Survivorman | Season 1 | Episode 5 | Canadian Arctic | Les Stroud

Les must survive after his snowmobile breaks down in the Canadian arctic, near Pond Inlet.
Created by Les Stroud
Starring Les Stroud

[@TristanOmik]

Thank you for meeting my grandfather, Les. It makes me emotional after hearing his voice.

[@TheeCambion]

That's really cool your so lucky.

[@thestral1676]

Thats awesome dude

[@GravityGamingCo]

Make some youtube videos!

[@CreatureSkateboardC2]

What a legend your grandpa is

[@CreatureSkateboardC2]

Did he get to see this episode?!

[@alex_black9]

"...although they said I can't hunt with the rifle, they didn't say I couldn't start a fire with it." Proceeds to demolish his fire kit

[@MrCurve87]

also, convenient he found a kindle outside the camera angle

[@beezlebabegames7248]

Think this guy needs to find a new camera crew, they keep leaving him out in desolate places for a week 😂

[@user-im5tk5te5c]

Ha

[@TannerHinzeFitness]

@Larry Richards next level comment

[@Cabose407]

Les needs to be able to go do one more season of this with modern camera technology. Imagine how much easier it would be for him with a drone.

[@mlcg1500]

Or a go pro

[@11fireflower]

Was thinking the same x

[@Rhoads713]

Drones only get like 30 min to an hour tops per battery though

[@Eric-lx8hp]

The dude is 60 yrs old, maybe someone can take up the mantle

[@benjaminhardesty2106]

@@Rhoads713 Camera batts dont last long either.... Its almost like he has spares, or battery banks.... Crazy, right?

[@mike4999]

Reruns of survivorman are still the best shows to watch

[@johns3824]

Pretty much half my childhood lol

[@markperkins8941]

Cuz he's real..this show is one of my favorite ever made..les is great and I've learned so much from him

[@WizzerMedia]

apart from the constant adverts

[@jamiejenkins5643]

I remember this came out the same time as Bear Grylls stuff came out. I love them both back in the day but something about him filming it himself just drew me into his show. seems more real and he seems definitely like he's all about it and I definitely rather be stranded with him

[@jamiejenkins5643]

@@markperkins8941 I totally agree like I just posted on someone else's comment I remember this came out the same time as Bear Grylls.just something about recording it himself and being alone was like wow this guy is the real deal

[@benburoker5192]

That sequence of Les obliterating his fire with his rifle was the hardest I’ve ever laughed in a Survivorman episode. So gangster!

[@col.cottonhill6655]

I laughed too!

[@FenrirAldebrand]

I feel like it would have been more beneficial to dump out the gunpowder and use the shell to get a spark. I mean it worked, it just seems easier this way.

[@SomeSimpleGaming]

Everytime I see him build a shelter. I think it looks like a cozy little Fort I wanna sit in and take a nap. Anyone else think about this?

[@kivalily]

27:00 'the hardest part isn't the cold,the hunger in my belly or the survival....Its running the cameras.theyre such a pain' lool thanks les you big legend

[@songailiux]

What about 26:55 two camera men sitting comfy in chairs?

[@DRose492]

@@songailiux two camera cases opened up next to the tripod meant to capture the walking away shot. But as he says after collecting the camera, "Forgot to hit record." He usually films three different angles at once.

[@J.D.Hardesty]

It's so cool to have all of Les's work available now, really missed seeing this guy on TV, he was so authentic at a time right before this whole survival genre really took off and got ruined by phonies and people who eat energy bars off camera, like Bear. I support Les 110% and have a few pieces of merch, this man deserves every penny.

[@shapiroshekelberg604]

I know Bear Grilles was silly. If you're in a survival situation, the last thing you want to be doing is running and jumping 12 feet down below and swinging around on vines like a tarzan. you get injured and you die.

[@EmoChipmonkVOD]

This was one of my fave shows growing up. Still is.

[@rommelthedesertfox3089]

I always suspected bear was a phony but I never had any proof he actually ate energy bars off camera?

[@ryanlastname3039]

​@@rommelthedesertfox3089I lost all respect for Man vs Wild when I saw bear jump off a cliff with his camera man. A real survivor would never take such an unnecessary risk.

