Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge — Season 1, Episode 1: Natalie Portman in the Escalante Desert
Reality, Action & Adventure • 42 min • 2 seasons, 14 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
Bear takes Academy Award® winner Natalie Portman into the slot canyons of Southern Utah. Their adventure begins when Bear leaps from his helicopter onto Natalie’s 4×4. They trek into the Escalante desert, where Bear teaches Natalie piton placements, rope system transfers and fire starting while descending various canyons. Natalie uses her new skills as they ascend a mountain and attempt to light a signal fire for extraction.
About Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Bear Grylls is taking it up a level by teaching his celebrity guests essential survival skills that they'll have to master and then prove they can use in a high stress situation.