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Bear had an interview on Discovery.com about the life vest issue. Because it was the pilot episode (hence the incredibly cheesy music), the producers didn't trust him enough to just go down the river on his own and said he either wore the jacket or didn't get a show. After the pilot got good ratings, he told the producers he wouldn't do the show if they didn't let him do things the way he wanted.

The Rockies episode is my least favorite episode, but overall, I really like his show. He has a lot of fun with what he does, and it makes it all worthwhile.
 
SkunkWerX said:
If you could take one person with you, on a NO HOLDS BARRED Survival expedition, that was to span 5 continents, Jungle, Mountian, Desert, Artic-like, pretty much all the Main-Food-Groups for Survival, WHO WUOLD YOU WANT WITH YOU?
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Hmmm. I'm honestly not real sure about that one, I think any of them know a lot more than I do, lol. So I pick Cindy Garrison, too. :D

zukiguy said:
When it comes to the TV-land survival dudes I'll take Ray Mears over Les or Bear. Ray looks like he'd be just as at home in the pub as in the outback (much like a lot of folks here I'd guess).
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Now there's an idea... which guys would you want along for a non-survival, regular good-time camping/fishing/hunting trip? Assuming there was an ample supply of adult beverages and whatnot involved... Les seems a bit dour, might not be too much fun. I think Bear would be up for some drinkin' games, lol. I'll keep my thoughts about Cindy to myself.....
 
SubaruSTi said:
Bear is just an actor im sure hes never been anywhere near the sas


the guy they used for the "I shouldnt be alive" show where they showd you how to survive the instance. Les has done one i think. the guy that did the jungle one was a scary dude. he was actually in the special forces and knew what he was doing he explained a ton about survival in the jungle

in fact its on right now les is doing the cold weather one.
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Check out beargrylls.com. He most certainly was in the British Special Forces (and there are other units therein besides the SAS, just so's you know); matter of fact, it was on a parachuting training mission over southern africa that got him going on his path to fame- his parachute failed at about 1500 ft, and he crashed into the desert floor. He survived but was paralyzed. Kept working through rehab and became famous when he climbed Mt Everest (i.e., famous because he had until recently been paralyzed). Then he got into inspirational speaking. Discovery Channel only picked up on him later on. So really, he's not so much of an actor as a soldier turned adventurer turned public speaker/author turned back into an adventurer.

More power to him, he's among the tougher people we'll ever witness.
 
It is amazing to read people talk about this man like they personally know him. He may have cried like a little girl until rescuers found him, or been the worse soldier ever to join the special forces. I think he is full of crap and somewhat of a liar, the only thing I have to go off of is watching his BS show, if I ever met him and hung out with him my opinion might change. Chris
 
I'm still trying to understand the chronology of his credentials. He joined the Army, then the SAS. While in the SAS, he was in college. He had his accident, spent many months recovering, then went mountain climbing while he was 22. So, he joined the army before he was 18, or he only went thru their basic before changing services. What is the length of SAS enlistment? How do you serve in the SAS while attending college? Does the SAS grant medical leave for convalescing and transfer it to a mountain climbing assignment? I'm not saying he didn't doo any or all of this, I just don't understand the timing of it all. Nowhere do I see this adequately addressed.
 
His official biography says that before he climbed Everest in May, 1998, he had already spent three years as a "Specialist Combat Survival Instructor and Patrol Medic in the SAS. So at age 20, he was an SAS "Specialist Combat Survial Instructor and Patrol Medic." Wunderkind indeed!
 
Codger_64 said:
I'm still trying to understand the chronology of his credentials. He joined the Army, then the SAS. While in the SAS, he was in college. He had his accident, spent many months recovering, then went mountain climbing while he was 22. So, he joined the army before he was 18, or he only went thru their basic before changing services. What is the length of SAS enlistment? How do you serve in the SAS while attending college? Does the SAS grant medical leave for convalescing and transfer it to a mountain climbing assignment? I'm not saying he didn't doo any or all of this, I just don't understand the timing of it all. Nowhere do I see this adequately addressed.
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I would think a medical discharge from the Royal Army is part of his timeline. He fractured his back during a training jump in South Africa and explains being in and out of hospital over the span of eighteen months.
 
More Goggling.

21 SAS, the Artist Rifles, is a reserve unit.

Edward Michael Bear Grylls, born 1974, says he served in 21 SAS 1994-1998, "officially" resigning after climbing Mt. Everest.

The accident in which he broke his back is said to have been in 1996.
 
I watched a number of the episodes today. I hadn't seen the Alps and Costa Rican episodes. It's TV, but it isn't bad. The balsa wood raft was pretty cool. The raft he made for the pacific island episode didn't impress me and seemed overly dangerous.

He seems to mention his camera crew more often. I think that is important. They aren't going to let him die. But he could fall off a cliff or something similar and there would be little they could do to help.
 
My son (11 yr old) has been recording them on DVR and we watched a bunch this weekend. Nice viewing. Some things he did I pointed out to my son that he had better never pull and I explained to Jake in depth that, in normal situations, the thing to do is stay put, make himself as visible as possible and await searchers. Drinking from a stream in Costa Rica?!!!!? I wouldn't drink the tap much less untreated runnoff!! Not taking the spear on the raft in the Pacific meant not being bale to persuade the tiger to move on... so many nits to pick.
I do wish he would spend a little time explaining what PSK items people should carry when on outings. He has the public eye, good time for a message. Steve Irwin did well do deliver wildlife conservation messages while entertaining, this bloke could do the same for preparedness.
Bill
 
They never taught us this in infantry school and, I'd have to say, I'm OK with that. Jim SEMPER FI

Shoot--I can't get this to link-up properly. Shows Bear "drinking" elephant poop.

O.K. here's what you have to do to see the video. Copy this link http://youtube.com ;once youtube window opens paste this title into the seach feature "To survive man drinks poop! Id rather die".....this will take you to the video. (Jim needed his wife to help spread the disgust!)
 
Great site! Thanks for everyone sharing.


I don't profess to have all the credentials of Bear or Wes Stroud but these guys do some things on camera that are just plain showing off and others that are just plain stupid!

In almost every episode, I see Bear running down hills wide open. If you fall and break a leg, you DIE! Stupid! :jerkit:

When walking in the woods, you never step over logs or hop up onto old rotten or slippery logs. Good way to get bitten by a snake or fall and bust your butt!

Bear was in the Alps and never once covered his head or discussed heat loss! Wear a hat you dumbass!

Bear loves to demonstrate his iron palate but fails to mention you can get salmonella poisoning from handling snakes and lizards. ALWAYS cook your food and water. If you get sick, you'll die from not being able to work. :barf:

I love when he jumped into a cravasse to demonstate how to lacerate your liver with para cord. :p

I saw one survior dude named Mike something funny. He has all the Special Forces medic credentials and such but this guy showed some sense. Apparently, he teachs at a survival training school. He is the only one I'd listen to of the TV survivors.

To me, the best knife for survival is the one you brought with you....:D
 
I've seen prety much all his shows and compared to Les Stroud one can see that Bear definitly is the smokes crack type while Les is more of the ganja type. It's funny to compare how different their styles are. Personally I'm a Les take it easy and relax type.
 
The thing that kept coming to my mind while reading that bio is how rich is he? To do all of that he had to be born into money, which is kind of how he acts on his show. Chris
 
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