An eco-warrior at heart, Bear used wind powered kite skiing, bio-ethanol powered jet-skis and electric powered paragliders on the expedition.īear also led a Jet Ski team around the UK testing a pioneering new fuel made from rubbish. In 2007, Bear became the first man to fly a powered paraglider above Mount Everest, in the process raising over £1 million for charity. Powering through extreme weather conditions, oxygen deprivation and climbing hardships, Bear reached the summit at just 23 years old.
Narrowly escaping a lifetime of paralysis, and indescribable amounts of pain, bear struggled through to a full recovery.Īs soon as he regained full mobility, Bear was planning his ascent up the Earth’s highest mountain. This near fatal accident left Bear physically inert for almost a year. Only 18 months previously, Bear had broken three vertebrae in a parachuting accident. As a result, Bear’s book, Facing Up became an international best seller.īear always dreamt of climbing Everest, but only a small handful of Brits have achieved this feat, and with the death of one climber for every six that reaches the peak and makes it back alive, this was an incredibly difficult challenge. Courageous and determined, in 1997 he was the Youngest Briton to climb Mount Ama Dablam in the Himalayas, which was famously described by Sir Edmond Hillary as: unclimbable.
Part of the British Special Forces, Bear discovered adventuring as a Specialist Combat Survival Instructor and Patrol Medic. Wild, Running Wild, Survival School, The Island, and many other adventure shows, the explorer makes the most extreme survival techniques entertaining. Wild Bear Grylls can do what no man has done before – whether it is hiking the Sierra Nevada or surviving unaided in the Moab Desert, Bear can manage any challenge! Breaking records, bones and barriers, with charm, wit and a TV face sealing the deal for this household name.Ī regular face on our television screens, Bear is our resident wilderness presenter.
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