[@rommelthedesertfox3089]

@@ryanlastname3039 u kno who I enjoy much more and I’m pretty sure is legit is les stroud he’s did the who survival thing way before it became popular and he’s out for 7 days with no camera crew he films everything himself

[@DeputatKaktus]

Can we appreciate for a minute that the camera gear alone is probably at least of the weight he's lugging around? One of these Pelicase camera cases weighs in at around 7 kilograms and that's without anything in it! They are sturdy, which is good, but they weigh an absolute ton. And I saw at least two of them. And in these temperatures he would have needed an imperial buttload of batteries as well plus some way of keeping them somewhat warm. Cold batteries die like flies. Calling all that stuff a pain probably felt like the understatement of the century.

[@jonathanmartin726]

The camera gear alone is like 55 pounds. And he sets it up, crosses a sketchy river, then needs to come back across said sketchy river to get the camera and cross it again. He does it so seamlessly I always forget and remember again how much energy alone is put into filming, never mind surviving.

[@WhoBallCain]

I have no idea how he can do all that. It seems that most self filmed/solo shows and documentaries however are always the best perspective, most intimate, and most genuine. Thinking about the pain in the butt it must be to get all those shots and haul all the extra equipment distracts me from the show. I try to forget about it. Imagine the extra calories you would burn in a place where it is hard to get food. All that adds up, with laryngitis and polar bears to boot. I would be getting frustrated having to go back and forth getting cameras all the time, plus the weight of them and their case alone. Yeah, that would suck.

[@rajgill7576]

Les is amazingly humble and consistent in his endeavors. Cant believe how he sounds the same on day 6 versus day 1

[@alexhaid2983]

He also has a radio and a crew in a 50 mile range, so we should not appreciate it actually

[@DeputatKaktus]

@@alexhaid2983 Oh...Nice! Listen up, everybody! We have ourselves a real expert here. He is of course absolutely right...how dare Les have a safety line in case things go pear-shaped? And how foolish by people to care about his safety! All this OF COURSE makes the entire survival idea pointless because a radio and a crew 50 miles away will practically reduce the weight and bulk of the kit to zero....And they will also magically teleport him out if things go south. We should all listen to the wisdom brought to us by this great guy. He is certainly going places. /s Just go back to your cave. Or your mom's basement. Or wherever else you came from. Trolls will not be fed here.

[@ryanschultz4119]

Shirtless with the Caribou pants, suspenders, make shift sunglasses, & beanie. Les looks straight out of a futuristic Sci-Fi post apocalyptic film! Lol. And how bad ass was the man who came & rescued Les at the end?!

[@modestorosado1338]

Starting a fire with a rifle. This man is an absolute legend.

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

The Canadian Artic is no joke, always impressed by the people who call it home. I could never

[@1313akash]

It’s amazing how Les swears so little, even though he puts himself in the most difficult situations. I understand this is a show with language restrictions, but props to Les for being so cool an calm...

[@279college]

Rear Admiral Byrd, who spent 5 months alone in a shack in Antartica observed the folliwing: "The longer Byrd spent in isolation, the more he noticed the trappings of his old life fall away. He grew his hair out. Dropped his table manners. And, interestingly, stopped swearing. “Although at first I was quick to open fire at everything that tried my patience,” he observed, “Now I seldom cuss.”

[@1313akash]

@@279college that’s such wonderful insight. Thank you for the comment :)

[@hellaacapella]

Well, Les IS Canadian…

[@cleverusername9369]

You have to consider that we're only seeing 45 minutes of his 7 day excursions, he very likely cusses A LOT but edits it out.

[@hellaacapella]

@@cleverusername9369 I refuse to believe that. He is a nice proper Canadian

[@MiamiVice.]

Breathtaking. Probably the most genuine survivial series ever filmed. What a wealth of knowledge. I could only dream of experiencing what he has in a single lifetime.

[@blake7587]

It’s not all fun and games though. I wouldn’t want to freeze for a week straight by myself in the Canadian Arctic. 🥶

[@SnailHatan]

I always hated that phrase. No, you can’t “only dream of” it. You can do it. You just don’t.

