Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

- Season 1

(2015)

Eight celebrities embark on a 12-day expedition in the rainforest of Costa Rica, where they must learn to navigate difficult terrain, build shelters, make fire and eat the food that nature provides.

Bear sets out to explore one of England's most iconic landscapes, the Yorkshire Dales, going on an extraordinary adventure through this spectacular terrain.

Tensions reach boiling point as the celebrities face their toughest challenge yet. First, they navigate a powerful river to reach their camp, where they must build shelters and catch their supper without the usual army rations in sight. Then, a tropical storm strikes and water begins to flood the base, making for their worst night so far.

Bear Grylls presents the series in which eight celebrities face a 12-day survival mission through the rainforest of Costa Rica. To stay alive, they must learn to navigate the terrain, build shelters, make fire and supplement their meagre army rations. On the ground, Bear is assisted by expedition leaders mountain guide Meg Hine and former commando Scott Heffield. In this edition, the jungle has already taken its toll, with one of the group suffering from mosquito bites and another with trench foot. Bear introduces the gang to a two-mile cave system and demonstrates ...

In the penultimate stretch of their journey, the four remaining celebrities must find and eat the fruits of the forest, carefully separating nutritious treats from any potentially deadly dinners. After that, they endure another stormy night and face their most extreme challenge yet - crossing a 200ft ravine one by one on a rope. Bear also tests their ability to start a fire using only bamboo poles, knives and flints, before deciding which three he will take through to the Mission Survive final.

Bear Grylls presents the final of the series in which a group of celebrities face a 12-day survival mission through the rainforest of Costa Rica. Now there are only three celebrities left, and they must fight it out to be crowned Bear's Mission Survivor. They must also build their camp using only what the jungle provides them, eat rats for dinner and face Bear's most extreme challenges yet. Bear takes the contestants one by one to the top of a 300ft waterfall, which they each must abseil down alone. The following day, after crossing a near-impenetrable mangrove swamp ...