Private poll.
Bear Grylls, British badass. Host of the incredibly contrived, yet entertaining Discovery show
Man vs. Wild. Travels with a cameraman and a sound engineer. During the taping of an episode, gets picked up by helicopter and flown to different locations. Lots of stunts, lots of climbing, lots of action. Did an episode with Will Farrell.
Personally, I'd like to see a show starring his cameraman. THAT badass does everything Bear does - but while lugging around a
fucking camera.
Les Stroud. Canadian badass.
Survivorman. Hauls around about 50 pounds of camera equipment, and does all of his own filming. In spite of being in daily contact with his remote crew, Les spends seven days (or less, if he has to bail on the situation) alone in a hostile environment. Did an episode while being stalked by a fucking Jaguar.
Few stunts, little action. More informative and laid back. Quit making the show because it was literally killing him.
My vote goes to my homeboy Les Stroud.