[@gayliota116]

I’m laying in my bed sick, with the heater on, lots of Gatorade.. while I watch Les Stroud survive in the Arctic while sick

[@sabrisamsofficial]

Normal people will try to repair the motor to get out from the extreme place but abnormal people will distroy the motor and think to stay there and waiting to die, like this man.

[@TristanandtheMinions]

I had no recollection of watching this one back in the day. I think this one is the most impressive to me.

[@robp4616]

32:47 -- I laughed so hard LOL Also cried a little for you.

[@AVeryUnstableAI]

I was sitting here goin "Les... LES NO!" cause I knew the pressure of the round would still do that XD

[@mk34maf29js63]

His higher raspy sick voice and the big puffy goofy clothes make this whole episode so much funnier too haha his attitude is a lot more chill in this

[@technodruid]

9:13 what's more canadian than a seal hook made from a hockey stick?

[@karlandersson4350]

A hockey stick made out of seal hooks?

[@theshooterflynn]

@@karlandersson4350 held together with maple syrup and ketchup chips

[@scoldingwhisper]

saying sorry when you hook a seal with it

[@cannedshoes]

Les apologizing to inanimate objects at 33:20 is a great example of how truly Canadian he is.

[@monroefarmer09]

Omg i freaking missed that "Ooh, sore-y" he uttered!! Amazing job noticing that

[@1313akash]

Every time I watch Les, I feel like shit sleeping in my comfortable bed under blankets, eating food from the refrigerator, and the truth is this lifestyle has made me soft. Les is the most manliest of all Morden men out there!

[@UFOsAreCool]

I learned 4 things within 12 minutes of this video. They say you learn something everyday. Kickass!!!!!!!!!

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

If bear Grylls got sick a couple days prior to shooting a episode he would hunker down in his hotel room for weeks. Even though everyone knows it it’s just another reason why you’re the best out there les. So many times you got sick before shooting and yet you still went out there💪💪💪

[@publiconions6313]

Bear Grylls is to Les Stroud as SmashLab is to Mythbusters... same kinda idea, except fake/produced/dumbed-down versus genuine and truly interesting to watch

[@The11thSon.]

"Damn it I didn't press record" Les the absolute authority in Survival. If Les said so, then it is. What a legend. All those survivor shows owe him, the granddaddy of the genre.

[@user-ki8if1jj4o]

Huge fan here. Watched every episode tbh. Imagine how much easier it would be for Les to carry around equipment nowadays with all the modern conveniences. Go pro's and such

[@jameslwjtoler]

I have to be honest. This looks like one of the tougher survival trips Les has ever been on. I mean, just look at his face in certain parts of this. This looked really difficult.

[@JackIsNotInTheBox]

Looks like a full sunburn

[@illbeurluckycharmz]

i feel like les worked too hard on these episodes for them NOT to be watched, i’m so happy all of these were uploaded( :

[@mxcmoney3634]

"It's gonna be a long week" should be this stuntman's catchphrase

[@raisinablefallow6785]

I genuinely love the harmonica kinda felt upset when Les had to stop cause polar bears are attracted to strange noises

[@Mote.]

The footage is impressive especially knowing that its all him recording while surviving.

[@ricky5369]

I am extremely impressed with how little food you went with. It's weird because you know there's no way to survive without catching a seal, but bringing food makes it look like a campout. So you had to just lost 10lbs of fat (35000+ calorie deficit, 3500 calories per pound of fat) for the show. It's similar to the Kalahari Desert, there's no way to get water but you had to make yourself go without it for a bit just for the show.

[@Tyler-vw9bh]

It's also realistic as many people who get lost do have some water/snacks at the time depending on their activity. No one in their right mind would go to Kalahari without water - even for a day trip.

[@thompson223]

120lbs you dragged with you?! Jesus christ Les that's an absolutely insane achievement. You're one hell of a specimen. I wish I could be a quarter as tough as you are

[@gngamer-se1lt]

Love how he shows how quite it is on all that snow with no music it really gives that Alone feeling

[@loser____3118]

“This might look like a beautiful shot, but I still have to go back and get the camera” B^)

[@poopingandroid]

When I hear that part of the intro all I can think of is "tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle" That's what it sounds like to me.

