Survivorman | Norway Part 2 | Les Stroud 

I still remember being a little kid, maybe 12 years old, when it was winter and snowing outside, I would build a little shelter and pretend I was Survivorman, now here I am, 27 years old and still watching your videos. It just never gets boring for me.

In Norway, you always seek out cabins if you're lost up in the mountains in winter. All rescuers always searches cabins in the area you are missing first, so it's actually a bigger chanse of being found if you stick to a cabin. It is also deemed OK to break into a cabin if you're in an emergancy. Most people have food stored, and firewoods, so you should be OK for many, many days. If you leave a cabin you've broken into, you leave your phone-number on a note on the table.

I'm absolutely blown away the whole survivorman catalogue is in HD on RU-vid by the man himself. Took me 12 years to see every episode on TV. Thanks you Les!!

a stranded hypothermic hiker once broke into our family cabin in the mountains near canada. he left a note in the camp journal apologizing for the broken window and the missing food and left his phone number. i'm sure the camp stove warmed him up pretty quick. apparently he'd fallen into a stream nearby in winter, guy was probably minutes or hours from freezing to death.

When I was a child, I knew how to watch you every day in the programs, maybe for other boys the heroes are from Marvel or DC, but for me you were a hero.

The shade thrown at bear G in this episode is amazing

I like the little “I’ll be reduced to drink my own pee, yeah right” little nod to Bear Grylls and the infamous drink my own pee memes of the late 2000s.

I remember watching behind-the-scenes footage or an interview somewhere once where Les discussed staying in the farmstead he found along the fjord. This place was supposedly one of the oldest inhabited sites in Norway, being one of the first orchards planted by vikings when they returned with apple trees from Britain. He said there was a very powerful, lingering feeling of unwelcome in the upstairs of the house. As if someone was already there, and didn't want him intruding. To the extent he said outloud at one point "I'm just here for the night, I mean no harm and I'm cold and hungry. Please just let me rest." Also why he said "Good spirits" a couple times during his initial walk through. He was trying to convince himself. He ended up staying on the first floor because of the unusual, haunted feeling of the place.

"If you ever want to experience real great tasting food, spend a week without it..."

I’d like to think someone is watching this thinking “so that’s what happened to that deer liver I left at the cabin”

In western Norway we even have a word for getting stuck at the top of a cliff, we call it skårfast and its probably the biggest danger you face when hiking in Norway besides hypothermia. You can tell by the way he speaks about it in the episode the locals probably warned him about it a hundred times before he started.

This man is a national treasure. Thanks to all the years of watching Less, I was able to survive for 8 months in a camper in Michigan during the early months of the pandemic. My job shut down due to the pandemic and there was very little money. I made it through thanks to the invaluable information in this show. Thank you for the valuable survival knowledge ! 👊🏽

The journey down the mountain after his cabin stay is only minutes for us. He journeyed for a day to get down. And he apologizes for rain on the lens; a gentleman indeed.

I only heard Les swear once in all his productions. He swore a half dozen times in this episode. not to promote the language but it goes to show the seriousness this Norway survival footage represents. Much respect Les.

I love the thought of some Norwegian bloke watching this like “hey that cabin looks really familiar…”

Something that Les said in this episode really stuck with me. When he was talking about the moon and the beauty despite his situation being harsh he said, “Even if sometimes it doesn’t feel beautiful, it always is.” I really felt that encapsulates nature in an interesting way. 4:38

This episode is by far the most scariest I have ever felt watching especially when he said the heartbeat was NOT a sound effect. Just goes to show how intense the whole situation was I would have died in that forest.

"alot of fresh water around here good thing too, otherwise i would have to drink my own pee........ hahahhaaaa yeahh right" classic les ;)

This is my favorite episode. Probably the best condition with the cabin, Fire, deer and even a sleeping bag. And then showing how easily it could be to die from hypothermia with you going down the hill, soaked to the bone, with the only choice to keep going down, and then finding another cabin.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how good a harmonica player Les is. He's legit world class

The fjord he's by is sognefjorden. The mountain at 43:50 is called bleia, which also can be seen on 46:18. The place he sleeps at the last night is called tingastad. Lastly, Sogndal Airport is very close.

My favorite part is watching him eat the food he finds. It's extremely satisfying to watch and definitely makes you appreciate the food we have readily available to us on a daily basis. Plus, that deer liver looked delicious. I can only imagine how it tasted after days without food. Outstanding production and education as usual, Les.

