little story

[@VccTn]

@@t111ran3 cry?? Are you braindead or just over exaggerating for a KZbin comment? Cringe either way

[@mina-simp]

@@VccTn It’s called empathy and having feelings? It’s not that deep???

[@noitallmanaz]

he needs to do this as a series... just him talking about things like this.

[@haizi7179]

I'd undoubtedly watch

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

Yeah, an entire spin off where all he does is hold up blurry pictures of big foot and gets super worked up every time he sees a track in the mud.

[@andeusmc2030]

@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 Yeah wasn't happy about that series, but I think it also had to do with a big-gig paycheck.

[@darkskyinwinter]

@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 I believe them.

[@xYeaBuddyx]

He should go on Joe Rogan

[@jjo053]

the fact that the bear is technically just frolicking in the snow makes that scene funny and adorable

[@premium3141]

Kids: dad im hungry :( Les: We have food in our backyard

[@diamondbrony8550]

Dies*

[@austinlittle5407]

"Go check the traps."

[@AlpineTheHusky]

There´s food in the forrest

[@lukecremecheese597]

"hi hungry im dad"

[@Abnormal_Ghosty876]

@@lukecremecheese597 nice

[@ceilingfanenvy]

you know it's crazy when the office is one of the most accurate ones

[@nbryan0585]

Mattie Lupo@ it’s in my side recommendations rn

[@poopoogamer1232]

It's only accurate cuz it copied Lee stroud

[@MGreen5833]

Well it was a documentary about real life sooo...😂😂

[@rolmos310]

@@MGreen5833 lol

[@MGreen5833]

R Olmos 😂

[@skrubby160]

"I've thrown lots of burning logs in the air" - a man of culture

[@roselandpetals]

Your comment made me LOL. Thank you for your contribution to comments Skrubby.

[@user-nq5vv8xn8b]

roselandpetals wholesome

[@fdrilla]

You’re 1k like

[@M4RCOP0L0]

@@roselandpetals I dont get it. Might help me understand it?

[@twowander2470]

Bahaha. Hilarious. I don’t know how that comment didn’t pop out til you said it, haha. Crying laughing.

[@Megadextrious]

As someone who barely ever leaves the house, I know if it came down to self- reliant survival in the wilderness I would undoubtedly die. But it’s still super interesting to watch these videos and imagine what it might be like…

[@dragunovbushcraft152]

You have a garage, or back yard, don't you?

[@RafaelKarosuo]

I think this depicts a lot of us, certainly me. I remember when I was a kid, I would dream on being like that "in the wild", now, I think heck, with the ton of training you have to have to actually survive and go out the other way without major harm, I'm just greatful I've never been in that situation.

[@imonoke7903]

No

[@warlocc-paul]

@@RafaelKarosuo You'd be surprised what you might do if you were ever truly in a bad situation. Plenty of people with no training have survived and beaten the odds.

[@legitbeans9078]

Ya youd be screwed. And id know

[@wigglethemiddle1]

“Alaska doesn’t give a crap if you’re charming” .... very very true .... when you first arrive, you realize you’re on the menu ... strange feeling

[@morley364]

Another great quote: *pans up to Native American* "that's a good look of disgust right there"

[@waterg7611]

I just got the same words! Just when I saw you’re comment.

[@MsDarby64]

In Alaska we have 35 species of mosquitoes. Neighbors just moved here in January. Outside the other day, about 40 degrees, 3 feet of snow on the ground, he calls me, "Oh my gawd, did I just see a mosquito? How is that possible?" Me: Oh boy... wait until you get a load of August. Have you heard of no'seeums?

[@fridahan588]

This reminded me about the novel “Hatchet” in the beginning the boy didn’t know anything of survival, he ate berries that ended up making him sick because he was desperate for food. He couldn’t start a fire, and by the end of the book, he became very skilled and his panic and despair went away. That when a person came to save him, he ask the man if he wanted some of the food he had made.

[@cassoIa]

Robert Han Yes! I read the book and watched the movie in English during highschool. Was definitely one of those tales that stays with you

[@jiaqiliu3229]

Hatchet is one of the first book I read in English and its a great book :)

[@Shea_J]

You’ve gotta read the rest. He eventually returns to the wilderness because he doesn’t fit in with urban society

[@natmel6561]

There's an alternate ending book called "Bryan's winter" (I think) where he doesn't get rescued and has to survive the winter

[@jaybird8009]

I remember in highschool we had to read that book

[@mamadana08]

I’m glad he said that about Chris. His story is so sad and dangerous to me. Many of my outdoors friends idolize him as a true individualist who was just trying to find himself and lost. In reality, i feel his arrogance (can’t think of a less harsh word) got the better of him. We cannot make it without others. Survival takes extensive practice, preparation and humility. You have to meet your surroundings with respect or they will humble you.

[@tobykristiansson4617]

jordania moore and I love how at the end, just before he dies, that message comes to life. When he essentially narrates that being alone isn’t all that, and that we need company and to be social

[@bredrick.]

@Zayne simard moore what about your parents

[@Nickv7117]

Whats the name of the movie????

