Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
BEAR GRYLLSWhen I take kids into the woods, I tell them, “What we’re going to do today is going to be incredibly dangerous.” And you just see 20 smiles go up.
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I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
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I 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.
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Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?
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If you risk nothing you gain nothing
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Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
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Americans are cool, if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They’ll pat you on the arm and say, ‘Hey kid, you’re all right’. Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
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A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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I’m terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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“But, we’re also going to learn to look after each other, who to work together and who to understand and manage that risk.” That’s what it’s about, you don’t empower kids if you don’t expose them to risk.
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One killer exercise that’s really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That’s my favourite. It’s such functional core strength, and that’s why I can climb up trees and down vines.
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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it’s always when you’re least expecting it.
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I think viewers quite like it when I’m suffering or eating or drinking something horrible or really up against it in some quicksand or whatever.
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