This survival endeavor was Les’s masterpiece. I’ve watched this 2 part series at least 12 times and it never gets old. Thank you Les for being such an awesome teacher and person and torturing yourself to show us how to survive.

At the end, the boat driver just gave him a nod like "Hey bud" as if he was a coworker he sees on a daily basis. Give Les a hug god damnit, he needs that compassion.

The law you referenced is "nødrett". It means that you could commit acts that are otherwise illegal in times of duress. Like breaking and entering the cabin and consuming its goods. The prerequisite is that you report it to the police if you reach civilization and make good with the owner. We have the same for the act of self defense.

With reference to 31:52.... "The reality of RU-vid is it always come down to 3 o'clock in the morning. If can get off before that, you can sleep. But that's the hardest time... 3 in the morning. When you wish you didn't click another video."

les youre my childhood hero. i still cant go to sleep without an episode of man on. noone will ever compare to the goat. god bless

A couple of years ago I was taking a flight home to Toronto and Les was on the flight. I have to admit, there was a small piece of me that was hoping the flight would crash and Les could teach me how to survive.

Imagine breaking into a house in a survival situation with the key? True gentleman.

Just a heads up. In norwegian houses - shoes off by the entrance.

Survivorman is timeless. I remember trying to keep track as a kid, when the show would be on TV. Now I have the luxury of watching it on my phone as much as I want.

Norway is definitely a hardcore place to try and survive.

Doesn't matter how many times you upload your videos, I'm watching them all as they surface over and over again! Hahaha thank you sir!

Cooking with Les.. best cooking show on tv.

Hi Les! Been a cook for 20+ years and might be able to help improve ocean-side survival situations. Toss those mussels in a hot pot with a good splash of water and cover the pot with something and they'll steam up nicely, no need to break them open first. They'll produce an amazing broth with some seaweed. Love the show take care :)

Man! Those huts in Norway are so great! Always very clean and well stocked. I stayed in a few and always cleaned them, replaced the firewood, sometimes I’d leave some of my food and gas for other hikers. Great video as always!

Feeling pretty guilty watching this in my recliner stuffing my face with pizza. Thanks for all the content Les!

Surviver tip next time you find blue mussels: boil them in the shell for 3- 4 min. (Preferably in sea water) and if they open, they are good to eat. If they don’t open it means they where dead from the get go and can be toxic. Blue mussels are typical summer food in the southern part of Norway Love your shows!

This episode is a banger. Even Les a survival expert can make a mistake and nearly cost himself his life.

The fact he can eat all this without seasoning is nuts

" maybe it won't be so bad after all " . . . he says as he's laying on a cold wet rock under a sub-par shelter wearing wet clothes while it's raining/snowing . . . ya gotta admire his optimism in such trying circumstances . those rose hips were a great score .

I love how on the walk down the mountain he didn't stop to get any scenic shots. It was just to slippery, wet ,cold, and steep. Les you are a boss. A survival guide god amongst man vs wild.

I love watching these episodes at night curled up in my warm bed. It always makes me enjoy my hot cup of tea and a slab of meat much more than I would otherwise.

As a Norwegian, this is good stuff. I've often wondered how to survive in a situation in the mountains. Seeing this, I think it is best to plan ahead, and not get stuck in the mountains in winter in the first place. I'm pretty sure I would not have survived what you survived.

Always love the jabs at man vs wild😂

I'll never get tired of watching survivorman. Been watching since I was a kid and every few years I watch them all over again.

that deer looks mighty fresh ! not frozen solid like i would expect

I broke down in a national forest once Les, and the car battery trick helped us start a fire. Thanks for always showing that.

Gotta be honest, it feels like these uploads from Mr. Stroud have a few more scenes than the episodes one could buy from Science Channel etc here on RU-vid.

I had a cabin in norway.....and always left the door open so one would not need to break in. And left some food (tin cans, dried beans)

40:28 Les being a Squeeze fan is the random bit of trivia that has made my day!

Man, how awesome would it be, living in the middle of nowhere and have Les Stroud knock on your door asking for help and shelter?!?!

Watched these when they came out, totally informed me on what I call 'Outdoors Mentality'. Love that they are now here on the 'tube and I can share them with my family... They keep saying... "you've said that before" to which I state, it's where I got it from. Cheers.

I love the subtle dig at Bear Grylls drinking his own piss on TV lol. It made me chuckle too.

Survivor Lessons learnt here.... break into people houses. Thanks Les😀

My dinner always tastes so much better while I watch survivorman.

