Labrador
Premieres Fri, Aug. 24, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
For this episode, Les Stroud goes to the dogs — literally. Our intrepid Survivorman relies on seven Inuit sled dogs (Labrador huskies) to pull his dog sled into the wilds of Labrador. He embarks on this dangerous journey at the tail end of winter, when the weather is the most unpredictable.
Not to mention the dogs. There’s no cruise control on these puppies.
Although snowmobiles are the main mode of travel in Labrador, dog sledding is still alive and well. Les kicks off his journey with the motorized transportation, then switches to the traditional. But driving a team of seven dogs is not as easy as it looks. Snowmobiles don’t have minds of their own. Dogs do. He’s constantly breaking a sweat trying to control them. And in this environment if you sweat, you die.
It’s not just the dogs he has to contend with. This time of year, the weather is very unpredictable. For this trip, Les has brought along a survival kit, including fishing supplies, various tins, duct tape and rope. Of course, he also has his multi-tool and a .22 rifle. The three things a person should never do without in the Labrador forests in winter? An axe, matches and a pair of snowshoes.
