What was the toughest Survivorman location you’ve done yet?
Les: The arctic was the toughest. I asked my local Inuit guide; Sam Omik, when the toughest time to survive up there was and he said ‘right now’. It was too early for eggs, plant life or wildlife and too warm for good igloo making snow. I also had the psychological element of the presence of polar bears to deal with. I would also have to say the very first show I filmed – essentially the ‘pilot’ for Survivorman – now called Stranded, still stands as the roughest time I have ever had out there. I got hit with an unexpected heat wave and every mosquito, blackfly and deer fly in existence decided to wake up. They absolutely tormented me for days, unrelenting. It was like being beaten up every day and night. No screening – no bug spray, and nowhere to hide.
