The thing about Bear is he has the credentials. He has the know how to do what he needs to do. It's not like some random guy was hired, and they just teach him everything (although he probably researches ahead of time, but I've done the same, so big deal). Some of what he does is on the eccentric side, like when in hawaii, going down into the lava tubes for water... a bit too dangerous for water, but hey, it worked. But a lot of the shit is straight knowledge: knots catching the crevasse lip, pusiks, energy conservation, etc etc. A lot of what he does you cant fake, like climbing an offwidth crack, to name something. You just cant fake that!
I mean shit, he has climbed Ama Dablam (an absolutely beautiful mountain, yet very tech), Mt. Everest, and many other acheivements that give him credibility. Why the fuck would he need a camera crew to treat him like some dumb bitch? He's done stuff far, far worse.
And survivorman still bitches way too much