[@scottyj6226]

@@Nickv7117 into the wild

[@campbellholt1220]

@Zayne simard moore not everyone is a people person. But we are social beings by nature. Other people are important we didnt come this far by being alone. You jsut need to find your people

[@RangerHouston]

I like how he’s just like “so I know to play dead, but to be honest I’d probably hoof it” Lol “everybody’s gotta plan until they get punched in the mouth” -Mike Tyson

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

Instantly becomes more believable when he says things like this is what to do in a bear attack, but then acknowledges "hey, I'd probably run too."

[@vickiweber4718]

This. I've always heard that you should stay as still as possible but I know instinct would have me running.

[@miguialvarez]

Otherwise he loses it all again, when he says that we loose 80% of our heat via our head...

[@Noah-jb9om]

@@miguialvarez thats just true lmao

[@purplebean8989]

@@miguialvarez the most vital most important organ in your body is in your head lol keep it warm!

[@DrKuryakin]

i dont believe play death thing, if a bear is hungry it will eat cadavers ... so ...

[@savehimgffff1777]

Me: *is 17 and hasn’t died yet* “I’m a bit of a survivalist myself.”

[@RandomHandleLol1738]

The antivax kid who lived 3 months : *Amateur.*

[@savehimgffff1777]

A Normie 💀👁👄👁

[@abigailkemp2410]

lol

[@gracienoble2880]

Surviving high school is enough for me.

[@Lenore.18]

Gracie Noble I’m going into it this year *hopefully if the virus goes away* I’m gonna die, wish me luck😂😂

[@hosseinz]

Les Stroud was my childhood hero. On snow days I would build holes in the snow and lay in there pretending I was "surviving" like him.

[@bonestryke5391]

Same here!!!

[@vexx12343]

Glad I’m not the only one who did this kind of stuff

[@godSPARDA1995]

00:00-00:24 Intro 00:25-03:41 Into the wild 03:42-07:37 The Edge 07:38-09:44 127 hours 09:45-13:55 The Office 13:56-16:42 Life of Pi 16:43-20:42 Open Water 20:43-23:00 Alive 23:01-26:24 Jeremiah Johnson Since this is my fav Breakdown, I figured I might make it easier to enjoy;) Cheers y‘all

[@romanreigns1p4pking55]

Stay blessed bro

[@artemaniaco293]

thanks

[@tessarasmusson2281]

You are an amazing person 🙌

[@godSPARDA1995]

@@tessarasmusson2281 thank you sweety

[@EricMalette]

How is Cast Away not on the table? Lol

[@RianeBane]

"I don't know which bear this is, in Hollywood terms...it's probably Bart" Of course Survivorman is on first-name terms with bear celebrities

[@josephbishop3231]

He's probably never met Bart, but I knew that bear's first name as a kid...

[@heavenbird9186]

Lmfao

[@josephbishop3231]

@Luffy Chinjah only a handful I think

[@AprilGabrielle]

It actually was Bart. He's good!

[@lvl3472]

@@josephbishop3231 the original bart the bear died the one they use now was a cub the foundation raised after he died

[@tazzvose6496]

We want Bart the Bear to discuss his roles in movies pls

[@azkasiddiqui9650]

Bart the bear died in 2000

[@tazzvose6496]

@@azkasiddiqui9650 yeah but like he has kids

[@zainnajmi4848]

@@tazzvose6496 yeah but his kids wouldn’t be the same as bart

[@YoungBlaze]

@@zainnajmi4848 Bart Simpson would do just fine

[@lordraydens]

his kids could at least tell us about his father

[@bambino9235]

I love that he acknowledges that even when you know what you *should* do in a situation, it's very easy to lose your cool and sense of logic and do something else. It's much easier said than done to, for example, let a bear maul you a little to save your life rather than to try and avoid all harm entirely even though you're actually more likely to be more seriously injured that way

[@vespernight4236]

It's always a pet peeve of mine whenever someone sees survival scenes like these and go "oh i would've just done this" or "oh *character* is so dumb why didn't they just do this". Because when you're there in that life or death situation even if you're prepared you wont be in the best mind state.

[@CyclingM1867]

@@vespernight4236 exactly. It's very easy to say, "Oh, I'd have done it differently," but unless you're actually in that kind of situation, how do you know for sure?

[@Daddy53751]

One of the biggest and most important things is, Keeping your calm and using your head as long as you can. Hunger, thirst and other things like injuries, extreme heat or cold, and lack of sleep all have the ability to to seriously degrade your ability to think clearly, and that is probably one of the most dangerous things about survival.

[@shaminitwi94]

"i won't comment on the acting" Single-handedly, the most brutal comment he could ever make on acting. Ouf.

[@oldschoolfreak98]

0:25 Into The Wild (2007) 3:40 The Edge (1997) 7:37 127 Hours (2010) 9:44 The Office (2007) 13:56 Life Of Pi (2012) 16:42 Open Water (2003) 20:42 Alive (1993) 23:00 Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

[@xakirax_8864]

👍👍👍👍

[@lucchomein]

Clutch !

