BG has aptly been described as an entertainer, not a survival expert. My objections to his show stem from his demonstration of techniques that regularly result in fatalities - fatalities that I have had to deal with.

Just one example - descending a canyon, BG is stopped by a waterfall. He throws his pack down, and then jumps, about a thirty to forty foot drop into the pool below the waterfall.

The far safer, but more prosaic, technique is to backtrack, find a walking route around the waterfall, and continue on. If you can't do that (and it is rare that you can't), it is time to consider a rappel. It is a very bad idea to separate yourself from your pack, much less jump into unknown water.

Many of the more effective survival techniques make for very boring TV, so I guess you can't blame an entertainer for juicing it up a bit.

Seriously, I am glad his books are better than his TV garbage.