How does the camera crew on survival/exploration shows manage to get into the same places as the survivalists/hosts?

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I’m a big fan of survival shows and adventure/exploration shows. I have always wondered how the camera crew manages to film in tiny caverns or in the middle of the desert. I’m certain that TV magic is used to an extend, but I’m still in awe of the camera crews. Thoughts?

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Just want to throw Meateater into this conversation. They have a pretty serious crew that actually hikes and helps pack stuff in/out. They’ve done a few “behind the scenes” episodes showing how they handle everything (can’t remember if those were youtube or netflix). My favorite bit was that the PA’s were responsible for loading/packing/rearranging saddlebags so that they didn’t overload the mules (might have been llamas?) on one side more than the other so they were constantly weighing all the bags

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