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.
This is a copy of the lava flow map found in the USGS websitehttp://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/ which I have marked to show the location of the shatter ring where Bear Grylls landed in relation to Pu'u O'o and his final destination at the end of Highway 130. Bear Grylls stated that he was going to land in the upper slopes of the volcano but instead landed five miles downslope from Pu'u O'o in an inactive area and only about 3 miles from his final destination. There is no footage in the episode showing that he actually hiked from the landing site to the final destination. Instead, most of the footage is in other parts of the island next to highways and tourist areas.
This is a copy of the lava flow map found in the USGS websitehttp://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/ which I have marked to show the location of the shatter ring where Bear Grylls landed in relation to Pu'u O'o and his final destination at the end of Highway 130. Bear Grylls stated that he was going to land in the upper slopes of the volcano but instead landed five miles downslope from Pu'u O'o in an inactive area and only about 3 miles from his final destination. There is no footage in the episode showing that he actually hiked from the landing site to the final destination. Instead, most of the footage is in other parts of the island next to highways and tourist areas.