“It takes a lot out of me as I really do what I do for real, with no camera crew, no nights in hotels like others do, and it takes a toll on my body,” Stroud told Rueters.
“You can only do seven days surviving without food a certain number of times a year. I’m pleased with what I have done, I’ve been copied around the world, but 25 times I’ve not eaten anything for a week while sleeping on rocks. I need to move on.”
Stroud, 47, just released a new book called “Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive“.
The book is a practical guide that gives everyday readers a no-nonsense look at the real world of survival. In the book, Stroud offers readers the essential skills and tactics necessary to endure in any corner of the globe, along with a wealth of insider information born of his own experiences in the outdoors.
Readers will learn why a lean-to is largely a waste of time, why you should make your own survival kits and why drinking contaminated water is sometimes warranted.
Also, just a couple of weeks ago, Stroud released the Survivorman: Collection 2 DVD. This is the full collection of episodes from the second season of the series. As a bonus, the DVD producers also added Stroud’s “Surviving Alaska’ special.
It sounds like Stroud is not entirely retiring from TV, however. He mentions that there’s a possibility that he could launch a new TV series in which he would follow in the footsteps of famous explorers.
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6 comments
He's selling out to big media AND quitting Survivorman. What a joke.
I totally disagree. What Les is able to accomplish on his own, without aid from camera crews and the like, is simply amazing. I'm bummed that he is moving on to other projects but can't wait to get a copy of his book!
Don't waste your money. Liz's book is probably plagarized and, if similar to his show, quite boring!
Oh, you naysayers... Les is a stud who can out-man all y'all. My family will miss his show and will now have to settle for Bear, sigh, Grylls.
Settle for Bear? What slander! Liz is quitting. It's as simple as that. Obviously he can't hack it. He is the 10% that weighs-down on 90% of the population (in Canada).
Did Bear quit half-way up Everest? Wait, he never attempted it.
No, but Bear had to quit his latest expedition with a little owie. At least he had his entourage there to carry him back.
http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/12/man-vs-wild-sta.html
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