[@stardoll1995]

Hearing Les talk about the Into The Wild story made me so sad, he really did seem like such a charming person, everyone around him to this day were so taken by him and his story has caught the attention of so many people, I teared up a little when he said he didn't have to die cause I always agreed, it was such a heartbreaking situation.

[@Harkness78]

Ego trip Idiots getting themselves killed, I am not too shooken up about it.

[@pocket_sand284]

Chris was a mentally unstable individual who went into the woods to die, He got his wish and the gene pool is better for it. Change my mind.

[@TheEmodarkangel19]

My earth science professor said, "you can eat anything once."

[@The1sillygirly]

But not EVERYTHING once

[@The1sillygirly]

@@it-looks-like I couldn't help myself

[@DaVeganZombie]

If you’re lucky it’ll be the last thing you eat.

[@nooneinparticular3468]

I see what you did here... And I like it😈

[@athanh219]

@@The1sillygirly I could

[@westwilson1083]

Plot twist: he’s actually alone in the jungle recording himself out of boredom

[@hxest]

G’s KZbin etiquette ahaha

[@ToxicSkull0]

Very professional jungle setting

[@thegrayghost704]

I think so

[@coolnate3472]

With what Wi-Fi lol

[@raynehaynes5214]

G’s KZbin etiquette that’s me during quarantine

[@Jaxpinkpixie]

I adore how you talk about "Alive" and how right you are when you say no one can judge.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Les Stroud: "I don't know which bear this is..." Me: "Oh, there must be a few different species or subspecies of brown bear that share a similar-" Les Stroud: "...it's probably Bart." Me: "OH OKAY THEN" This video was fantastic!

[@yyelloww212]

Same here. For a moment. Then I said, 'Is it Bart?', right before he did. Granted, Bart is the only bear actor I know.

[@CheckeredParadox]

Okay but my favorite bear fact: there are only 8 species of bear. Total. There are some subspecies depending on who you ask (and scientific consensus on animal subspecies is not consensus at all) But like. Isn't that wild?? There's only 8 bears!! And then there's bats and literally over one fifth of all named species of mammals are different kinds of bats.

[@ytreece]

@@CheckeredParadox those are cool facts!

[@minamayes1529]

😂😂😂

[@bensteer3778]

Looked it up......... it is infact Bart🧐

[@Souupcan]

When he talks about “man eaters” is when I knew I liked him. Tigers, bears, sharks etc... are just doing what they’re naturally doing they have no sense of “oh that’s Greg I hate him I’ll eat him” they think “prey” and that’s it. it’s natural it’s a humans job to realize that they’re just wild animals they’re just doing what’s natural to them

[@GhostEye31]

Yeah but there have been documented cases of predators, predatory cats especially, that do intentionally hunt people. The Tsavo lions for instance.

[@Souupcan]

GhostEye31 it’s still working off natural instinct and still doesn’t have a Conscience

[@jordanrideout1269]

Man, what is it with wildlife people though? Somewhere along the line they just all discover that they hate animals being called killers more than anything. That disdain for anthropomorphizing animals with evil qualities must be like the first lesson in survival school.

[@WastedTalent83]

humans are idiots by default... an animal hunt to eat, its us who differentiate things based on our own convenience. Same way we don't feel remorse killing and eating chickens, but if its cats and dogs, people feel bad because reasons.

[@prcervi]

oh the fun of animal logic "food? foe?? meh don't care now", if it's not a dolphin it really doesn't have the intelligence to be malicious

[@defaultytuser]

I can never get enough of Les' straight talking and zero BS approach on survival. That's what made Survivorman a "one of a kind" show back in the day!

[@SwizzleDrizzl]

defaultytuser my dad introduced me to survivorman when I was younger, and I was absolutely enamored by his proffessional attitude towards staying alive in such crazy situations!

[@amber-esque]

I LOVE how he specially references “You’re not going to eat a Zebra laying out because it’s Africa.” LITERALLY calling out Man VS Wild when he did literally that. Ate a disgusting decaying Zebra in Africa, obviously placed there xD I love Les.

[@christinae30]

And how many minutes would it take before hyenas, lions and the rest were there eating it? "excuse me guys, I'm weak and have no pointy teeth, but opposable thumbs and a cell phone, so I shall eat that zebra first..."

[@sterlingkuhlmann6270]

I came for this comment lol

[@Yambag]

say "literally" again, it makes you sound super smart.

[@amber-esque]

@@Yambag Super duper smart

[@noyes8882]

@@Yambag says the guy who's only other comment on the channel is screaming cedric

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

Idk why but the story about his diving instructor calming him down made me smile, it's just sweet

[@prescottherbert9248]

I love how The Office episode is lowkey the most accurate lmao

[@AB-gz9yb]

Prescott lol

[@IO-xr1dk]

Ya bruh "lowkey"

[@IRVDawg]

@Derp 101 original comment

[@SpagheddiO]

@@IRVDawg Tru tho nonetheless

[@thebombwillexplode1927]

@Earthly Fireflies Stop spreading propaganda, even I'm a Christian and it makes us look bad

[@ryanshelley4137]

my english teacher made us watch alive or something like that with the same story. me and my friend had a conversation about what would we do if we were in that situation and i said something along the lines of “i understand why they did it but i personally think that i couldn’t but i hopefully won’t be in that situation” and my friend said “man if i had some ranch i would eat you to survive in a heartbeat”. we are still very good friends

[@heyginger3361]

"Alaska doesn`t give a crap if you`re charming" - what a line! :-)

[@kellylyons1038]

But what about Bob Ross?

