Glens Falls Chronicle Serving the Glens Falls/Lake George region; Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga counties since 1980
Pro basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal takes on the wild Adirondacks in a new episode of the NBC TV series Running Wild with Bear Grylls airing Monday, Aug. 29, 10 pm.
The pair were dropped into the Adirondacks, presumably by helicopter, and left to fend for themselves, with only the bare essentials (and a television production crew with state-of-the-art equipment.)
The episode is described by the website simkl.com this way: “After being plucked from a freight train via helicopter, Bear and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal battle dense forest, blood-sucking leeches, and 200-foot sheer rock faces in the remote Adirondacks in search of their extraction point.
“Along the way, O’Neal’s infectious energy, tales of legendary NBA moments, and unwavering drive to help others, reminds us why he is beloved around the world.
“The Wild will dole out everything it’s got, but it’s never met a force of nature like Shaquille O’Neal.”
In July, the Burlington Free Press reported that the Burlington Coast Guard Station gave Grylls’s production company permission to film on the New York side of Lake Champlain in early July.
— Gordon Woodworth
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