Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.
BEAR GRYLLSThere is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’
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The hardest thing about my job isn’t the snake bites or the crocodiles, it’s being away from my children. I have a really religious satellite phone call every day back to the boys, wherever we are, whatever time zone, to say goodnight.
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I think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.
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Why is it that the finish line always tends to appear just after the point at which we most want to give up? is it the universe’s way of reserving the best for those who can give the most? What I do know, from nature, is that the dawn only appears after the darkest hour.
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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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I was super skeptical about doing TV. I said no three times, part of which was confidence because I didn’t really understand that world. I know how to climb mountains and do all that, but I wasn’t a TV person.
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I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
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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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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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I love making healthy lean foods delicious – that’s an art!
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My 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.
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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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When 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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