[@sorrenblitz805]

@@kellylyons1038 I think he was living in Florida when he made the show. But Bob Ross also didn't try to survive in the wildness with nothing but a survival handguide and a van.

[@W0lfpool]

there was something so oddly comforting about listening to him just talk and be so passionate about something as terrifying as the wilderness tbh bless this video,,,, and his dad energy,,,,

[@W0lfpool]

@Nikolai Ninja I mean I'd be interested to hear what parts he has made up in this vid for example . Not to doubt you or anything, just if there is some thing(s) you can prove r wrong i'd be actually super curious to hear it .

[@NoTimeToExplain-]

“Dad, I’m hungry” “ *Y O U P I C K E D T H E* *W R O N G F A T H E R* ”

[@rtyria]

That one had me laughing. As a kid I remember sitting down to supper and watching my dad just sit there and not eat because there wasn't enough food for everybody. He also didn't have a whole lot of patience for kids complaining about hunger.

[@garconharts8801]

When people ask him what he does for living "I survive."

[@dinamosflams]

What a baddass

[@DeathnoteBB]

Don’t we all 😆

[@Nickyjax87]

who's asking Les Stroud this?

[@emmitombs]

“Sharks are attracted to yellow... think about that when buying a wetsuit” well there goes my plans to get a wetsuit in my favourite color

[@prcervi]

have it with bold black stripes and a shark won't want to touch you at all, 'cause then you look a lot more poisonous to fish brain

[@ramintasa9188]

Sharks likes yellow....you like yellow....hmmm.......interesting...

[@emmitombs]

Raminta As I think you’re onto something there

[@nathanbill3628]

I thought you was finna make a joke ab us Asians

[@Daedalus33]

It could just make your next trip a lot more fun

[@eddieessen1155]

Les Stroud is the real deal. He’s the greatest.

[@spasticnapjerk]

The legend

[@iowafarmboy]

He absolutely is

[@n1ght_ch3f84]

In my opinion his show was the only one that was real

[@moonmanvic]

Yes he is.

[@chriscuts7029]

@@n1ght_ch3f84 exactly. No camera crew to bail him out

[@drewm5335]

Les Stroud: No that's a no go you do not drink your own pee Bear Grylls: angry bear noises

[@gustavusthoren7112]

Haha! There it is, the Bear Grylls comment. :D Was looking for it.

[@mfree80286]

@@gustavusthoren7112 And Les just finished explaining that an angry Bear is silent, so they've even dubbed in that banter as well.

[@micheal2458]

@@mfree80286 lolol I see what you did there! 😂

[@jennym8976]

@BigCat6906 do you got the link?

[@zeallust8542]

@BigCat6906 if you actually watch man vs wild Bear never recommends drinking your own pee, he recommends using it to moisten your mouth.

[@benjaminking3677]

Les Stroud had so much knowledge when it comes to survival. Especially when explaining stuff like edible plants. You know he has been in a lot of these situations first hand. And for the most part, that’s how you best learn is by being out in nature (hopefully with a mentor). I wish someone could do a film on Simon Kenton and “The Frontiersmen”.

[@cochisequinnzell4070]

How did the office end up being the most accurate 😂

[@kristieparmer4724]

"They dont growl, they just hang their mouth open. These bears are paid actors"!

[@conkerlive101]

Because they just copied Les

[@huzaifavawda8383]

This is the most honest guy Ive heard talk on this show. Respect

[@huzaifavawda8383]

@Nikolai Ninja No I havent

[@lullebulle2]

Me: is 17 and got lost at disneyland for 4 hours “I’m a bit of a survivalist myself.”

[@MauveDash]

@CC PX who cares if its cold?

[@afuturehobo]

stolen comment for internet points. pathetic.

[@MauveDash]

@@afuturehobo nobody asked.

[@terri4994]

@@MauveDash well funnily enough you dont need to ask someone before commenting

[@ThomasTheG77]

Glaceon Dash stfu stealing is scum

[@TrackpadProductions]

It's really sad to me that 127 Hours is remembered as just "the movie where the guy cuts his arm off." It's legitimately one of the most powerful films I've ever seen. Every scene is a masterpiece. Not a second is wasted.

[@jahbari6702]

And the score 👌🏿

[@beetlesarecool]

that movie traumatized me as a kid and I’m 15 and still get scared just thinking about it 💀💀

[@phin422]

Yeah, but the guy was arrogant, and something finally got him. He needed to be more careful.

[@AngelxEva]

This was made after the actual event, thats probably why

[@shaunapurcell9436]

I get super grossed out with stuff like that so I'm probably not going to watch it lol.

