AO: Would you say it is harder surviving on your own or
with a companion, such as your son whom you’ve filmed
with in Survivorman and Son?
LS: It is always harder alone.
AO: Among your many accomplishments as a writer, producer and director, you are also a musician. What gives
you musical inspiration?
LS: Nowadays mostly my passion for the wilderness and
reconnecting to nature.
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AO: In Season One, your scenario in Costa Rica left you
with only your multi-tool, swimming goggles, and three
ballpoint pens. Can you recall a set of items in your series
that posed the biggest challenge in being put to use?
LS: Yes – in the Cook Islands I had diving gear – but I really didn’t find it that useful in the grand scheme of things.
“Surviving is always
harder alone.”
-Les Stroud