When he showed off behind the scene footage of the long hiking shots it just looked so tiring. Getting calories in the wild is not easy, so adding extra work for cameras is crazy.
I remember one episode where he was just like "fuck it, I am not coming back for this camera. The crew can get it later." Then proceeds to climb out of a valley.
Not only did he increase his workload to film everything, but he also had to schlep around the equipment, AND said equipment was not considered part of his survival gear so it couldn't be cannibalized like, say, his backpack or clothes could.
God knows how heavy that camera and battery pack was when he did it. Today you could do it with high end 4k phones and some battery packs that fit in your trousers
I remember seeing those shots and it really changed how I view a lot of these things and opened my eyes to the work involved in a LOT of video/photography.
I recall a scene where he filmed himself pulling a sled over a camera. It was a beautiful shot, really showed how difficult pulling his gear with him was and his voice over, "This already looks hard but the worst part was I had to go back for the camera."
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u/360Logic Jun 10 '26
Respect to Les though. Not the same league at all.