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9. Bear Comes from an Adventurous Family.
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Bear’s great-grandfather had written the first motivational book while his grandfather was awarded the Russian Victoria Cross. Bear’s dad was a conservative politician Sir Michael Grylls. His father had taught him how to climb at a very young age which later sparked his passion for such adventurous outdoor activities.
10. He has Climbed Everest
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In 1998, Grylls achieved his dream of climbing Mount Everest by reaching the summit at the age of 23. At the time he was one of the youngest ever to climb Mount Everest. His record has now been surpassed by Jake Meyer and then Rob Gauntlett who summited the mountain at the age of 19.
To train for this feat, Bear Grylls has to do some practice climbs in order to prepare for such high altitudes. He climbed the Himalayas in 1997 and became the youngest Briton to ever climb the AmaDablam. A peak which was once described by Sir Edmund Hillary as “unclimbable”.
11. Paramotoring Over the Himalayas
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Bear Grylls had embarked on a record-setting Parajetparamotor in the Himalayas near Mount Everest. He took off from a height of 4,400 meters which was about 8 miles south of the mountain. He then had to fend off temperatures of about -60 degrees Celsius. He had dangerously low oxygen levels when he reached the height of 9000 meters. This was already almost 3000 meters higher than the previous record of 6,102 meters.
This daring feat was filmed by Discovery as well as Channel 4 in the UK. He had originally planned to cross over Everest itself but was not allowed to due to his permit only allowing him to fly to the south of Everest. The only reason he did not traverse Everest is not to risk violating Chinese airspace.
12. Longest Indoor Freefall
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Bear Grylls holds the title of the longest indoor freefall with two of his friends. Bear, Al Hodgson and Freddy Macdonald had broken the previous title of 1 hour 36 minutes in a vertical wind tunnel. This was done in Milton Keynes which was only done for a few seconds longer than the previous US team. This was not done for money but rather to support the charity Global Angels.
+1. Charitable Foundations
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Bear is a very giving person and often uses his fame to give to others. Through his expeditions and ambassadorship, Bear has helped raise over $2.5 million for children who live around the world. He got into trouble in 2007 because he and his crew had been spending their time in luxurious hotel rooms rather than camping out in the wild like the show suggests.
His show was later taken off the air and had been returned with the disclaimer “Bear Grylls and the crew receive support when they are in potentially life threatening situations, as required by health and safety regulations.”
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