The Sonora Desert in the South-Western United States covers an area of approximately 120,000 square miles. It is an arid, seemingly barren environment with scorching daytime highs and freezing overnight lows. Riding a dirt bike out into the official middle of nowhere, Les simulates a break-down scenario. He empties out the contents of his pack - half a gallon of water, a snack bar and his multi-tool-7 more days!

Survivorman Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Canadian Boreal Forest
• s01e02 - Arizona Desert
• s01e03 - Costa Rica
• s01e04 - Georgian Swamp
• s01e05 - Canadian Arctic
• s01e06 - Canadian Rockies
• s01e07 - Canyonlands
• s01e08 - Plane Crash
• s01e09 - Lost at Sea

Survivorman Show Summary

Canadian filmmaker and survival expert Les Stroud, uses survival skills and knowledge to survive alone for up to ten days (seven days during the first three seasons and ten days during seasons four and five), in remote locales where he brings with him little or no food, water, or equipment. Each location was scouted and planned extensively by Stroud and his team who consulted with survival specialists and natives of each area. The fact that Stroud films the episodes himself and endures the challenges of the wilderness, while dealing with the concomitant mental, emotional and physical stresses, is a major focus of the show.