[@DaVeganZombie]

DUDE YOU TOO?! I have asked this to people who watched this in the past and they think I’m crazy!!

[@ugadawgs1139]

Trilly Locke I say it along with the song every time haha

[@generalzod8589]

ME TOOO!👍😄

[@drvelocci]

What is it saying ?

[@nicholascecil6733]

The rifle scope would have been useful for seeing off into the distance

[@blake7587]

I just wish Les would show more step by step instructions for certain things. Like if I killed a seal for food I’d have no idea what to do with it or how long to cook it.

[@derekbramble2378]

Years ago my dad and I used to watch this together. Now my son watches you on youtube. Amazing!

[@WoodLard]

10:44 Bird is like "You filming me bro?!"

[@Telcontar86]

I'm watching this right after watching the Amazon episode. The environments are about as different as anything could be lol

[@xGSFxGoat]

Words cannot express how happy I get when I find an episode of Survivorman that I haven't seen yet. Thank you for making these, Les. If anyone deserves the Order of Canada for their contributions to Canadian culture, it's you.

[@derryjones1029]

I have never see any one more at home in the wild than les I think he could survive Indefinitely in the woods

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

Surviving up there is madness. Immense respect and praise to the Inuit people who have always lived and thrived there

[@ZombieKitty321]

God its amazing to have all of these in one place for free, i still vividly remember recording every episode i saw on my pvr.

[@mskiUSMC]

Les, I’m here to tell you, the fact you are your own cameraman, out there, getting the shots and doing the work too, makes you the most badass of the genre.

[@mskiUSMC]

You know what’s funny, I wonder if that Inuit thought he was the only soul out there.

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

Bro Les's the genre habibi

[@wetstoffels3198]

He picked the hardest time to survive in that region. Impressive.

[@schmeegil2240]

I would have thought winter was hardest , no sun ? Though I would have died in a day

[@nunliski]

WINTER is a cold, dark hell there.

[@sydneykruwell9725]

I love him. He doesn't swear and it's just him

[@Ed19601]

I remember seeing this epusode years ago and i am again surprised that bear passed you within such close distance, given the fact they see people as prey

[@johnnyharmz]

Those bear tracks were likely there for days before he settled there for the night.

[@Ed19601]

@@johnnyharmz very well possible

[@adnanelguennouni]

​@@Ed19601 Absolutely Lol There is no way on earth a polar bear wouldn't smell him and his seal meat and blubber from 30ft away haha The sense of smell of a polar bear is probably the strongest in the animal kingdom.

[@hollhtohlk3884]

Nice show and thank you for uploading these on KZbin for free. I wish there were more shows like these on KZbin.

[@Seriously_Unserious]

Too many shows originally released on TV treat KZbin as The Enemy and refuse to upload here and go after anyone who does with Copyright Strikes. It's always good to see a former TV producer make their old reruns available here properly without all the senseless warfare.

[@paul-zn4cw]

I lives in Newfoundland and watched this as a kid and always wondered if I seen that same iceberg float by, sure would be cool to know

[@haseoice]

Thanks for the most newfie comment ever.

[@ydderynnad]

@@haseoice My family is from Dildo and I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@riorobertson5868]

@@ydderynnad ah man

[@bgesjackson2011]

Does anyone besides me can watch this episodes over and over again day after day even when home on the weekends? 🤔😂 I don’t think I can get tired of survivorman!

[@tenzinkalden3308]

Watching Les freeze, while warm and cozy in my bed.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Can't even tell when one day ends and another day starts

[@BrochJam]

33:22 I like how he apologized to the camera 😆

[@gnatdagnat]

Soory, soory

[@Bgo909]

When these first few survivorman episodes came out I was in my prime! Married, great job and couldn’t get enough of this stuff. Great times, he may never read this but I’m sure he knows he’s very special to many folks.. god bless you brother!

[@karenwilson9528]

Catch seals with a stick?😂 The tool is one thing - the skill is everything!