[@tiffanyr134]

Les is true survivalist. He doesn't beat around the bush or do things to show off. He just shows how to survive without all the unnecessary frills. Love his show

[@voetbal12]

He did beat off in a bush though.

[@bbaugher2419]

@@voetbal12 lol!

[@ellisrivera8180]

I go camping, hiking, and off-roading a lot, and this made me think back to all the times where I was in a very remote area with nothing but a car, a phone, and a few things to eat and how quickly something could have gone wrong and I wouldn't have known what to do. This definitely was an eye opener on how deadly and unforgiving nature really is, and I'll definitely be checking into some survival classes before my next outing.

[@pingpongstar11]

00:25 - Into The Wild 03:40 - The Edge 07:37 - 127 Hours 09:44 - The Office 13:56 - Life of Pi 16:42 - Open Water 20:43 - Alive 23:00 - Jeremiah Johnson

[@cbarry69]

My hero

[@stevensonsen8194]

Ok

[@lawsong6663]

My g

[@max_moto2877]

He literally said what they were in the video

[@stevensonsen8194]

@@max_moto2877 oh ok

[@rocklupus1549]

Actually if you read the book, the last person to see Chris alive was the one who dropped him off, he offered chris winter boots that are ment for the survival in the wilderness and other things, but chris declined them all, which honestly with winter coming and someone who has lived in Alaska for their entire life, I'll would have taken their advice.

[@LarsBlitzer]

That's why to a lot of Alaskans familiar with the story and with local bushcraft figure Chris basically committed suicide. They'd say he was a misled, overconfident young man, but unsuited to the area. And those would be the more charitable opinions. Ask a Park Ranger, guide, or Search and Rescue personnel and they'd curse his name to high heaven, mostly for inspiring people to make "pilgrimages" to the bus, or trying their own variation on the trip.

[@Kronos0999]

@@LarsBlitzer People are stupid.

[@mattmarzula]

@@Kronos0999 yeah. One of the goes by the handle of rock lupus.

[@themusicthrills9282]

Mccandless took the boots

[@the-engneer]

As a person who loves that film, personally I think he was a little off in the head, or had something else wrong with him. That's not something a person with much sense does

[@perfectnails_diy]

"People think 3 hours, 6 hours without food and they're going to perish" 😂😂I feel attacked

[@threeandahalfmen1]

Les Stroud is such a nice down to earth guy. A true Canadian hero!

[@roverwoelders3960]

Knowing that hes canadian makes sense somehow haha

[@mduby7821]

For those curious, you make that moose last a long time by skinning the moose, making a fire and building a arch( with strong twigs and stuff) over the fire (right in the smoke) and hang little cuts of the meat all over the arch. Smoke it like it’s jerky until there is almost no moisture and how you have jerky that can last months.

[@sorrenblitz805]

Could've also made Pemmican with it.

[@TentomushiHH]

"I'm doing mushroom Season" *Joe Rogan wants to know your location*

[@aftersolstice]

I was just getting ready to make this joke :(

[@reedgfx435]

Aha I love this. I absolutely love the sessions with Paul Stament.

[@smithie128]

I’ll put a comment instead of a like so I don’t ruin your 669 number

[@RP-ue9wy]

Hahahah

[@WhitneyUwandu]

HAHAHHAHAA

[@CJ-xw4tl]

The first one, "Into The Wild", was about a real set of events in which the main character was surviving for fun but mistakenly ate a large amount of poisonous potato seeds. He was unaware of the danger that they posed(and he didn't know they were corrupted at first) and his condition slowly worsened over 2-3 days until he was hardly able to function. He had no energy and could not get help. He was found dead shortly after his passing with a note telling anyone who had come across his bus to get help immediately (in case he was out getting food)

[@theonionsystem7779]

That's so sad

[@mee-aw2470]

I've watched a video that talk about him. He's a conglomerate son if I'm not mistaken but he want to find his own life path. So there he is, surviving alone and sadly dying.

[@notastrangeperson2298]

That story about the Amazon tribe member following him was beautiful.

[@bold-comedy9232]

True yea you are right

[@vampire66336633]

19:32 listening to Les talk about that moment he had with his dive instructor really made me realize just how awful mine was. On my very last ocean dive before my certification the wind picked up really bad as we were heading to the water. I expressed to the teacher that I was a bit uncomfortable with how rough the water was getting especially since our entry and exist was a really slippery Barnacle covered rock. He completely dismissed my concerns and said we’d be in and out before the water got any worse. So I went in. Once we were far enough out we finally went down but immediately I could tell that I was 1) not getting enough air through my reg and 2) way too buoyant and not sinking properly. So I tried to signal him to go back up but he ignored me and took the two other students down to the bottom. So I was forced to go to the surface alone where the water had gotten exponentially worse. It kept knocking my reg out of my mouth and I was starting to panic. I didn’t want to let go of our small buoy and try to swim to shore cause the water was really scarring me. It felt like forever before everyone finally came back to the surface and when my teacher saw me panicking he just grabbed my bcd and dragged me back to shore and just tossed me like a wet towel onto the rocks to try and climb out. Oh and he failed me for panicking in the ocean so I lost the $500 I spent on the course.

