Lately I've been watching lots of on the Discovery Channel. The premise of the show is that a man named Bear Grylls is dropped in some remote wilderness (usually he sky dives) with only a water bottle, a knife, and a flint, and he has to find his way back to civilization.
Some of the places he's been dropped in season two include Ecuador, the Australian Outback, Iceland, and the Everglades. In the shows that I have seen, Bear has done some pretty insane things, including: successfully hand-catching a salmon and biting into it while it was still alive; drinking his own pee for the sake of hydration; eating spiders and grubs; and peeing on his shirt and using it as a headdress to keep cool in the desert.
But Bear Grylls is not just some John Doe that the Discovery Channel hired for this television series. He served in the British Special Air Service (SAS) for several years, in which "highly trained in unarmed combat, desert and winter warfare, combat survival, medics, parachuting, signals, evasive driving, climbing and explosives." At the age of 23, he became the youngest Briton to summit Mt. Everest, which he did only two years after he broke his back in three places in a parachuting accident. He has also , some of which he has done for . He's a straight up badass.
In response to a about what he always takes with him on his expeditions, Bear replies:
Flint and striker, so I can light a fire however tough it gets — lifts my spirit always and has often saved my bacon! My Christian faith: high mountains and my time in the military taught me that it takes a proud man to say he needs nothing, and I need my faith. And, finally, a laminated picture of my family tucked inside my shoe.
In addition, he's , has his own , and is an .
I officially have a .
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I personally think that sailing into the South Pacific on a handmade bamboo raft and accidentally swimming with the tigers sharks has been the highlight of the series so far. Followed in a close second by his jump off of a huge cliff into a raging river to throw a grizzly bear off his scent.
All practical knowledge for every day application. :)
Trust me when I say that I understand how one can have a man crush on Bear. I am a girl but all of my guy friends idolize Bear, it is quite amazing how wide an audience he reaches.
He’s a top man, Jake….my little girl (she’s 4 1/2) calls him “The Brave Man”
http://johnnylaird.blogspot.com/2007/03/bear.html
I like the idea that bear can start a fire anywhere he is at. I wiould like to know what type of flint fire starter he has and where I can buy one.
I just saw the Sierra Nevada episode. The dude throws like a little girl.
say that to his face
bear grylls is beast
he is my hero! he is so badass and he can survive trough everything! go bear!