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Bear Grylls

Every year the death toll on Mount Everest rises, and for every seven mountaineers who make it to the top, one will die. Yet at 7:22am on May 26th 1998, Bear entered The Guinness Book of Records by becoming the Youngest, and one of only around forty, British climbers to have successfully climbed Everest and returned alive. He was only 23 years old. The actual ascent took Bear over ninety days of extreme weather, limited sleep and almost running out of oxygen deep inside the 'death zone' (above 26,000 feet). On the way down from his first reconnaissance climb, Bear was almost killed in a crevasse at 19,000 feet. The ice cracked and the ground disappeared beneath him, he was knocked unconscious and came to swinging on the end of a rope. His teammate and that rope saved his life. Prior to the Everest Expedition, Bear spent three years with the British Special Air Service (21 SAS). What makes his story even more remarkable is that during this time he suffered a free-fall parachuting accident in Africa where he broke his back in three places. After months and months of rehabilitation, he slowly became strong enough to attempt the ultimate ascent of the world’s highest peak. Bear has a natural talent for communication and his speaking has brought him worldwide acclaim.... Next

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