This was weirdly one of my favourite episodes. This one and Grenada

You crack me up Les.. doesnt matter how cold, how hungry, how shitty everything is, you always come up with a positive statement.. no food for days but hey!! I’ve got hot water!! Love it :D

15:43 absolutely amazing shot, ik it's an older video but les always makes some of the best survival content with you appreciating the landscapes beauty, one of the pioneers for me growing up and still is one of the best in the biz

I love how Les apologizes for water on the lens while he's suffering in the bush

Always was the coziest Survivorman episode to watch, I thought, although nothing cozy about it. This was the episode that always had my concern with those intense moments of potential hypothermia and getting caught on a hillside in rain.

Truely the episode in the whole series when Les was most in danger. If he had come to a cliff edge, he might have died of exposure that night.

A lot of this information is actually really valuable to me; I live in a rural part of Ontario and do a lot of long and remote drives, so having even an idea of what to do is very comforting. Thanks!

les, you're the reason that when I was roadtripping through the US southwest in summer, and yellowstone, that I knew to pack winter gear. yellowstone got down to 30F when I was staying there in a tent....in july, and the desert got down to the low 40s

A good addition to a survival kit is a couple larger mouse/rat traps and a couple peanut butter packs for bait

I'm from Northern Ontario, Canada. About ten years ago, I became lost on a jet ski on Onaping Lake for about 6-7 hours. I had no provisions, no spare sunscreen, nothing but a bikini top, shorts and a life vest. No shoes, no hat, no food. Was an absolutely horrible experience. Onaping Lake is massive, 68.9 sq km, 49 miles long and 2200 miles of shoreline. Not to mention all the numerous bays, creeks, shoals etc. About 3 hours in to that nightmare I broke down mentally and physically. I just beached my jet ski, crawled on shore and bawled my eyes out. Sat on my pitty pot for about half hour. Then? My jet ski wouldn't start back up. Tried on and off for an hour. Finally started. I was burnt to a crisp. But I kept on. Thankfully the tank was full. I finally followed the sound of a floater plane. Knowing full well he needed the "Big Water" portion of the lake to land. Once I could get back to the big water? (very rough water on the best of days) I knew I'd be able to find my way back to camp. I did. And I was f**n fit to be tied. Because we had two jet ski's. Over 15 people up that weekend and everyone was clamouring for a turn on them so it was set to no more than half hour turn, per person. No one came looking for me! The one jet ski had gone out the same time with two on board. They left for 3 hrs. People figured we were together. They came back... I did not... and no one put two and two together til 4.5 hours of me getting lost. They did go looking for me but at the total opposite end of the lake. Broke down too. .... Total shit show. It was on that very day I vowed to never go unprepared again. It changed me and the trajectory of my life. Never again, will I not have a solid safety plan with others. Amongst other obvious's. I since went back to school and became a Hazard Management Control Specialist, Fall Safety Expert , Air Quality Specialist, Confined Spaces Supervisor/Rescuer, First Aid galore... on and on. I also made it my mission to watch as many survival shows, read numerous books... And at the forefront of my learning? Survivorman! He's taught me so many things... He's the GOAT! Bar none! I don't pretend or profess to have a matched skillset to Les. But he taught me... That day taught me!? A very valuable lesson in this life. Fail to prepare? Prepare to fail! Now some say I'm a worry wart. I'm not. Just prepared as best I can for most situations. As best I can. I carry alot of gear whenever I'm traveling. Been called a spazz, smirked at and laughed at... but I've helped many humans since then because of my mindset now and my vow to never be behind the eight ball or at least be prepared for being behind it. I'm beyond grateful to Les. He's from my stomping grounds and I'm so proud to say so. Love ya buddy... Northern Ontario loves the shit outta you too. So proud of you. Don't nobody mess with our Les!! 🤜💥🤛. ✌️🇨🇦

in all the seriousness of the episode, the "drink my own pee" comment still cracked me up.

I love how he takes jabs at Bear Grylles

14:15 "if you ever want to experience great tasting food, spend a week without it". Hunger is the best seasoning my father always used to say.

Got emotional watching this, this was the hardest survivor test I seen Les go through.

Being Canadian, the first thing I was taught was how to make snow shoes and a shelter from pine trees. I love being outdoors ever since I was young. I used to camp out in my uncles farm where their was mies of bush and streams. I would go for days with my dad and uncle teaching me the proper methods too survive if I ever got lost on a hunting or fishing trip. In Manitoba , lake Winnipeg is one of the most unpredictable lakes fore weather so it’s Easley to get stuck on an island or out away from civilization. Actually my dad , my brother and me were trapped on an island for 3 days only about 2 miles from a campground but the weather was so bad we couldn’t even be rescued. Me and my brother had a hell of a good time but my dad even tho he didn’t really show it the 3 rd day he was getting a little anxious lol. But the fishing was amazing and the make shift shelter with the canoe and pine tree branches worked great. Best time spent with my two closest friends lol.

