Bear Grylls

[British Red]

TW - no credit here. If he wants to show his own exploits on Everest etc. fine, but whats his excuse for giving stupid advice and pretending he does things that he doesn't?

So long as he badges these things as fiction fine - they aren't they are fakes and trickery masquerading as reality (Walt)

So long as his programmes come badged with "this advice is stupid and dangerous and contrary to all good practice" fine - they don't (Dangerous Walt)

If he wants to gamble with his own life to "push the limits", good on him. When he gambles with other peoples to make money, he's crossed a line in my book

Red

 

[twisted firestarter]

fair comments guys but my comments are based on him as an adventurer, not on the basis of his tv program which I also ranted about in a previous post :aargh4:

The world would be a boring place if nobody went exploring to test themselves or push the limits

 

[Gwhtbushcraft]

I just found his website and apparently he was christened Edward

 

[rik_uk3]

Looks to be a nice chap, but he does stupid stunts and those new to the outdoors could come a real cropper taking his teachings and practises on board. Ray and Mors are the real thing, you can't compare this guy to either, its like saying that Ainsley Harriet is a chef

 

[Chopper]

To sum BG up.

Complete prat.
Dangerous practices.
Should be banned.

 

[allenko]

little off topico

1) Ainsley isn't a chef?

2) Saba was 37 on Thursday (not bad going) her name means 7, she was born 7pm on 7/6/70 (nearly a full house)

errr as far as BG is concerned it's a shame. He obviously has skill, but I feel that his "show" is titled survival but his practises verge on the desperate.

Unfortunately he will dupe some impresionable mind and totally discourage others.

 

[rapidboy]

IMO he's a


Family forum and all that so :tapedshut

 

[David.s]

I just found his website and apparently he was christened Edward

yeh i noticed that on some interview he done, Edward - Teddy - teddy bear - bear . i think was how he put it along with some other reason lol

 

[BorderReiver]

I'd have liked a "Haven't seen/bothered to watch,so no comment." option.

 

[allenko]

I'd have liked a "Haven't seen/bothered to watch,so no comment." option.

Well he's on all day from 11 on one of the discovery channels

 

[BorderReiver]

Well he's on all day from 11 on one of the discovery channels

I haven't got a telly.

 

[allenko]

That probably explains a lot...... anyway you aint missing much.

Cheers.

 

[Stuart]

Give the man some credit!

After all he is the youngest person ever to climb Everest and has just flown over it in a microlight- another first.

I'm not going to get involved in the discussion about this TV series, but I would like to make a correction to the above statement which is often repeated in error.

Mr Grylls was not the youngest person to climb Everest when he summited in 1998, I believe the current record for the youngest person to climb Everest is held by the female Ming Kipa Sherpa who summited aged 15

Mr Grylls did claim to have been the youngest Britton to have summited Everest (at 23 years old when he did so in 1998, a record that no longer stands)

however it should be noted that James Allen (a British citizen born and until recently residing in UK) successfully climbed Everest in 1995 aged 22 years, a year younger and 3years earlier than Mr Grylls

see:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2001/01/23/dt11.xml

with regards to the paragliding over Everest, he did set an altitude record (although I don’t think this was officially verified and the instruments measuring the altitude apparently froze) but he didn’t actually fly over Everest, they flew higher than Everest’s summit, but several miles away from the actual mountain


still all admirable achivments

 

[twisted firestarter]

Thanks for the correction Stuart

 

[faff]

well, I have never really watched his t.v series so today I set about watching them on discovery. I don't think any one could really take them serious its much like Chris Ryan's tv series but with out the hunter force on his trail although it seams like he thinks they are in parts risking life and limb for nothing. i still vote him thumbs up for other things he's done. if you do wade through the bull there is some good info in parts that can be taken away. so really how can any one who has passed S.A.S selection climbed Everest and sailed the freezing waters of the arctic have a thumbs down by people come on wake up.

 

[John Fenna]

Add to all his other achievements the crowning glory of being an even better self publicist than RM!
Wow!

 

[Nightwalker]

TW - no credit here. If he wants to show his own exploits on Everest etc. fine, but whats his excuse for giving stupid advice and pretending he does things that he doesn't?

So long as he badges these things as fiction fine - they aren't they are fakes and trickery masquerading as reality (Walt)

So long as his programmes come badged with "this advice is stupid and dangerous and contrary to all good practice" fine - they don't (Dangerous Walt)

If he wants to gamble with his own life to "push the limits", good on him. When he gambles with other peoples to make money, he's crossed a line in my book

Red

Spot'on.

Im glad of what the pole is reflecting now

 

[Rod]

Him getting big piece of elephant jobby in his mouth whilst squeezing water - to drink - out of a dung ball says it all really. A prize

If you think that's funny wait until you see the Bear Grylls knife! LOL no, seriously

 

[dommyracer]

You mean this one Rod?

Its nowhere near as ridiculous as I was expecting!

 

[Zammo]

£350 there having a laugh!