Man vs. Wild

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Edward Michael Grylls, nicknamed "Bear", (born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is best known for his television series Born Survivor, known as Man vs. Wild in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. He is one of the youngest Britons to climb Mount Everest, doing so at age 23. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed the youngest ever Chief Scout at the age of 35. Grylls grew up in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.[6] He is the son of the late Conservative party politician Sir Michael Grylls and Lady Grylls . He has one sibling—an elder sister, Lara Fawcett, a cardio-tennis coach. In an episode of Man vs. Wild featuring Hollywood actor Will Ferrell, he said his sister gave him the nickname "Bear" when he was just a week old. Grylls married Shara Grylls in 2000. They have three sons: Jesse, Marmaduke, and Huckleberry

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After leaving school, Grylls considered joining the Indian Army[15] and spent a few months hiking in the Himalayan mountains of Sikkim and West Bengal, Assam. From 1994 to 1997, after passing United Kingdom Special Forces Selection, he served in the part-time United Kingdom Special Forces Reserve, with 21 Regiment Special Air Service, 21 SAS(R), as a trooper, survival instructor and Patrol Medic. In 1996, he suffered a freefall parachuting accident in Kenya. His canopy ripped at 1,600 feet (500 m), partially opening, causing him to fall and land on his parachute pack on his back, which partially crushed three vertebrae.[17] Grylls later said: "I should have cut the main parachute and gone to the reserve but thought there was time to resolve the problem".[18] According to his surgeon, Grylls came "within a whisker" of being paralysed for life and at first it was questionable whether he would ever walk again. Grylls spent the next 18 months in and out of military rehabilitation at Headley Court[18] before being discharged and directing his efforts into trying to get well enough to fulfil his childhood dream of climbing Mount Everest. On 16 May 1998, Grylls achieved his childhood dream (an ambition since his father gave him a picture of Everest when he was eight) around about the time when he was in cub scouts. He wrote about his experience in the book ‘The Kid Who climbed Everest.

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MedicSAS medics undergo intensive medical training, beginning with a course at Hereford, followed by a stint in real life hospital. The medic is a crucial element of any military unit and especially so for an SAS patrol. In most cases the medic will be the only source of aid in the event of injury. SAS medics need to be able to deal with everything from infections to major gunshot trauma. They can also help with hearts and minds operations by establishing trust with local populations through medical assistance. Like signalers, the patrol's medic will usually be situated in the middle of the patrol.

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In 2005, Grylls led the first team ever to attempt to paramotor over the remote jungle plateau of the Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world's highest waterfall. In 2007, Grylls claimed to have broken a new world record by flying a Parajet paramotor over the Himalayas, higher than Mount Everest.[22] Grylls took off from 14,500 feet, 8 miles south of the mountain. Grylls reported looking down on the summit during his ascent and coping with temperatures of −60 °C . He endured dangerously low oxygen levels and eventually reached 29,500 feet, almost 10,000 feet higher than the previous record of 20,019 feet. The feat was filmed for Discovery Channel worldwide as well as Channel 4 in the UK.[23] Grylls entered television work with an appearance in an advertisement for Sure deodorant, featuring his ascent of Mount Everest. Grylls has been a guest on television programs. Grylls recorded two advertisements for Post's Trail Mix Crunch Cereal. He also has marketed the Alpha Course, a course on the basics of the Christian faith. Warner Bros. asked Grylls to appear in its remake of the film Clash of the Titans.

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Grylls is a bestselling author. Grylls' first book, titled Facing Up, went into the UK top 10 best-seller list, and was launched in the USA entitled The Kid Who Climbed Everest. About his expedition and achievements climbing to the summit of Mount Everest. He has a series of children's adventure survival books titled: Mission Survival: Gold of the Gods, and Mission Survival: Way of the Wolf. His latest book is an extreme guide to outdoor pursuits, titled Bear Grylls Outdoor Adventures.

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Many of Grylls' expeditions and stunts have raised money for charitable organisations. Grylls is an ambassador for The Prince's Trust, an organisation which provides training, financial, and practical support to young people in the United Kingdom.[ Outside of TV, Grylls sometimes works as a motivational speaker.[34] Grylls has his own outdoor survival clothing range produced by British manufacturer Craghoppers.

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Man vs. Wild The series features Grylls dropped into inhospitable places, showing viewers how to survive. The show has featured stunts including Grylls climbing cliffs, parachuting from helicopters, balloons, and planes, paragliding, ice climbing, running through a forest fire, wading rapids, eating snakes, wrapping his urine-soaked t-shirt around his head to help stave off the desert heat, drinking urine saved in a rattlesnake skin, drinking fecal liquid from elephant dung, wrestling alligators, field dressing a camel carcass and drinking water from it, eating various "creepy crawlies" [insects], utilizing the corpse of a sheep as a sleeping bag and flotation device, and free climbing waterfalls. Grylls also regales the viewer with tales of adventurers stranded or killed in the wilderness.

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Three things Bear usually takes on his survival episodes water bottle flint knife

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Water Water The human body is anywhere from 55% to 78% water depending on body size.[34] To function properly, the body requires between one and seven liters of water per day to avoid dehydration; the precise amount depends on the level of activity, temperature, humidity, and other factors. Most of this is ingested through foods or beverages other than drinking straight water. Water is necessary for most life on Earth. Humans can survive for several weeks without food, but for only a few days without water. A healthy person's urine is about 95 percent water and sterile, so in the short term it's safe to drink and does replenish lost water. But the other 5 percent of urine comprises a diverse collection of waste products, including nitrogen, potassium, and calcium—and too much of these can cause problems.

