{"id":1597,"date":"2016-12-08T09:03:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T09:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:04:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:04:46","slug":"12-facts-bear-grylls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/12-facts-bear-grylls\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Interesting Facts About The Adventurer Bear Grylls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people have seen Bear Grylls on television, he goes to insane places, to eat insane things and live among insane conditions. After view Bear Grylls at his worst we might think we know him inside out, but how well do you really know Bear Grylls? Check out these 12 amazing facts<\/a> about the adventurer!<\/p>\n

1. \u2019Bear Grylls\u2019 is No Actually His Name<\/h2>\n
\"\u2019Bear

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His real birth given name is Edward Michael Grylls. The name \u201dBear\u201d was given to him at a very young age, only a week old, by his sister as a nickname. Even at a young age Bear Grylls was taught to love the outdoors and what it has to offer. His Father taught him how to sail and climb as a child, further leading onto his adventures on the outdoors later on in life.<\/p>\n

2. Back Breaking Dives<\/h2>\n
\"Back

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During his time in the SAS, Bear Grylls had to complete a skydive which did not end so well. His parachute ripped at an altitude of 16,000 feet. He managed to crush three vertebrae as he landed and was severely close to severing his spinal cord. This means that he was within a very short margin for being paralyzed for life.<\/p>\n

He managed to recover quickly as a year and a half later he had scaled Everest. An extraordinary recovery from such a traumatic and severe crash. He now serves as a honorary colonel in the Royal Marine Commandos and as a honorary lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy Reserve.<\/p>\n

3. Naked in Public<\/h2>\n
\"Naked

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Bear has always been in pursuit of adventure and thrill inducing activities. Among his many amazing qualities is Bear\u2019s charitable side. He rowed along the Thames naked in what he called a homemade bathtub. This was all done to raise money for his friend who had lost his legs and needed money raised for new ones. The odd thing about this situation is the naked part, it was done in an attempt to raise more awareness and help raise more funds for his friend.<\/p>\n

4. His Proposal was Certainly Different<\/h2>\n
\"His

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Bear had met his wife Shara while he was skinny dipping one New year\u2019s Eve. A large wave had come and washed his clothes away which left him stranded. He spotted Shara on the beach who was walking along the beach. She helped him get some dignity back by finding some new clothes and hopefully something a bit warmer.<\/p>\n

He then later on in the relationship recreated this moment by pulling a ring out of his bum cheeks while they were skinny dipping. With what I guess would be reasonable hesitation, Shara accepted the ring on her finger and the couple became engaged.<\/p>\n

5. His \u201cToughness\u201d Does Have Bounds<\/h2>\n
\"His

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Bear has admitted before in a previous session that he has a fear of heights and often has to prepare himself for dangerous activities performed at a height. He has mentioned that after his long journey either filming or personally exploring, he needs to take a nice long, hot bubble bath to calm himself. He has mentioned that it is what keeps him motived and determined to get out of any situation he is placed in. He cares about his family very much and has said that nothing beats the feeling of a hot bubble bath at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

6. Chinese Love Him<\/h2>\n
\"Chinese

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Normally people would expect Bear to be most famous in the UK or the US due to him being an English speaker and relatable with English cultures (He also worked with Barack Obama<\/a>, the President of the United States once) however that is not the case. Bear is massive in China, his biography was voted as the most influential book out in China at the time. The Chinese created their own show for him called \u201cSurvivor Games\u201d which features eight Chinese celebrities<\/a> surviving in harsh conditions.<\/p>\n

7. His Living Situation is Far from Normal<\/h2>\n
\"His

courtesy of: dailymail.co.uk<\/p><\/div>\n

Bear used to own a barge by the Battersea Bridge which he would live on in his down time. This barge was tricked out with an outdoor bath, hammock and a canoe. However since his extravagant on-sea living, he has opted for a flat in the redeveloped Battersea Power Station. He also owns a private island just off the North of Wales which features no electricity and no water. Bear actually got into some big trouble when he decided that it was a good idea to install a slide off of the island which lead right into the sea.<\/p>\n

8. His Kids Were Encouraged at a Young Age<\/h2>\n
\"His

courtesy of: dailymail.co.uk<\/p><\/div>\n

Bear and his wife Shara have had three children in their relationship. Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry have been trained at a young age to fend themselves in the wild. At the age of three years old, Jesse was taken paragliding and had saved a girl from downing when she was only seven. Bear came under scrutiny when he left Jesse in a small rocky outcrop in the sea at the age of eleven. He said it was part of a RNLI training exercise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

9. Bear Comes from an Adventurous Family.<\/h2>\n
\"Bear

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Bear\u2019s great-grandfather had written the first motivational book while his grandfather was awarded the Russian Victoria Cross. Bear\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

10. He has Climbed Everest<\/h2>\n
\"He

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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.\u00a0 His record has now been surpassed by Jake Meyer and then Rob Gauntlett who summited the mountain at the age of 19.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cunclimbable\u201d.<\/p>\n

11. Paramotoring Over the Himalayas<\/h2>\n
\"Paramotoring

courtesy of: mpora.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

12. Longest Indoor Freefall<\/h2>\n
\"Longest

courtesy of: blognews.am<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

+1. Charitable Foundations<\/h2>\n
\"Charitable

courtesy of: primalsurvivor.net<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

His show was later taken off the air and had been returned with the disclaimer \u201cBear Grylls and the crew receive support when they are in potentially life threatening situations, as required by health and safety regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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