[@Puglord99]

i mean... you failed, and you're upset he failed you? so everyone else was fine but you? yeah, that's a fail. I'd rather be alive with a big meanie head instructor than dead with a nice one.

[@Puglord99]

so you FAILED your equipment check?... sounds like a big fat F to me!

[@wabbithare9653]

​@@Puglord99 sounds like the instructor found the comment.

[@Puglord99]

@@wabbithare9653 no i just dont believe you should get a passing grade if you fail a test thats all. crazy i know.

[@popermen694]

@@Puglord99 so. It’s extremely obvious what they are saying. The issue is how much of an ahole the instructor was being. Especially in a situation where this person felt unsafe. Not failing the class. When diving, when you signal potential equipment issues you need to take that seriously. It’s sad I have to explain this. Keep up.

[@CookBoss88]

The moment he noticed those lack of footprints, I thought: "CinemaSins needs to recruit this guy for survival movies."

[@beastgaming570]

This has no relation to your comment but I love your profile picture

[@NotPaesh]

Yes. Bump.

[@CMyBigHarryBLLS]

yea but im not going to lie cinemasins already has pretty great observers and i think les might find it boring after what he has done in his life

[@joshuav8061]

"Meteorologist breaks down Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs M: Yea see this is unrealistic as spaghetti isn't made in the atmosphere or naturally in our environment, fun but, not very accurate."

[@mikewitdm]

Joshua V and then one day it actually rains meatballs lol

[@NRUTO-ev6op]

Yeah banana in play

[@sethalinesl2787]

Ironically, I think it was in Kentucky, there was a day where it rained flesh. Some people saved a couple pieces and even tasted these mysterious pieces of meat. The only explanation is a flock of birds who consumed meat all threw up about the same time, thus, making it rain flesh. You can look it up: Kentucky Meat Shower

[@yocake12]

@@sethalinesl2787 wtf, I live in KY...

[@bebakerus]

Les: "Am I that cheesy?" Fans: Yes, Les, you are but we love you.

[@diegouy8277]

I remember when he ate a bird called a Booby or something: "I'm eating the breast of a Booby"

[@j-me5820]

But what isn't made better with just a bit of cheese?

[@stickshiftt9127]

Les Stroud is the real deal ... he was so ahead of his time as well. Cheers to you Les!! Big fan bro

[@benjaminbarr8714]

I need more les stroud, I dearly miss survival man but I will take this too.

[@loke72]

Heat rises.

[@justintran2983]

He's been trying to produce more content, but no one wants him anymore. It's sad, all people are interested in is reality TV these days.

[@fusionxtras]

@@justintran2983 i guarantee if he came back people would watch

[@danWHY]

I could listen to this man speak about anything for hours honestly

[@godrickstockwell1505]

It makes me SO HAPPY to see Les Stroud again. My brother and I watched Survivorman religiously growing up

[@JPL1004]

What I've always loved most about Les is that he knows all of most extreme methods to survive, but he puts practicality first. I was reminded of this so much when he said that even though he knows to play dead with a grizzly, he doesn't know if he would run or not.

[@thuyazin4310]

Him: "Drinking pee is a no no since u are dehydrated" Bear Grylls: "HOLD MY PEE"

[@barnabywylde2224]

If you follow Gryll's survival strategies, you're going to die

[@Mr.LaughingDuck]

Grylls: So how bout I chug some pee TV exec: Gross, but viewers love that stuff Grylls: Hey, is my 5-star suite at the local Hilton ready? TV exec: Yes, with a bubble bath, and frilly bunny shoes as requested Grylls: Sweet!

[@1copperfly]

@@Mr.LaughingDuck Awesome comment, made my morning

[@EmirHAbri]

@Alex thats why the tv execs rejected les stroud, he didnt wanna be staged

[@thuyazin4310]

@Alex exactly tht guy is prepared for everything n jus brings all kinds of stuff

[@davidretana6258]

This guy really knows his stuff. They should give him a show where he survives on his own and shows us what he does. Just an idea though

[@jetttokiwa]

Star Boy that sounds so sick. To make it better he shouldn’t have a camera crew...

[@daddytachanka8076]

Star Boy great idea!

[@hleebeg]

😂👌🏽 I'm surprised nobody else has ever thought of this 😯🤔😉

[@epicfail5473]

Named like.. Survivor Guy or something

[@shnaix]

He has one is called survivorman

[@Ava-qt5rd]

Open water is actually based off of the real story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan. They were my cousins and were left behind on a trip to the great barrier reef. They still do not know what happened to them but they've been missing since 1998.

[@765lbsquat]

Are they still out on the water or did they swim back to Australia?

[@KristenDETW]

@@765lbsquat What a douche you are.

