And the excitement was building up to this tough man- Bear Grylls. Grylls taught us many tricks to survive the wilds onto adverse circumstances.
Recreating our childhood remarkable, we have brought a trail of facts about the name behind man vs wild – Bear Grylls.
1. Real Name
It’s Edward Michael Grylls. ‘Bear’ was just a nickname given to him by his sister Lara. The name was short and easy and hence overpowered his originals.
2. Pieces of training
Grylls know much about trauma medic, unarmed combat, evasive driving, parachuting, demolitions, and jungle warfare. He also served in the Air Force.
3. The Record
Grylls had a terrible accident. His parachute ripped off at 16000 feet and he horrifically landed. The incident left him with 3 crushed vertebrae. 18 months later, he climbed Mount Everest.
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4. Uncertain Achievement
Bear also climbed the Ama Dablam. The toughest peek to reach. Even Sir Edmund Hilary gave up over this after a few tries. He was the youngest Britisher to attempt the task.
5. The Incredible Help
The man had the adventure in his genes. He once rowed along the Thames, Naked and in a homemade bathtub. The fund generated via this was donated to a friend. The friend mentioned has lost his legs on an adventure scene.
6. The World Record
Isn’t it a dream to have dinner between the clouds? Grylls lived the dream. He holds the world record for the highest open-air dinner party. It was in a hot air balloon at 76,000m above the ground.
7. Respect For India
Grylls always had a desire to join the Indian Army. Sadly, he was rejected as he failed to provide them the Indian citizenship proof.
8. Show Diaries
Man vs Wild holds an audience support as huge as 1.2 billion people from around 20 countries. It was also the highest grossing show on American national cable.
9. The Meal Of Guts
He has consumed a lot of weird eatables on the show. Some shockingly unaccepted meals from the list are- raw goat testicles and a live snake, frozen yak eyeballs, camel intestine juice, and a giant live spider.
10. Interests
Bear Grylls wrote several books targeting different age groups. 14 of them were a survival series titled- ”Mission Survival”.
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