Tonight, after their new show I Shouldn't Be Alive, there was a new show I hadn't seen before. It was called Lost in the Wild, and Cody Lundin was the featured guest survival instructor, They took four regular people, limited their gear to what a 'normal' dayhiker would carry, and sent 'em off into the high desert of Arizona with Cody as their guide.
Pretty decent, but one of the city dudes(the blonde one) really irked me. If not for Cody, he would've led the group in a futile effort to get back to their car. The guy was just full of ego and was convinced that simply following the canyon back up(during rainy season) he could lead them to safety.
What really bothered me was his attitude at the end, as if he'd survived the ordeal based on his own abilities. In reality he was suffering from dehydration, fatigue and heatstroke so bad he could barely stay standing.
A good show, especially for novice hikers. It showed how easy it was to get lost, even just a couple miles from your car(as they were). Also emphasized the importance of water, and the dangers of hypothermia even in the desert.
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