Bear Grylls is a British adventurer and television presenter who featured prominently with his show Man vs. Wilderness in 2006. The survival skills he learned from his military experience and passion for the wild at a young age helped him conquer his global audience weekly to teach. He has delighted viewers by doing some unconventional stunts like drinking his urine, eating snakes, wrestling alligators, free climbing waterfalls, climbing cliffs, eating crawling insects, etc. Inspiring millions of fans with his passion and dedication to his craft.

Born name

Edward Michael Grylls

nickname

Bear

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland

Residence

• A barge moored by the Battersea Bridge on the River Thames in England
• Saint Tudwal’s Island, Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales

nationality

training

Bär studied at the London private school Eaton House and then attended the independent preparatory boarding school Ludgrove School .

He also attended Eton College where he founded the college’s first mountaineering club. While at the University of West of England he learned Spanish and German.

In 2002 he graduated from Birkbeck, University of London with a 2:2 bachelor’s degree and a part-time degree in Hispanic.

occupation

Boy Scout, Adventurer, Author, Motivational Speaker, TV Host

family

• Father – Sir Michael Grylls (British Conservative politician) (died 2001)
• Mutter – Lady Sarah Grylls (geb. Ford)
• Siblings – Lara Fawcett (Older Sister)
• Others – William Edward Harvey Grylls (paternal grandfather), Rachel Elizabeth Knapp (paternal grandmother), Neville Montague Ford (maternal grandfather), Patricia Smiles (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Bear is represented by The Scout Association in London.

Build

Athletic

Height

182 cm (5 ft 11½ in)

weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

bear dated –

1. Shara Cannings Knight (2000-present) – Bear first met Shara Cannings Knight on a beach in Scotland a few months before he climbed Mount Everest in 1998. It was New Year’s Eve and oddly enough, Bear was injured when his clothes were swept away by a wave . Their courtship didn’t last long until they tied the knot in 2000. They entered relationship counseling immediately after marriage, not because of existing problems but to strengthen their bond and ensure life expectancy in their marriage. Together they are parents to three boys – Marmaduke, Jesse and Huckleberry.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of English, Irish, Cornish, Jewish (Sephardi and Ashkenazi), Scottish and Welsh descent.

hair colour

blonde (natural)

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• aquiline nose
• Mole on his right cheek
• Double chin

brand promotion

Bear has done endorsement work for the following brands –

• Safe deodorant
• Degree Deodorant
• Airbnb
• Irish Spring Bodywash by Colgate-Palmolive (Print Ad) (2017)
• Harrods
• Trail Mix Crunch Müsli
• Alpha Course

Religion

Anglicanism

Known for

• As the host of many Wilderness Survival TV series, I like Escape From Hell , Survive Mission , Running Wild With Bear Grylls , The Island , Survival Games , Escape Alive , and Bear Weekend among others
• His seminal adventure series Man vs. Wild from 2006 to 2011 featured him every week dealing with extreme geographical environments, sometimes displaying bizarre but life-saving survival skills
• As the youngest Scout at the age of 35 in the history of the Scout Association

First TV show

He made his first TV appearance in the 2002 comedy game show Through the Keyhole as himself.

Personal trainer

Bear has always been physically agile, but it wasn’t until after training with Natalie Summers that he discovered a revolutionary approach to fitness. His training regimen consisted of kettlebells, bodyweight exercises, and primary stretching in short, high-intensity workouts, all done over a 30-minute span.

It helped build its function and form as quickly as it found itself slimmer, stronger, and more flexible. The intense workouts helped him build a resilient physique with improved heart and lung capacities during exercise, as well as a higher VO2 peak, which is a measure of maximal oxygen uptake during strenuous workouts.

Like most people, he struggled with eating healthy as the good things rarely tasted. So he experimented with many recipes that were nutritious and kept him energized and active throughout the day.

A big step in that direction was replacing pasta, milk, cheese, sugar, and bread with healthier alternatives like quinoa, oat milk, nutritional yeast, dates, and raw bread ingredients. He also opted for meat and fish that are organic and lean. He also follows an 80/20 rule in which 80% of his diet is healthy and he allows himself cheat days for the remaining 20%, which occasionally includes alcohol.

Bear Gryll’s favorite things

• Movie – Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
• Mountain in Britain – Ben Loyal in the Scottish Highlands
• Adventure Spots in the UK – Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, Sugar Loaf Peak in the Black Mountains of Wales, Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales, Ben Loyal in the Scottish Highlands, Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales in England, Skiddaw in the Lake District National Park in England, Llŷn Peninsula Coastal Path in Wales, Culver Downs in Isle of Wight, Snowdonia in Wales, Cuillin Mountains in Isle of Skye in Scotland
• Books – The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart, A Brief History of Almost Everything by Bill Bryson, The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz, Under The Wire: Beseiged and Critically Wounded, My Escape from Syria by Paul Conroy, As Far As My Feet Will Take Me by Josef M Bauer, Skeletons of Zahara by Dean King, Life Questions by Nicky Gumbel, Amazing Grace: The Unbroken Mind of a Japanese Prisoner of War by Grace Brown, The Gates of Hell by Professor Andrew Lambert, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand , Zero Six Bravoby Damien Lewis
• TV show as a kid – MacGyver (1985), The A-Team (1983)