Wow, that shot at 15:44 is beautiful. Norway is a gorgeous country.

Les that hit on bear gryills was hilarious. Miss your show man. Grew up watching you and now am a bit of a survivalist myself

Les, I love this video, part 1 & 2. That deer head find was a HUGE blessing. Love you.

breaking and entering with les stroud

This 2 part Norway show, was the scariest thing I"ve seen you go thru! YOU THE MAN!!

looking forward to the preorder for "Survivorman Peanut Butter Gas."

Home Owner: What are you doing in my house? Les: I'm stranded out here. I'm just trying to survive and get out of here. Home Owner: What's with the cameras? Most people who are stranded don't have cameras. Les: Oh! I have a TV show, Survivorman. Home Owner: So you're in my house to shoot a TV show?

I have just found this great channel with Les Stroud. Having watched the first part of his ordeal in Norway, one immediately recognizes that Les is the real deal who doesn't jump into frothing water just for the fun of it. This is true survival instruction, not just showmanship, the kind that anybody who finds themselves in such a scenario could really use to survive the elements.

It's not always easy to tell when things are getting tough for Les. This is one of those videos I felt sorta guilty for being dry, warm and relaxed in my home.

Imagine you're a Norwegian hunter who shares a cabin in the woods with a few other mates, all of you descendants of the Vikings, and as you approach your beloved cabin in the depths of winter, you hear the sounds of Tenessee emanating from the cabin, like a North American ghost from the deep south has commandeered your wintery abode...

Btw Mr. Stroud, I was listening to one of your commentaries during a video and you said people sometimes complain about when you change your voice. I really like it. It conveys a sense of seriousness and a little spooky, it's cool man.

Would like to see Les do a 10 days survival again, but with more gear with him.

I can watch all these episodes again and again every couple years. Norway is definitely in the top 3 of all of them. Never get sick of ol Les. 👍

Norway and Mexico, season 3 I believe where my favorite episodes of the series. I just wish we had more and new episodes.

The deer and the cabins were such a convenient coincidence that I can't help but feel the deer was planted and the cabin was prior knowledge

Been watching you since I was 16 and I’m 32 now. Still watching and most appreciative of you and your knowledge. Thanks for all you do Les!

This is probably one of my favourite episodes ever, it really shows how situations can turn around in the blink of an eye, and how it boils down to perseverance, determination and the will to survive to make it all come together. Thanks for these uploads, they're remarkably inspiring!

Never have i truely felt scared watching this show, but going down a snowy hill when darks close... Actually had me scared so badly

I could honestly watch Les cook bush food all day, cooking with Stroud.

Love how much effort he puts into moving the camera equipment to get the shots.

Greetings from Norway :-)

The heart sliced in 1/2” cuts and cooked with onions in Worcestershire sauce is frickin delicious

This has to be one of the harshest survival situations. I cannot imagine the pain and treachery of being cold, wet, and exhausted. My heart goes out to you Les, I felt every bit of your emotions.

That was the best two episodes ever. I was in a similar situation, going down a slope (back of Mt. Hollyburn, BC) but it was worse as I was post-holing with every step. Broke my trekking pole but not my leg, fortunately. Got out to the road just before dark, wet and exhausted. Learned my lesson! BTW the Wet Coast way to cook Mussels is just steam them and eat everything inside the shell, which opens when they are ready. C'est Magnifique! Great broth too.

Say what you want about Bear and how illogical his show is, which i don't deny, but discovery survival shows were one of the highlights of my afternoon during my childhood. Bear grylls, les stroud, dave canteburry (who i still actively watch), cody lundin, mike and ruth hawke= pure childhood nostalgia.

This man changed more young people than he could ever realize

As a Canadian I always appreciate anyone that survives in cold places like a Norway forest

You did an fatal error going down the hill, its a saying in my part of Norway " Snow lies ", it basically means that if you're lost or disoriented you should NEVER go down snowy hills, stick to the high ground when possible, cause there's absolutely no way to know if the snow hides ice or how much snow there really is.

I used to love watching survivorman as a kid growing up. Most kids wanted to watch cartoons but me ? Na , i wanted to watch Les teach me how to survive n now im at least semi confident ill be ok if ever in one of these scenarios.