1999年，迈克尔马修斯成为登顶圣母峰最年轻的英国人。但在完成登顶的3个小时后，他失踪了并再没被找到。23年后，他的弟弟，一位企业家及主持人斯宾塞马修斯准备前往寻找他。与拥有14座高峰攀登记录的尼尔马普贾组成队伍，随着天气的恶化救援队面临着极端挑战。本片部分镜头可能引起观众不适,请酌情观看。

参赛者在全球范围内一系列艰苦的活动中进行比赛。

1 "South Island" July 18, 2011Bear Grylls must fling himself out of a plane and parachute to safety to reach this remote area. Crossing the country's highest mountain range and starting a fire in a waterlogged forest are just some of the unpredictable things he faces in this terrain.2 "Fire And Ice" July 25, 2011Bear Grylls is dropped on an ice cap covering an active volcano. In blizzard conditions he struggles to make headway, and the barren land offers little food. Can he reach civilization when faced with swollen river crossings and ever present flash floods?3 "Red Rock Country" August 12, 2011Bear Grylls is in red rock country - southern Utah. Armed only with a lasso, he descends a rock pinnacle and gets trapped in a narrow gorge. Crossing an arid wilderness, he's left hanging 100 ft above a ravine. And Bear's craziest airplane stunt ever!4 "Land of The Maori" August 19, 2011Over 100 people drown each year in New Zealand, and Bear must cross

《荒野求生秘技》（Man vs. Wild）又称《荒野求生》，是美国探索频道制作的一档写实电视节目，由英国冒险家贝尔·格里尔斯主持，每集他会走到沙漠、沼泽、森林、峡谷等危险的野外境地，在极为恶劣的环境下，为脱离险境，设法寻找回到文明社会的路径。

Follows Bear Grylls after a plane crash in the ice ravaged mountains, where he finds himself with amnesia and tries to save himself and the pilot from the harsh winter elements.

这是一部激动人心的90分钟互动式电影，适合全家观看。野生动物保护区周围的防护栅栏已经遭到神秘破坏，现在动物们正处于失散状态。贝尔被召来帮助营救一只顽皮的狒狒，追踪一头饥肠辘辘的狮子，同时在更多动物逃跑之前修好栅栏。三个紧急任务在等着您，并且时间紧迫，贝尔需要您的帮助。由于有可能完成神秘任务，每个决定都会影响这场互动式冒险，因此让您的选择发挥上作用吧！