[pct-l] The Dark Side of "Survivor Man" & "Man Versus Wild"

[Marion Davison]

Freiman, Paul wrote:

>I don't know if anyone else noticed, but when he was in the Sierras... at one of his campsites... there was a cut log.  In other words, he was at a real campsite and he had found a trail.  Bear proceeded to get hypothermic in the water though, cause that is good TV.
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I had a similar thought while watching that episode.  He comes to a lake 
(not all that big) and sees a trail/road on the far side.  Instead of 
walking around the lake, he swims across the lake risking hypothermia 
and drowning. As he is swimming he tells us how cold and tired he is 
getting.   How stupid is that?  But as you say, it makes for more 
dramatic television.  Some expert.
Marion