Jake Gyllenhaal Braves Heights, Eats a Worm on 'Man Vs. Wild'2011-07-13

Jake Gyllenhaal stepped up to the plate on Man Vs. Wild Monday night, and by stepped up to the plate we mean traversed a terrifying ravine by crawling across a rope, gutted a rotting deer carcass and ate a frozen worm.

The actor joined Bear Grylls for a trek across Iceland's treacherous landscape and he didn't get off easy. At one point the two hazarded a full-on blizzard while tied together to avoid getting lost, and when it came time to eat weird stuff, Jake didn't back down.

As Bear pulled up an edible root to keep the two of them from going hungry he found a slimy source of protein to fill their bellies. "I haven't failed in my mission," he said. "I got you a worm."

Besides eating a worm, Jake seemed happy to go along for Bear's Icelandic adventure, though he admitted he did "nothing to prepare for this situation." Watch a couple of highlights below.
 

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