Jake Gyllenhaal in special Man Vs. Wild with Bear Grylls, previews

By April MacIntyre Jun 29, 2011, 16:43 GMT

Tune in alert as Jake Gyllenhaal gets Wild with Bear Grylls, out in the wilderness of Iceland.

Tune in alert as Jake Gyllenhaal gets Wild with Bear Grylls, out in the wilderness of Iceland.

Bear Grylls has survived in some of the most dangerous places on Earth. From jungles to deserts and from Everest to Antarctica, he travels to places where you couldn't last a day without the right survival skills. To kick off a run of all-new episodes of Man Vs Wild on Monday, July 11 from 9-10PM ET/PT, Bear brings along a companion -- actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

The series will test how Gyllenhaal measures up to unpredictable and unforgiving Mother Nature. For two days, Bear and Jake embark on a survival experience neither will forget, to an Icelandic landscape dominated by mountains, huge glaciers and some of Europe's most active volcanoes.

Jake will have to go where Bear goes, eat whatever Bear eats, and on occasion even take the lead, if he's going to cope with some of the worst conditions known to man. "For me, it’s all about discovery," said Gyllenhaal.

Said Bear about the experience, "The wild is always very revealing -– not only physically but mentally. You’ve got to smile when it’s driving horizontal hail and be able to face your fears and just get on and do it -- and on both of those accounts, Jake came up strong."

Discovery sent out the promo from July 11 Season Premiere of Man Vs Wild ... with Gyllenhaal.

For two days, Bear and Jake brave the brutal Icelandic terrain dominated by mountains, glaciers and active volcanoes, coping with some of the worst conditions known to man.