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Birth of Bear Grylls
Born in Donghadee, Northern Ireland -
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Bear Gryll's Life
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Moved to the Isle of Wight
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Learned to climb with his father.
By the age of eight he was learning to climb the trees in his backyard and the rocky cliffs of the Isle of Wight -
Accepted a dare from his friend to walk across the harbour of the Isle of Wight at low tide.
Accepting a foolish dare he got stuck halfway down in the mud and had to be rescued. -
Changed schools to Eton Military because he was "asked to leave" his prep school
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One night at Eton he climbed to the top of a 120ft library dome
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Convinced the University of West England to take him aboard
Since he was quite badly behaved as a child and had a bad record it was difficult to make it into university. Howerver, once he managed to het in and settled down he met his friend Trucker. Both of them had similar views and shared a thirst for adventure so they signed up for the university's Officer Training Corps. Eventually, after Training Corps they were taken aboard the SAS and continued to serve there. -
Arrived at training grounds for SAS
They trained in harsh weather that drained them of all energy and the spaces were claustrophobic. The training took place in woods, mountains and training centers. -
Failed SAS training
After much labour intensive training him and Trucker didn't make it through because they were thought to be too slow. However, they were invited back for another six month's training. -
Made it into the SAS
In the SAS he performed real tactics and dealed with scenarios much like the training. During one mission he had a had a horrible injury where he broke his back in several places after parachuting. -
Retired from SAS after injury.
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Achieved his lifelong dream of reaching the top of Mount Everest
During the climb with a number of other companions he slipped and had a close shave. Eventually, he broke the world record in 1998 for the youngest briton to climb to the top of Mount Everest -
Married to Shara Grylls
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Crossed the North Atlantic Ocean in a rigid inflatable boat.
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Hired by Discovery Channel to produce Man vs Wild
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Scout Associacion announced that Bear Grylls was to be appointed Chief Scout
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Fired by Discovery Channel after refusing two upcoming projects