It would likely take days to walk or bike from Smith Fork to camp 1 via the canyons or over the mountains; the episode implies that he moved from the landing site to camp 1 on the first day. Because of these obstacles, the only way to get a bicycle from the landing site to camp 1 in less than several days is via Hwy which skirts the base of Mt Ellsworth and Mt Holmes.
The landing site is over 22 miles away from camp 1 via roads, several miles of which are dirt roads. Additionally, there are no roads in the immediate vicinity of the landing site itself; the closest dirt road from the landing site is over a mile away on the other side of Smith Fork Canyon, of which approximately half of that distance is across untracked desert sand.
Lastly, there is no footage in the episode of any terrain between the landing site and camp 1, regardless of the route he took. From camp 1 to camp 2 it is 9 miles in a straight line, with the previously described canyon complexes and the Little Rockies in the way. It is 19 miles via road from camp 1 to camp 2, and there is a dirt road that goes directly to the top of the canyon where he filmed before descending down into the canyon. The same obstacles that separate the landing site from camp 1 also separate camp 1 from camp 2, specifically the canyon complexes and the mountains.
Additionally, Stroud filmed from the top of the canyon above camp 2 before descending into the canyon, further suggesting that he did not travel via the bottom of the canyon to that spot; if he had traveled via canyon from camp 1 to camp 2 it would have required him to climb out of the canyon, film from the top, then descend back down into the canyon. The trail he used to descend into the canyon is the only route down into that canyon that I am aware of without using rappelling equipment.
Walking between those camps via the canyons would likely require at least two days. Walking between the camps above the canyons would require him to use the roads and would likely take at least two full days. There is no footage in the episode of any terrain between camp 1 and camp 2, regardless of the route he took. Camp 1 was approximately feet less than yards from Highway The road and the cars on the road could be seen and heard easily from the shelter.
We simply parked near the site at the pull-off and walked the yards from the road to the site. If a helicopter had come there, the closest landing site would have been the road. Look at the map to see how close camp 1 was to the highway.
And look at the photos for the evidence that we actually found camp 1. Camp 1 was less than 14 miles away from the town of Ticaboo, UT, with its gas station and lodge. At an average bicycle speed of just 8 MPH, he should have been able to cover the distance to the town in less than two hours.
After drinking water from the first water puddle he said that he would need to search for a bigger water puddle. The episode implied he went looking for another water puddle before finally finding one.
The first small water puddle at camp 2 was approximately feet from the camp itself and directly below the slickrock wall where camp 2 was located. The second water puddle was less than 10 feet away from the first water puddle you will need to zoom way in on the map to see that there are two flags at the water holes. The big, frozen water pool near camp 2 was right beside the trail he took down into the canyon.
Again, the episode implied that he went searching for a third water pool and found this one after finding the other pools. The big water pool was less than yards from camp 2 and right at the bottom of the trail down into the canyon; you walk past it as you enter the canyon bottom from the trail he used.
One note about these water pools from our desert canyon experience: if there is any water at all, then there is water everywhere. We found remnants of both campsites filmed in the episode. The material for camp 1 appeared to be almost completely still located at the site, even though Stroud said the crew would clean it up.
Camp 2 was more cleaned up, but there was still some shelter material and firewood in the cave. We also found a couple of the deadfall sites that appeared to have been cleaned up. He said that it would take him all day to climb out of the canyon from camp 2. Text added to the show after it was filmed said he descended feet down into the canyon at camp 2. Arguably, the desert floor slopes down approximately feet to the canyon rim, but that only makes a foot total descent.
At the top of the canyon at camp 2, he said he needed to get to the bottom of the canyon to find water. Where he was filming those shots, he was less than feet away from the large water tank. Final Thoughts. This critical analysis is not intended to conclude anything negative about Survivorman. I do hope this site generates discussion about what we think we see on these types of television shows and how that differs from how the information is presented to us.
However, I would suggest that people take this information and re-watch the Utah episode. The year-old Scarborough, Ont.
Armed with knowledge from the show and books on survival, Mr. Code set out for the woods near Huntsville, Ont. After an aerial and ground search this week, Mr. Code's body was found. He died of hypothermia, Ontario Provincial Police said yesterday. Stroud, a Toronto native, was on location yesterday in Madagascar shooting footage for his new Outdoor Life Network show Vanishing Worlds.
In a telephone interview, he talked about how prepared one needs to be to actually survive in the wild - and the inherent danger of overestimating personal abilities. Les Stroud Productions is based around Huntsville, Ont. Code died. Have you done survival missions up there? Oh sure, yeah. I've spent a lot of time surviving and canoe-tripping and adventuring all up in Ontario. Up there, it can be anything from serene hills to extremely rugged rocky to very thick bush to long open expanses of swamps.
It's beautiful, but it can be rugged and rough at the same time. Your show has disclaimers telling viewers that what happens on the show is executed by experts, and yet people are going out on missions without much training. When it comes to my show, all you have to do is pay attention. All I've ever done is de-romanticize wilderness and to show the misery If you're going on a solo survival trip, I'm going to assume that you've been taking a course and that you've got yourself in a state of preparation so that you can go out on your own.
I took maybe six, maybe 10 courses before I went off on my own. OPP said Code was found by helicopter in an area that was no longer accessible by foot, thanks to heavy snowfalls in the area and surrounding marshes.
When reached in Madagascar where he is filming a new television series, Stroud said he always stressed proper training on his show, as well as in his book.
He defended Survivorman as being an educational show that conveyed just how miserable it truly is to subsist in the wilderness. But for Ferri, he worries about the effects of such survival reality shows and has noticed a spike in interest towards wilderness survival.
Students tend to also bring an inflated sense of confidence into his classrooms now, he said. But for Code, he also recognizes the potential dangers of such shows, perhaps now better than anyone. Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved.
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