[@angelcake_._]

Why is no one talking about that one village elder just...👋🙂 So sweet😂

[@Hotobu]

K

[@brittanyholmes2929]

The Native Elder sounds adorable

[@mrfrost6211]

@@mlagv4045 "Can i make you a cup of tea before i go atleast? Its jasmine~"

[@hannahgallagh3r]

MlaG V this made me v happy

[@spareborobsky8257]

I love how honest and humble he is.He doesn't claim that he's perfect.He's saying how he could make the same mistakes and how he's teaching us how to BEST treating or what to do in some situations and at the same time not claiming he's perfect at it.

[@KusagariBlues]

The guy watching him through his scope and the village elder was wholesome.

[@Blakecartersfs]

Les is the man we all want to be. He’s a nerd for nature, and in doing so, he’s become an almost legendary mythical badass in all of our eyes. Do what you love, and don’t care what anyone thinks. Be les.

[@Dogyphil]

"Drinking your own pee, absolutely don't do that" *Bear Grylls would like to know your location*

[@Hue_Nery]

Bear Grylis is a hack.

[@the-engneer]

@@Hue_Nery I don't see the constant need to compare the two. Bear Grylls is a British Special Forces Lieutenant, and gives great advice on survival, nothing more, and nothing less. The man literally crawled into quicksand, and escaped on camera for real! He didn't fake that, and that could have cost him his life very quickly! Just because he had a camera crew does not make him a liar. He may be greedy, and somewhat of a sellout, but he's not a liar

[@Hue_Nery]

The Engineer you mean to say the film crew would have allowed him to die? That’s criminal negligence! They could’ve taken that scene 6 times over and no one would be the wiser. He was never in any danger.

[@Hue_Nery]

The Engineer oh and let’s totally ignor that the OP is a comparison between eggs and pancakes. I mean, what is it? Oh yeah Bear and Les.

[@daviderossi411]

@hueseph in many ways he is a hack. But the man is a soldier, got to the peak of Everest at 21, motivates lot of people to enjoy nature... for sure to much embellishment in his shows, but c’mon give him some credit!

[@ktm42080]

Definitely not a survivalist here, but I camp in, essentially, a black hole in my state. Bear come around and "put up" with us being there, the wildlife aspect is beautiful. I've been caught out on a dirt bike on the side of a mountain in mild flash flood conditions, alone, and that's pretty scary. Great review!

[@rockstarJDP]

"You arent just going to find a zebra left out for you if you're lost in the African desert" Lol, he just had to take a dig at Bear Grylls didnt he 😅

[@adamjack7891]

He despises Bear Grylls lmao

[@ericmueller6836]

That line was pure gold

[@eliseblair5228]

Bear Grylls magically finds and scalps wild hogs in the middle of nowhere and says drinking urine keeps you alive. He’s fun to watch, but not the best “survivalist” around 😂

[@Soul_Alpha]

Bear grylls is a tv survivalist so that's probably why Les despises him.

[@1copperfly]

@@Soul_Alpha well said

[@rockyblacksmith]

"You have to treat your fire like it's your baby" As someone who is at the skill level of getting a fire going with a single match in most cases, I REALLY felt that. Maintaining a fire a time-consuming effort. But also gratifying, and almost mesmerising.

[@JoshuaTootell]

When I went through survival training in Alaska...a LONG time ago...we weren't allowed to start a fire. The instructors called it the "TV". Once it's going, you just sit there and watch when you should be building a shelter, leaving clues for a possible rescue, sourcing water, etc. Of course when it got below 0° they came around and said "okay, you can start a fire now".

[@rockyblacksmith]

@@JoshuaTootell Definetly makes sense to think that way in a survival context. Though making a fire AFTER everything else you should be doing would still be in keeping with that logic. I'm used to hicking trips in a group, with fire normally being used for cooking, thus unavioidable. And tasks would usually be split between members of the group, with one person being responsable for the fire, while the rest were preparing the shelter and other things. If one works in a group and that division is kept, then one can avoid the isssue of the "TV" (at least in my experience).

[@texasBMXer]

15:41 I bet the sound engineer flinched at this moment and immediately felt a sense of relief.

[@tonysuda9066]

Flinching sorry not flinching

[@warrens.5933]

What a great choice of an expert!!! Love Les Shroud, he's a true survivalist OG. And as expected, him input is totally on point, very informative and entertaining. Totally awesome vid, well done GQ!

[@Lilyofthemyst]

My partner met him at an airport and got a signed autographed picture of him! Says he was one of the nicest guys, true Canadian through and through!

[@Jadyra]

There's a book out called " The Bear's Embrace" that tells the true story of a woman that survives a bear attack and what happened afterwards during recovery etc.

[@crystalandnateishmael3585]

"You realize you've to the wrong father to say "I'm starving" to." Classic.

[@salparadies4679]

His dad jokes must be on another level 😂...

[@mememan3279]

"When you are dehydrated you don't pee", i always knew that but bear grylls thinks otherwise he pees like a water hose in desert 😂

[@DrankSippaa]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@needude7218]

Bear's secret is that he drinks it before he's dehydrated It's not something you should do, but if you have to do it, do it while it still has a fairly high water content so you don't have to drink as much of your precious drinking water early on.

[@alanfrost75]

@@needude7218 Bear's secret is that he spent his nights in a hotel, then he was flown out on site with the camera crew (who are with him all the time btw), and then he rubbed some dirt on his face before starting the shoot.