[@laura-ann.0726]

When "Survivorman" first came out on TV (Discovery Channel?), "Arctic" was one of my favorite episodes. For most of us here in the Lower 48 (California for me), Anchorage, Alaska or the National Parks of southern Canada - Banff for example - is about as far north as we will ever get. As of 2017, it is now possible to drive to Tuktoyuktuk, but only a handful of the most intrepid adventurers will ever do this. In Alaska, in theory, it is possible to drive the winter ice road to Coldfoot, or even Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean if you have business there, but I am long past the time of my life where I might be able to take on a challenge like that. This episode of "Survivorman" took me to a place on this planet that I dreamed of as a child, reading stories like Kipling's "The White Seal" and Jack London's "Call Of The Wild", but I'll never see them for myself now. I find myself drawn to videos that people post, who have been able to visit CFS Alert, the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world, only 800 km south of the North Pole, way out there on the northeast cape of Ellesmere Island. "Arctic" showed me the reality of my childhood dreams, that a place still existed where the earth has seldom felt the presence of Man, where ice and snow are pristine and not littered with fast-food containers and trash, and "the wild majestic mountains stand alone against the sun". Now if we can just save what's left of wilderness, and somehow not change the climate so radically that polar bears and all the other species that depend on at least a few months of real winter, are driven to extinction. Thanks for doing what you do, Mr. Stroud.

[@otroflores91]

I like your dune videos

[@laura-ann.0726]

@@otroflores91 Thanks! I was hoping to make it back there last winter, but had to cancel the trip due to the pandemic. Hoping to go next winter.

[@jonajeremy3459]

Puts Bear Grylls to shame. Love u my fellow Canadian.

[@crystpea6768]

These shows make me never want to walk out my front door. I’m NO SURVIVOR! 🤣 love watching though!

[@motgnay7065]

I like the fact that he keep mentioning its polar bear territory yet the amount of time he left his rifle on his cart to go 100 yard up a glacier to take a look around. Idk rather to take him seriously or to take him as a joke.

[@user-hw9zo2my2t]

he would be a legend of a father if he has kinder.

[@asuraphreak]

I'll never forget seeing the igloo scene when it aired. I laughed and felt satisfied I could 1 thing Les couldn't. I'm sure he can do it proper now, but that's all I had on his skills. I take pride in it because I grew up weirdly oppressed in a first Nation dominant neighbourhood that's ghetto but mainly cause I'm autistic so being different has always been.

[@Yuiyter]

Thank you for all the uploads Les, i know ill be entertained for many hours !

[@Iown291]

Me as well, have been enjoying re watching the show from my childhood :)

[@gnatdagnat]

This man fucking starved for 7 days straight in the middle of the arctic wilderness, what a brutal experience that must have been. Man the stuff he goes through...

[@JordanKasemets]

My God Les, you have balls of steel!!. Thanks for the best survival show ever! Please please make more. From all Canadians !

[@statictoilet1228]

Watching this while eating a hot bowl of soup hits different.

[@Rinssi_from_Finland]

I'm curious how long time did you take to recover before filming another episode? I'dd figure it takes some time before you wanna do another week of survival.

[@huntermontgomery7493]

If you watch directors commentaries he says that 3rd season was tough. sometimes even having to almost do back to back episodes

[@checkers4806]

In his podcast, he says he was able to do about six episodes a year.

[@oscarrosander5242]

Every jully and martch and august and mey and in on the december he is dose this

[@annaariza1575]

This guy is such a legend! I love that all of the episodes are on KZbin!

[@danharris6364]

i watch these all day everyday

[@sowen1062]

I don’t know how you managed to sleep up there. Polar Bears are without a doubt, the most dangerous predator on the planet to Humans. I have been in very close to them up in Churchill Manitoba and there is no way I could go out where you are alone, gun or no gun. You have balls, Les.

[@zacharydavidpoornoy7820]

Hippos kill the most people

[@Slugger1990]

I absolutely love and respect Les Stroud for who he is, and what he does, but as a guy who loves to play with tools, by far the most satisfying thing about these videos is that Les can basically disassemble anything with a multitool and a straight blade knife.

[@jonathanturner4220]

I like Les because of the way he documents and narrates his episodes. Back in 2005. Season 1 was filmed in 480i so you have to take that into consideration in terms if the clarity of today's resolution. He filmed everything himself from what I understand and performs his actions and explanations in a realistic manner. I have his DVDs and could not think of another survivalist that presented himself as a real person going through these experiences. I'm glad that he is on youtube started watching his program back in 2005. Shows like this are rare these days.

