Well I managed to catch the show, and you definitely nailed it, Bladerunner. Good Call.

It seemed more like "Ultimate Survivor" was a show about this guys bravado than making one's way through a survival situation.

Jumping in an icy river with rapids to save time... What was on this guy's mind? Sure he may have covered a decent amount of distance faster than if he had walked, but that water probably sucked a lot of body heat out of him and he mentioned the pounding he took. "Slow and steady" seems to be a rule of thumb for most survival experts and this guy is jumping off cliffs, running through the forest at night, shooting rapids and running down loose fire breaks...

He made a comment that "More than a million people visit the Rocky Mountains yearly and two thousand never return..." (paraphrased). He should have added, "Lets see if we can't cull the herd even more." LOL

For folks interested in Les Stroud, they are currently in talks about a second season of "Survivorman" at OLN. The popularity of the show almost ensures it will happen if Les can clear up his nutty schedule. The show was highest rated show on The Science Channel, is the most popular show on OLN, and has started a run on The Discovery Channel and beat Mythbusters in nightly ratings despite the fact it has been cropped to a half an hour.

From his latest journal entry:
"So……as a result of all that I have been busy for the past month or more:

A) guest hosting on a series for Discovery US called ‘I Shouldn’t Be Alive – part 2 – The Science of Survival) – (shot in Colorado and England where they put me in a chamber and did hypothermia and frostbite testing on me).

B) Hosting a series of vignettes for Discovery US/Disney about surviving Mount Everest for a documentary they produced about Disney’s new ride Expedition Everest. This is what I am returning from right now.

C) Preparing to shoot a one-hour special I created called Urban Disaster Survival about what to do in a situation like New Orleans (shooting mid-March)

D) Preparing to secure a second run of Survivorman (OLN is already happily on board for a second season)

E) Developing a new series called ‘Stroud’s Legends’

F) Trying hard to get back to finishing a new CD I am recording with Canadian hit makers ‘The Northern Pikes’.

G) Negotiating with a major publishing company for a book series on Survivorman, Off The Grid and more.

H) oh yeah – did I mention building our cabin in the woods??"

I guess you can tell I'm a fan of Stroud. LOL

Anyway... Back to the topic at hand...