Bear Grylls facts

1. When he was a week old, he was nicknamed “Bear” by his sister Lara.
2. From a young age, Bär learned to climb and sail while accompanying his father, who was a member of the Prestige Royal Yacht Squadron . As a teenager, he earned a second Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate and also learned to skydive.
3. He is fluent in English, Spanish and French.
4. In June 2005, Grylls set a world record to his name when he held the highest-altitude open-air dinner party at a table under a hot-air balloon. He was clad in oxygen sheet masks along with balloonist and climber David Hempleman-Adams and Commander-in-Chief Alan Veal. This event was held in aid of The Prince’s Trust and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
5. He was given the honorary rank of Oberleutnant in the. Awarded Royal Marine Reserve He also became the recipient of the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines Reserve in 2013.
6. He began serving in the British 21 SAS in 1994 as a soldier. He was adept at unarmed combat, desert and winter warfare, survival, parachuting, rock climbing, and explosives. He left the Special Air Service in 1997 after a parachute accident in Kenya that left his parachute inoperable.
7. He successfully scaled the summit of Mount Everest on May 16, 1998. He accomplished this feat 18 months after his skydiving accident in which he fractured 3 vertebrae. At 23, he was one of the youngest people to do it.
8. He also climbed the Himalayan mountain Ama Dablam in September 1997, becoming the youngest Brit to climb it at age 23. The mountain was once described by Sir Edmund Hillary as “unclimbable”.
9. He raised money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution The expedition was completed in about 30 days.
10. Bär achieved the distinction of leading the first unaided crossing of the frozen North Atlantic in a 11-metre open-top inflatable boat. Among the group of 5 was his longtime friend Mick Crosthwaite. On their expedition through icebergs from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to John o’Groats, Scotland, they faced 8 gale force winds with waves.
11. He launched a Parajet engine in the Himalayas near Mount Everest in 2007, starting from 4,400 meters. He set the record by reaching 9,000 meters in very low oxygen, beating the previous record holder by almost 3,000 meters. He originally intended to cross Everest but was held back due to the risk of violating Chinese airspace.
12. Bear teamed up with double amputee Al Hodgson and Scotsman Freddy MacDonald in 2008 to set a Guinness World Record for longest continuous indoor free fall. The trio broke the record with a vertical wind tunnel in Milton Keynes, beating the previous record holders (a US team) by a few seconds.
13. He led a team of 5 members on an ice-breaking dinghy through the Northwest Passage, over 2500 miles away. His expedition has raised awareness of the effects of global warming and raised money for the children’s charity Global Angels .
14. Grylls has written several books throughout his career from his debut Looking Up (UK) / The Kid Who Climbed Everest (US). It was followed by Overlooking the Frozen Ocean and Born Survivor: Bear Grylls , Bear Gryll’s Outdoor Adventures .
15. He is also the author of the children’s survival book series Mission Survive . The books in this series include Mission Survival : Way of the Wolf , Mission Survival: Sands of the Scorpion , Mission Survival: Trail of the Tiger , and Mission Survival : Claws of the Crocodile .
16. He has published 3 thriller novels with the protagonist character of Will Jaeger; Ghost Flight (2015), Burning Angels (2016) and The Hunt ( 2018).
17. His autobiography Mud, Sweat, and Tears: The Autobiography was published in 2012.
18. His show Man vs. Wild in 2006 faced backlash after a program consultant found out that Bear had actually stayed at a motel on some nights of filming. Viewers felt misled as they took the whole thing as staged. The host later apologized and the show took a transparent approach, with future episodes including a disclaimer and clear explanation when Bear received outside help from crew members while filming an episode.
19. In August 2015 he came under fire for leaving his young son Jesse alive on Saint Tudwal Island off the north Wales coast. He was rescued safely from the flood by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution as part of their weekly exercise missions. However, the crew did not appreciate that a small child was involved in the practice rescue mission.
20. In 2012 he launched Bear Grylls Survival Academy in UK, USA (2013) and China (2016). The academy includes several courses that teach basic survival skills to children, parents and adults. In addition, they offer team building and leadership courses for companies and events.
21. A video game titled Man vs. Wild based on his famous show was released in 2011.
22. In addition to his numerous professional commitments, he is also a motivational speaker who has given speeches to corporations, schools, churches and other organizations.
23. In July 2009, at the age of 35, he became the youngest Boy Scout, succeeding Peter Duncan’s 5-year tenure. He is the 10th to hold that position, remaining in that role through 2018.
24. His show Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014) featured many celebrities who took part in a 2-day trip into the wild. Famous names include ex-President Barack Obama, Kate Winslet, Michael B. Jordan and Ben Stiller.
25. His charity work is equally diverse and has raised money for various organizations such as The Prince’s Trust , of which he is an ambassador, Global Angels , Aid to SSAFA Armed Forces , Hope and Homes for Children , and Children’s Care .
26. Visit his official website @ beargrylls.com.
27. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Google+.