I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
BEAR GRYLLSI was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
BEAR GRYLLSNever depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
BEAR GRYLLSOne thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
BEAR GRYLLSWhen I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great.
BEAR GRYLLSI didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
BEAR GRYLLSI loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.
BEAR GRYLLSDon’t be scared to dream big, and don’t be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It’s the tenacious not the talented that win.
BEAR GRYLLSMy faith is an important part of my life and over the years I’ve learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn’t need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.
BEAR GRYLLSIn the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
BEAR GRYLLSThe line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
BEAR GRYLLSNobody wants to end up super rich and famous – but divorced. I’m always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.
BEAR GRYLLSI’ve fallen down crevasses, been bitten by snakes, been knocked unconscious, had various limbs broken and once, a heavy camera came plunging down which very nearly decapitated me.
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 GRYLLSYou’re not human if you don’t feel fear. But I’ve learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. It’s there to give me that edge for what I have to do.
BEAR GRYLLSUnless you have shelter, fire is going to be very hard and if you have fire, but no water, you’re going to die. They’re all super important.
BEAR GRYLLSAre you the sort of person who can turn around when you have nothing left, and find that little bit extra inside you to keep going, or do you sag and wilt with exhaustion? It is a mental game, and it is hard to tell how people will react until they are squeezed.
BEAR GRYLLS