Man vs Wild

This is a copy of the lava flow map found in the USGS website http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/ which I have marked to show the location of the shatter ring where Bear Grylls landed in relation to Pu' ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:38:24 -0800

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This is a copy of the lava flow map found in the USGS website http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/ which I have marked to show the location of the shatter ring where Bear Grylls landed in relation to Pu' ...

Bear Grylls stated that he had landed in a dormant crater with a lava lake just a few feet under his feet and noxious fumes seeping out of the ground. The crater-like structure he landed in ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:52:19 -0800

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Bear Grylls stated that he had landed in a dormant crater with a lava lake just a few feet under his feet and noxious fumes seeping out of the ground. The crater-like structure he landed in ...

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 ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:03:25 -0800

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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 ...

Closeup view of the rock platform. Probably constructed by the residents of nearby Royal Gardens subdivision before their access road was destroyed in the year 2000. Although it was only ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:15:07 -0800

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Closeup view of the rock platform. Probably constructed by the residents of nearby Royal Gardens subdivision before their access road was destroyed in the year 2000. Although it was only ...

View of inside the shatter ring from the M v W episode. All the footage is kept low to keep the adjoining forest from view. Views of the ocean and houses only three miles away are also edi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:52:20 -0800

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View of inside the shatter ring from the M v W episode. All the footage is kept low to keep the adjoining forest from view. Views of the ocean and houses only three miles away are also edi ...

Same view of shatter ring from inside showing a more detailed view of the shattered crust. Notice how the different layers of lava on the upper left, especially on the large image size, sh ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:21:12 -0800

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Same view of shatter ring from inside showing a more detailed view of the shattered crust. Notice how the different layers of lava on the upper left, especially on the large image size, sh ...

View of an island of forest to the west of the shatter ring, which was edged out from view in the M v W aerial photo. The next scene in the M v W episode, in fact, shows old lava flows from ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800

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View of an island of forest to the west of the shatter ring, which was edged out from view in the M v W aerial photo. The next scene in the M v W episode, in fact, shows old lava flows from ...

View of ocean and houses in the Kalapana area along Highway 130 about three miles away from the shatter ring. Nearsighted Bear was not able to see the ocean until he was a few feet from it. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:30:10 -0800

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View of ocean and houses in the Kalapana area along Highway 130 about three miles away from the shatter ring. Nearsighted Bear was not able to see the ocean until he was a few feet from it. ...

View of the end of Highway 130 from the ridge next to the shatter ring. The white structure in the center of the photo is a mobile home (see larger image) at the end of the gravel end of Hi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:29:54 -0800

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View of the end of Highway 130 from the ridge next to the shatter ring. The white structure in the center of the photo is a mobile home (see larger image) at the end of the gravel end of Hi ...

Bear crosses the first bridge over the fissures that were blocking his way next to the ocean. This bridge is actually a few hundred feet from Crater Rim Drive on the summit of Kilauea. No ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:35:39 -0700

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Bear crosses the first bridge over the fissures that were blocking his way next to the ocean. This bridge is actually a few hundred feet from Crater Rim Drive on the summit of Kilauea. No ...

The first bridge crossed by Bear in the Kilauea episode...a two minute walk from Crater Rim Drive on the SW Rift Zone at the 4000 foot elevation on the summit of Kilauea. The thick layers of ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:02:03 -0700

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The first bridge crossed by Bear in the Kilauea episode...a two minute walk from Crater Rim Drive on the SW Rift Zone at the 4000 foot elevation on the summit of Kilauea. The thick layers of ...

The first bridge shown from the other side. Tour bus and cars shown are parked along the Crater Rim Drive on the summit of Kilauea. Most likely place for Bear and film crew to park and walk ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:02:20 -0700

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The first bridge shown from the other side. Tour bus and cars shown are parked along the Crater Rim Drive on the summit of Kilauea. Most likely place for Bear and film crew to park and walk ...

The first bridge showing the solid base and the end of the fissure a few feet away. The longest fissures are only a few hundred feet long and can be easily gone around. Fissures like this on ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:02:35 -0700

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The first bridge showing the solid base and the end of the fissure a few feet away. The longest fissures are only a few hundred feet long and can be easily gone around. Fissures like this on ...

Bear crosses the second bridge, also a few hundred feet from Crater Rim Drive. Camera is kept low to partially hide the rock memorial shown just above his right shoulder.

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:05:19 -0700

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Bear crosses the second bridge, also a few hundred feet from Crater Rim Drive. Camera is kept low to partially hide the rock memorial shown just above his right shoulder.

Second bridge crossed by Bear in the Kilauea episode of Man vs Wild. Camera shot was very narrow and low to keep from showing the nearby ends of the fissure and that it was only a few feet d ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:25:49 -0700

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Second bridge crossed by Bear in the Kilauea episode of Man vs Wild. Camera shot was very narrow and low to keep from showing the nearby ends of the fissure and that it was only a few feet d ...

Another view of second bridge crossed by Bear. A very popular area for tourists also, since it is only a few minutes from Crater Rim Drive.

