ARE YOU TOUGH LIKE BEAR? ALL-NEW EPISODES OF MAN VS. WILD BEGIN AUGUST 11

- "Fan vs. Wild" Gives Fans the Chance to Test Their Survival Grit Against Bear Grylls -

Survival expert and extreme adventurer Bear Grylls returns to Discovery Channel Wednesdays at 9PM ET/PT, beginning August 11 for seven all-new, heart-pounding episodes of MAN VS. WILD. In the continuation of the hit series' fifth season, Grylls travels to remote locales around the globe, including Australia's northern territory, the Republic of Georgia's Caucasus Mountains, a deserted island south of Papua New Guinea, the snowfields of the Canadian Rockies, and others, sharing invaluable survival strategies all along the way. The new premieres include a special MAN VS. WILD episode - titled Fan Vs. Wild - in which Grylls takes two viewers along with him for the first time on the series to experience extreme survival firsthand.

Each of the new episodes present Grylls with challenges in the wilderness unlike ever before - from being buried alive in an avalanche to escaping a deserted island on a bamboo windsurfer to scavenging for and eating many local - and often not so appealing - delicacies. And, when the fans join Grylls in the wild for Fan vs. Wild, which premieres in September, it's not just the fans that are forced out of their element! Grylls' military experience and daring spirit push him to his core, all in the name of survival.

MAN VS. WILD is produced for Discovery Channel by Diverse Productions. Steve Rankin is executive producer for Diverse Productions. Josh Berkley is executive producer for Discovery Channel.

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