[@jacktherimmer]

Bear is a perv who can’t wait to get his shirt off, get his shaft out, drink some pee and eat some faecal matter. Typical scout stuff

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

@@needude7218 I wonder how well a life straw or other filter deals with pee.

[@faith9196]

“I’m sure he’s very charming... Alaska doesn’t care if you’re charming.”

[@JoshuaTootell]

I went through survival training in Alaska. It sucked.

[@ajarofpickles2826]

@@JoshuaTootell what were you expecting?

[@SavvyGamingLink]

I very much admire Mr Stroud. I recall watching survivor man as a child and he still seems just as humble and “real”. He, along with the Scouts and my parents, is a part of why I love nature and the outdoors so much. I recall having met him once at a Costco in Barrie some 10 years ago haha

[@CoolKid_50]

Can’t believe they didn’t cover “Cast Away”!

[@0xsergy]

@@mousek801 'see, what you've gotta do is call the hotel front desk and make sure the in room refrigerator is packed. thats how i've always done it anyway'

[@BX138]

@@mousek801 - They mean in this video.

[@jonathan6740]

@@mousek801 Bear Grylls episode also featured the same Office scene.

[@ameiliaerna687]

Exactly.. Just what I thought.

[@beyondballoons2774]

i haven't finished watching and im already pissed

[@b0sspls622]

les shroud got my respect till eternity, i loved to watch him, was wondering where he go, glad to see him like this

[@cantcurecancer]

I like Les as a survivalist and he's a great guy, but he's is a terrific filmmaker, too. He deserves more credit on that front. Survivorman was a well-made production and it has a great shelf life.

[@7thkansascav468]

He's a pretty decent musician too.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

He is so affable and genuine as an everyman. I liked to watch the show just to see that I could be there and do what Les does as he could explain things very simply.

[@michaellavery4899]

My younger autistic brother, fell into a freezing deep river when he was very drunk and disorientated. He told me he reached the edge of the river several times, but it was too slippy or tall or the river swept him away. Only by sheer panic, desperation and good luck did he eventually get out of that river. My brother has amazing stamina, so I can tell you that most of us would have drowned. I thank God, or whoever helped save Philip that night.

[@muncheez9325]

Survival man was the best survival show I have ever watched Les . Tons of info and realism. Thank u

[@dannydaw59]

The camera gear slows him down and starves him of time. He's had some episodes where he failed and had to call for help.

[@vicmartone]

@@dannydaw59 and? Better to always already have a crew there? Silly comment...

[@Bulletproof222]

@@dannydaw59 You're not too bright are you?

[@dannydaw59]

@@Bulletproof222 Calories are used up carrying cameras around instead of spent on survival. If you get stuck in the wilderness are you going to carry that stuff around? The show doesn't depict what would happen in real life. Seems like you're not bright enough to realize that. If he falls and is unconscious he might be dead. Ever think of that?

[@dannydaw59]

@@vicmartone Ya, have a crew there. If he falls on some rocks and is unconscious he won't be calling for help if a crew isn't there.

[@matthewmarry7205]

Im so glad that he said that about Chris McCandless, because we had to read Into the Wild and it pissed me off how much people put him on a pedestal for doing what he did

[@jimmycher45]

I agree. The whole point of the story was to express “shared experiences” because as soon as he was alone. He was done for. “Happiness is only real, when shared”

[@Abbinal]

I’ve loved every professional coming into this channel to share their knowledge, but he is definitely my favorite

[@ose6637]

“You got the wrong father to say I’m starving to” 😂😂😂 I always felt bad when Les had difficulty finding food on survivorman.

[@BigBoyGiraffeGraff]

This guy is one of the only reasons why me and my dad hung out together. Watching his show and telling each other we could do that and then trying to go camping and we can’t light a fire. Then my dad just laughing says “ Les made it look like it was no problem!”

[@bobloblaw5236]

I love that they had him critique Michael Scott. Since both Survivorman and The Office are two of my favorite shows, that was a real treat. We love ya, Les. Thank you.

[@JM-wf2to]

Spent a lot of time in the beartooth mountains and the bighorn mountains alone hunting and fishing and hiking. I've routinely thought of les and what he does and he is one real legit dude. I've spent 5 nights in the beartooths alone hammock camping as I hiked mystic lake then all the way past and to the ensuing lakes. Nothing makes you more alive than being alone in dangero us wildness.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

What about "serial killer breaks down kills in horror movies"

[@blacktigerpaw1]

While he's long dead, Ted Bundy helped solve the Green River Killer crimes.

[@Collinm66]

How are you everywhere

[@Oke-lc8yg]

"Yeah so that part isn't super realistic. You see, when you cut someone's throat, they can't keep on screaming. Actually what happens is blood comes out like...

[@guacca]

@@Collinm66 well you're one to talk, aren't you, JC?

[@waitingfortherainz]

Theoretically, we could have a real cannibal rate cannibalism scenes in films

[@calacestar]

I've just realized I could listen to him talking for hours...