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:58:54 -0800

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Another view of second bridge crossed by Bear. A very popular area for tourists also, since it is only a few minutes from Crater Rim Drive.

View of Crater Rim Drive from rock memorial. Dried leis are from a previous ceremony. Jaggar Museum is on the upper left. The main caldera is on the other side of the road.

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:16:23 -0700

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View of Crater Rim Drive from rock memorial. Dried leis are from a previous ceremony. Jaggar Museum is on the upper left. The main caldera is on the other side of the road.

Lava drapery shown on M v W Kilauea episode. Supposedly on fissures at sea level next to ocean, but actually at the 4000 foot elevation on the summit of Kilauea near Crater Rim Drive

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:05:03 -0700

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Lava drapery shown on M v W Kilauea episode. Supposedly on fissures at sea level next to ocean, but actually at the 4000 foot elevation on the summit of Kilauea near Crater Rim Drive

Same lava draperies on the side of fissure...just a five minute walk to Crater Rim Drive on the SW Rift Zone of Kilauea...base of Mauna Loa in the background....Highway 11, not visible, is l ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:38:48 -0700

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Same lava draperies on the side of fissure...just a five minute walk to Crater Rim Drive on the SW Rift Zone of Kilauea...base of Mauna Loa in the background....Highway 11, not visible, is l ...

Jaggar Museum (not seen in episode, but used as a reference point) at the summit of Kilauea....4000 foot elevation. The museum is visible from the fissure area where Bear has trouble crossin ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:50:01 -0700

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Jaggar Museum (not seen in episode, but used as a reference point) at the summit of Kilauea....4000 foot elevation. The museum is visible from the fissure area where Bear has trouble crossin ...

SW Rift Zone and parking area on the Crater Rim Drive as seen from Jaggar Museum. The first "Bear" bridge is about 200 feet to the right of the red car.

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:39:29 -0700

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SW Rift Zone and parking area on the Crater Rim Drive as seen from Jaggar Museum. The first "Bear" bridge is about 200 feet to the right of the red car.

SW Rift Zone parking area on the Crater Rim Drive....this is the same location seen on the short video as the camera pans out to the road from the "Bear" bridge....a very popular area seen b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:39:46 -0700

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SW Rift Zone parking area on the Crater Rim Drive....this is the same location seen on the short video as the camera pans out to the road from the "Bear" bridge....a very popular area seen b ...

The fissures in the Southwest Rift Zone on the summit of Kilauea is a favorite spot to explore in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Bear Grylls as well as millions of tourists have been here ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:26:37 -0800

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The fissures in the Southwest Rift Zone on the summit of Kilauea is a favorite spot to explore in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Bear Grylls as well as millions of tourists have been here ...

Fissure which Bear explores and as seen on M v W Kilauea episode. Supposedly at sea level next to the ocean, but actually at the 4000 foot elevation on the summit of Kilauea and a five minut ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:05:00 -0700

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Fissure which Bear explores and as seen on M v W Kilauea episode. Supposedly at sea level next to the ocean, but actually at the 4000 foot elevation on the summit of Kilauea and a five minut ...

Same fissure which Bear explores on the SW Rift Zone at the summit of Kilauea...fissures are only a few hundred feet long and can be gone around easily....I am standing on one end and the ot ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:39:15 -0700

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Same fissure which Bear explores on the SW Rift Zone at the summit of Kilauea...fissures are only a few hundred feet long and can be gone around easily....I am standing on one end and the ot ...

This is a part of a satellite photo from NASA showing the SW Rift Zone on the summit of Kilauea. The full photo can be found here: http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//17391/kilauea_iko_2003014_l ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:08:04 -0700

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This is a part of a satellite photo from NASA showing the SW Rift Zone on the summit of Kilauea. The full photo can be found here: http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//17391/kilauea_iko_2003014_l ...

View of Mauna Ulu volcanic vent as seen on the M v W Kilauea episode as Bear crosses hot lava. This area was last active in 1974, so there is no lava in this area. Also this vent is not vi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:05:07 -0700

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View of Mauna Ulu volcanic vent as seen on the M v W Kilauea episode as Bear crosses hot lava. This area was last active in 1974, so there is no lava in this area. Also this vent is not vi ...

Same side of Mauna Ulu as seen from the viewpoint on Chain of Craters Road...Mauna Ulu cannot be seen from Pu'u O'o or any place between Pu'u O'o and the ocean.

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:55:06 -0700

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Same side of Mauna Ulu as seen from the viewpoint on Chain of Craters Road...Mauna Ulu cannot be seen from Pu'u O'o or any place between Pu'u O'o and the ocean.

Aerial photo of the gravel end of Highway 130 taken by the US Geological Survey on March 6, 2008 as a new flow of lava reaches the ocean. (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/) Very early in the MvW epis ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:41:05 -0800

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Aerial photo of the gravel end of Highway 130 taken by the US Geological Survey on March 6, 2008 as a new flow of lava reaches the ocean. (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/) Very early in the MvW epis ...

