Episode
Man vs. Wild: Baja Desert
Overview
Grylls must cross blistering desert and barren salt plains in Mexico's Baja peninsula. While collecting honey Grylls is stung by a bee and his face becomes severely swollen, nearly blinding him.
Details
- Series
- Man vs. Wild
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2008-08-06
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Baja Desert is Episode 1 in Season 3 of Man vs. Wild. It aired on 2008-08-06. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 4: South Dakota
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Episode 6: Yukon
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Episode 7: Oregon
Grylls takes on the deepest river based canyon, Hell's Canyon and the dangerous Snake River.
Episode 8: Dominican Republic
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Episode 9: Turkey
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Episode 10: Romania
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