Those statements at the beginning of each segment were only added after a great deal of criticism.
Sometimes he wasn't anywhere near the wild.
He clearly wasn't forthcoming in the early going.
Discovery channel re-edited some of the segments to reflect the truth.
Now he gives a more accurate picture of what he's doing.
FWIW, I'm not for 'im or agin 'im, MAJOR2910.
Im talking about his new series for channel 4(UK) called Born survivor. I dont think Discovery channel actually made the shows & possibly took the disclaimer off in the first place! When they realised some viewers were too dumb to realise that it was an educational show & not a "Bear struggles to survive...for real" show they stuck it back on. In interviews Bear is totally honest about what he does. He's also just done a tv show where he & his pal used selfmade motored parachutes to fly up to the top of mount everest. I shit myself just watching it! The guy clearly has balls & is up for extreme challenges.