My brothers business partner broke his back and shattered verterbrate in it. He was in a cast for at least a year and then it was quite some time after that before he could do anything physical. But now he is running marathons and doing 50K bike rides. I wonder if Bear actually did climb everest a year after breaking his back, I find it a bit hard to believe. Maybe we shoould take it with a massive pinch of salt like his programme and other exploits.
there is no reason to belive that he didnt, it all depends on the type and severity of the spinal fracture. many people 'break their back' (broad term that) and walk away from the accident on there own feet, discovering only later via an x-ray in hospital that they have fractured their spine. In which case the individual is immobilised intentually by the hospital staff to ensure that they dont worsen the situation whilst it heals, the same as you would with any other break.
if the the fracture is relitivly minor and stable, the pateint may be unaware of the extent of their injuries. I have seen this happen with a ski trip accident, the individual was back to normal and none the worse for wear in a matter of months (and was never in a position of being unable to physically walk)
Mr Grylls spine injury may have been relitivly minor as spinal injurys go, but the broad term 'broke my back' and the preconceptions that go with it make for a good drama
smith said:
he was/is a SAS survival teacher (like john lofty wiseman)
I doubt he was (no evidence either way here), he would have been an SAS 'survival expert' but that is a 'tick in the box' requirment for their training, they all have to be trained in survival and be marked down as a 'survival expert' but that does not make them a 'survival instructor' or prove that they actually know much about survival.
smith said:
year later he breaks the world record for youngest brit up everest
At no point did he break the world record for the youngest British citizen to summit Everest, that’s not to knock the achievement, just the erroneous statement