To 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 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.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I’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.
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What I’ve learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is doing, how can you ever expect to excel and create something wonderful and unique in your life?
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it’s done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.
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Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.
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It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.
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If you risk nothing you gain nothing
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I try and eat really healthy when I’m home, but I certainly don’t eat worms and snakes.
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Change the way you use your time, and you change your life.
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Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!
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The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.
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The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
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Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive – the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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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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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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