What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
BEAR GRYLLSWhat Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
BEAR GRYLLSJuice Plus+ is great stuff that I have used through all of my expeditions. What I like about it is that the research behind it is so strong.
BEAR GRYLLSTo get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen.
BEAR GRYLLSI find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
BEAR GRYLLSAs a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
BEAR GRYLLSIt is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
BEAR GRYLLSMy faith isn’t very churchy, it’s a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
BEAR GRYLLSA wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
BEAR GRYLLSSurvival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It’s about doing whatever it takes – and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
BEAR GRYLLSThat feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm – I’ve had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.
BEAR GRYLLSChristianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.
BEAR GRYLLSI think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
BEAR GRYLLSMy favorite moments? Where it’s all going swimmingly, the sun’s out and I’ve got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
BEAR GRYLLSI always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
BEAR GRYLLSI love Ray Mears. He’s brilliant. He’s so rude about me in the press, it’s outrageous!
BEAR GRYLLSThe line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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