Let's see if the POTUS can survive a challenge of this nature.

President Barack Obama will be exploring the wilderness of Alaska in a special episode of "Running Wild with Bear Grylls," according to an official press release from NBC News.

The president is on a three-day visit to Alaska to observe and share the effects of climate change. He's set to get up close and personal with the wild as his itinerary includes a trip to a receding glacier, meetings with native leaders and speaking to fishermen whose homes and livelihoods are greatly affected with global warming, a report from NBC News said.

Obama's participation with the NBC's hit show "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" will not only give him a glimpse of the beauty of the Arctic but also allow him to test his skills in nature and survival.

Famed adventurer and survival expert Bear Grylls, who formerly served in the British army, is known to push celebrities to their limits by taking them on a one-on-one adventure to some of the world's most remote locations in his television show "Running Wild with Bear Grylls". Some of the personalities who have previously embraced the experience are Kate Winslet, Kate Hudson and Channing Tatum.

Of course, being the president means there are limitations to what Grylls can force Obama to do. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest addressed the concerns in a conversation with reporters on Monday, according to USA Today.

"I will not deny your suspicion that there may have been some suggestions put forward by the Bear Grylls team that were not approved by the Secret Service," Earnest told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday.

The president might be in for a shock though because Grylls takes pride in offering an "authentic" experience in the wild.

"This time, what you see is 100% [real]," he told USA Today in an interview last July. "It really is. If you try and not do it in a real way when you have stars there, it would be disappointing for them. They want that authentic journey. We're just doing a couple of days of hard work."

He explained that the uncertainty of the adventure adds to the appeal saying, "The fun bit is that it's not planned too much. We do wing it. It's a coil of rope and two [people] on a journey. People are surprised by how rough it is."

The episode with Obama will air later this year.