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What is dehydration? Water is a critical element of the body, and adequate hydration is a must to allow the body to function. Up to 75% of the body's weight is made up of water. Dehydration occurs when the amount of water leaving the body is greater than the amount being taken in. The body is very dynamic and always changing. This is especially true with water in the body. We lose water routinely when we: breathe and humidified air leaves the body; sweat to cool the body urinate or have a bowel movement to rid the body of waste products

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I always learn something useful. Like how to purify my own bodily fluids for consumption. Hey, ya never know. Comments I am impressed by his broad knowledge on eatable and uneatable bugs and plants. He has gained a lot of this knowledge from the indigenous and local people, often spending days with them. In some of the earlier episodes, Man vs. Wild / Born Survivor was criticized by some sources for misleading viewers about some of the situations in which Grylls finds himself.

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Throughout Man vs Wild, Bear Grylls rarely leaves without his "flint". This is actually what is also known as a "Fire Steel". The Specific model Bear prefers is the "Swedish Firesteel - Army Model" made by "Light my Fire". Originally developed for the Swedish Department of Defense, Swedish FireSteel is a flash of genius. Its 3,000°C spark makes fire building easy in any weather, at any altitude. Used by a number of armies around the world, Swedish FireSteel's dependability has already made it a favorite of survival experts, hunters, fishermen and campers. It has also found its way into cabins and backyards as a fool-proof way to light stoves and gas-barbecues.Also Known As a Swedish Fire Steel Flint

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To ignite a fire When struck against steel, a flint edge will produce sparks. The hard flint edge shaves off a particle of the steel that, heated by the friction, reacts with oxygen from the atmosphere and can ignite the proper tinder. Striking sparks with flint and steel is not a particularly easy or convenient method to start a fire, although it is much easier than some other primitive fire-making methods such as using a bow drill. As with most skills, practice improves results.

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The gathering of tinder, and perhaps more importantly, its dry storage is one of the most critical aspects of many survival situations. Tinder

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Dry pine needles, leaves or grass[3] Birch bark Dead, standing (usually one season old) goldenrod Cloth, lint, or frayed rope (if made from plant fibers and not treated with fire retardant) Char cloth Cotton swabs, tampons Paper, paper towels, toilet paper, etc. Punk wood (in the process of rotting) or charred wood Some types of fungus (best known is the amadou or horse's hoof fungus) Bird down Small twigs (poor tinder but commonly available)[4] Fine-grade soap-coated steel wool Shaved magnesium or other alkaline earth metals[5] Materials commonly used as tinder Tinder is easily combustible material used to ignite fires

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Scouts , SAS training and Survival skills kick in.

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Survival Kit

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Bushfood (also called bush tucker) refers to any food native to Australia and used as sustenance by the original inhabitants, the Australian Aborigines, although it is sometimes used with the specific connotation of "food found in the Outback while living on the land". It includes both animal and plant foods native to Australia. Examples of Australian native animal foods (meats) include kangaroo, emu and crocodile. In particular, kangaroo is quite common and can be found in many normal supermarkets at prices comparable to beef. Other animals, for example goanna and witchetty grubs, were eaten by Aboriginal Australians and thus qualify as bushfood in every sense of the word. Fish and shellfish are culinary features of the Australian coastal communities. Examples of Australian native plant foods include the fruits: quandong, kutjera, muntries, riberry, Davidson's plum, and finger lime. Native spices include lemon myrtle, mountain pepper, and aniseed myrtle. A popular leafy vegetable is warrigal greens. Nuts include bunya nut, and the most identifiable bushfood plant harvested and sold in large scale commercial quantities is the macadamia nut.

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Make shift Shelter

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Bear has learnt a lot from many of the indigenous people of the many lands he has landed himself in. Learning their key survival techniques and ways has made his survival in those remote and difficult conditions less frightening. He is a keen learner Remembering he is head of the Scouts.

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Chief Scout The position was created in 1920 - Robert Baden-Powell founded the Scout Movement in 1908. Scouting: Providing adventure to the UK’s young people. Bear joins 100,000 Scout volunteers who give up their time to provide adventurous activities to 400,000 6-25 year olds. Skateboarding, climbing, kayaking, camping, sailing, orienteering, cycling, hiking, grass sledging, potholing… Scouting is all these things, and more.

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Bear has a good knowledge of eatable plants and insects and the medicinal qualities of plants. He has often said that the bugs that he eats has got protein that will help to sustain his body. He has also said the insects and leaves and flowers he’s eaten are full of vitamins and minerals. Even though Bear has eaten raw fish, zebra and reindeer and drank turtle and stag blood, Bear’s diet back home is mainly of all fruits, vegetables and wholegrain. He has two juice recipe’s that consist of say nine different fruits blended together and the same for vegetables that he drinks and advocates. He said on one of his episodes that if he was stranded on a desert island he would only take three things an avocado, margarine and chocolate. He also wrote up on his blog online that he’s got a weakness for cheesecake and croissants.

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