View of small forest kipuka as seen on M v W Kilauea episode as Bear prepares to enter the forest in search of water near the beginning of the episode. (His previous scene shows him near th ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:04:55 -0700

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View of small forest kipuka as seen on M v W Kilauea episode as Bear prepares to enter the forest in search of water near the beginning of the episode. (His previous scene shows him near th ...

The forest kipuka mentioned by bear about 14 minutes into the episode before he enters the forest looking for water. The forest shown here, by the way, is completely different in vegetation ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:05:42 -0700

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The forest kipuka mentioned by bear about 14 minutes into the episode before he enters the forest looking for water. The forest shown here, by the way, is completely different in vegetation ...

The local residence that bear points to on his way out. It's the same residence that is next to the kipuka that he is planning to enter early in the episode when he goes looking for water, ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:06:17 -0700

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The local residence that bear points to on his way out. It's the same residence that is next to the kipuka that he is planning to enter early in the episode when he goes looking for water, ...

Bear's boot catches on fire spontaneously while supposedly walking on hot lava. Shoe soles will start to melt and feel slippery after several minutes when walking on recently crusted lava, ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:07:45 -0700

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Bear's boot catches on fire spontaneously while supposedly walking on hot lava. Shoe soles will start to melt and feel slippery after several minutes when walking on recently crusted lava, ...

Tourist walks on freshly crusted lava on an active flow. The crust is still close to the melting point of lava and there is liquid lava underfoot, but her sneakers are not bursting into fla ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:28:25 -0700

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Tourist walks on freshly crusted lava on an active flow. The crust is still close to the melting point of lava and there is liquid lava underfoot, but her sneakers are not bursting into fla ...

This photograph shows two county helicopters responding to a tourist with a broken ankle near the coast. (August 24, 2001) Such helicopters are used extensively to search for hikers when the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:34:29 -0700

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This photograph shows two county helicopters responding to a tourist with a broken ankle near the coast. (August 24, 2001) Such helicopters are used extensively to search for hikers when the ...

Bear ties a T shirt around his head to protect himself from volcanic gases. The Hawaii Department of Health states that such methods are not effective in removing gases such as sulfur dio ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:36:17 -0700

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Bear ties a T shirt around his head to protect himself from volcanic gases. The Hawaii Department of Health states that such methods are not effective in removing gases such as sulfur dio ...

Tourist looks at lava flowing in a lava tube. Notice the bluish tinge in the escaping fumes above the tube area. Except for the main vents, such as Pu'u O'o and some areas around the calde ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:44:23 -0700

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Tourist looks at lava flowing in a lava tube. Notice the bluish tinge in the escaping fumes above the tube area. Except for the main vents, such as Pu'u O'o and some areas around the calde ...

The area where Bear was supposed to have hiked on the Big Island of Hawaii is only about 19 degrees north of the equator. Yet, after two days of hiking in sunny weather without a hat or even ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:13:46 -0700

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The area where Bear was supposed to have hiked on the Big Island of Hawaii is only about 19 degrees north of the equator. Yet, after two days of hiking in sunny weather without a hat or even ...

In one of the most ridiculous moments of this episode, Bear removes his socks to use them to protect his hands while crossing a rough a'a flow. Protecting the legs and feet is of paramount ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:13:47 -0700

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In one of the most ridiculous moments of this episode, Bear removes his socks to use them to protect his hands while crossing a rough a'a flow. Protecting the legs and feet is of paramount ...

This photo shows the Pacific Ocean from about the 2000 foot level, indicating that that there was no mystery as to where the ocean was. Bear was not able to see it until he was at sea level ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:56:05 -0700

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This photo shows the Pacific Ocean from about the 2000 foot level, indicating that that there was no mystery as to where the ocean was. Bear was not able to see it until he was at sea level ...

This is the east side of Pu'u O'o vent near which Bear was supposedly lowered by chopper into a small crater. No such crater exists near Pu'u O'o and the landing site is actually located f ...

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:41:57 -0700

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This is the east side of Pu'u O'o vent near which Bear was supposedly lowered by chopper into a small crater. No such crater exists near Pu'u O'o and the landing site is actually located f ...

West side of Pu'u O'o. Pu'u O'o is visible for many miles, but it is never shown from the ground, indicating that Bear was never near this vent.

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:03:07 -0700

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West side of Pu'u O'o. Pu'u O'o is visible for many miles, but it is never shown from the ground, indicating that Bear was never near this vent.

South side of Pu'u O'o. Pu'u O'o is visible for many miles, but it is never shown from the ground, indicating that Bear was never near this vent.

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:00:01 -0700

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South side of Pu'u O'o. Pu'u O'o is visible for many miles, but it is never shown from the ground, indicating that Bear was never near this vent.

North side of Pu'u O'o. Pu'u O'o is visible for many miles, but it is never shown from the ground, indicating that Bear was never near this vent.

nobody@smugmug.com (volcanochaser) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:07:32 -0700

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North side of Pu'u O'o. Pu'u O'o is visible for many miles, but it is never shown from the ground, indicating that Bear was never near this vent.