These are scenes which were supposedly along a route from Pu'u O'o to the Pacific Ocean in the Kilauea episode of Man vs Wild. Except for the landing site, they were, in fact, a few feet from various roads and highways used by thousands of tourists daily. Update: The original concept was that Bear Grylls would be dropped into remote areas and make his way to civilization with no help. The Discovery Channel removed this episode and several others from circulation after they were shown to be fake. Other early episodes were heavily edited to remove fake scenes, and new voice-overs were used to disclose that he received help from the crew including the building of shelters and the supplying of animals. Disclaimers on recent episodes disclose that scenes are staged.
Closeup photo of the shatter ring shows the shattered sections of surface crust which were forced up by the clogged tube before 1992. There is no spatter or cinders as is common in eruptive vents, but only dense pahoehoe lava as is common in surface flows. Ferns and other vegetation indicate that there is no lava a few feet below and certainly no noxious fumes. A well made platform of rocks about four feet square by three feet high is shown on the far end. This is also clearly visible on the left side of the aerial photo of Bear Grylls as he lands inside the shatter ring.
Closeup photo of the shatter ring shows the shattered sections of surface crust which were forced up by the clogged tube before 1992. There is no spatter or cinders as is common in eruptive vents, but only dense pahoehoe lava as is common in surface flows. Ferns and other vegetation indicate that there is no lava a few feet below and certainly no noxious fumes. A well made platform of rocks about four feet square by three feet high is shown on the far end. This is also clearly visible on the left side of the aerial photo of Bear Grylls as he lands inside the shatter ring.