[@Cheeky_Goose]

I've been going back and re-watching all of these. What an incredible series by an incredible filmmaker.

[@rumbleman65]

Honestly this dude makes solid snake look like soft worm

[@SOSchangedme]

Note to self, next time i go into the Artic alone, bring more food and supplies... Thanks Survivorman!

[@iShockGamers]

I know this is supposed to be a serious show but I can't stop laughing everytime they play the "Tickle tickle tickle" sound effect 🤣

[@Lucifurion]

Sunglasses, never get lost in the Arctic without them.

[@igit_7296]

So far this situation seems most tolerable. Much better than being in the middle of the ocean.

[@mattnar3865]

I have to wonder if they are any places Les has outright refused to go to

[@ThatWildcard]

Detroit probably

[@Lucifurion]

He did an AMA and said they wanted him to do the side of a volcano. He told them hell no.

[@soundofperserverance3363]

Auschwitz

[@Ravidist]

This man started a fire with a fucking gun what an absolute legend

[@Kawiboy]

No better show ever regarding outdoors. I watch these while running or biking outta guilt 😆.. Les works so hard i feel it's a great way for me to say "I GOT THIS" Appreciate Les in sooo many ways. 😉👊 👍 OLD G USA

[@NostalgiaNetwork]

24:03 is one of my favorite moments in Survivorman. The shot is just stunning, eerie and desolate at the same time. I mean this is about as alone as you can be.

[@samarcuri2210]

This is so dangerous man. The what if of encountering a polar bear.

[@JustJen93]

33:23 An authentic Canadian moment

[@XeresKyle]

I'm always amazed at the shots he manages to get. Like the shot within the ice cave. How did he get the shot within that ice cave after he just said it was a ten foot straight drop and if he went back in there he wouldn't be able to get back out. And then the shots where the camera is in the different crevice.

[@realtonysolo]

He has a b roll team getting beauty shots, time lapse footage..etc. they were the ones who probably got the ice cave footage.

[@stuganErik1337]

this is the one i saw 12 years ago. good times!

[@alleycat7115]

When it comes to Les. Even sick the show must go on.

[@richardsanchez9190]

16:03 that reminds me of that nacho libre scene where it looks like hes walked miles into the desert n turns out hes just outside of town

[@rticblue2843]

It's funny hearing him say he needs to get more tape to film. Should give this new generation a bit of perspective.

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

As someone whos lived in FL their whole life, it being daylight at 3am doesn't compute with me 😂😂

[@jongaulthero]

Man, I want a pair of those boots!!

[@Mote.]

I used to watch Survivorman on tv with my brother when I was a kid.

[@rae3859]

Watching this I was thinking, would the oil from the blubber act as a skin protectant? Or just as, seasoning for polar bear?

[@PinealPinePineapple]

ARTIC CHAR! ARTIC CHAR ARTIC CHAR

[@andrewfitzgerald5921]

The fire starting with the gun had me laughing so hard, awesome

[@bradenselkirk4930]

These are so nostalgic for me ! I learned so much as a teenager from these shows. Thank you for uploading these. No false bravado or unsafe actions. Just the real deal. And the fact that he films it all alone make it that much more impressive. I can’t imagine trekking through the woods or Arctic and circling back constantly to retrieve your gear

[@coolbeanz1918]

Living & Extreme Survival 👍🇨🇦👍

[@SoundShinobiYuki]

42:27 really drives the point home of how INCREDIBLY hard it is to live in the polar regions. There's a very good reason that the Inuit are very communal and interdependent with each other and are raised to never brag or be self-centered- individualism will get you killed out there. (Also, I don't remember this ending. I remember watching this on TV and him actually eating the seal eyeball on camera while the dogs all howled in the background!)

[@col.cottonhill6655]

That guy died 80 years exactly before the date of my birth. Which just passed a few days ago. Feb 11. I turned 35

[@Fresh1O1O]

I love Survivor man! I just wanted to say that talking about the Inuit people in the past tense is incorrect… Indigenous people are still around and we should talk about them that way. Instead of saying “the Inuit used to… say the Inuit do…” unless it’s a historical thing that they no longer do.