who was that other fella .. lived with the indians north america or canada .. turned out he was british ???
Grey Owl Aka Archibald Belaney
who was that other fella .. lived with the indians north america or canada .. turned out he was british ???
Ah - different in every aspect!Grey Owl Aka Archibald Belaney
Ah - different in every aspect!
Archy lived the life and did do everything he said - he just took a different identity.
These other jokers keep their identity but lie about what they do![]()
nope, he makes a tv show based on the situations presented to him for the purposes of making a tv show, it says so in the disclaimerBare Grills does much the same.
Bear Grylls has being doing it for quite some time now .![]()
Donald Crowhurst in his trimaran, 'Teignmouth Electron'. Late '60s / early '70s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Crowhurst The book of his life is an excellent read.
its poor form and i think that people who do that sort of thing want to make themselves something they aren't. either to make themselves feel better or for some need they can't fulfill.
whilst irritating they deserve at least a little sympathy that they must tell such mistruths to make them feel better
Independant verification and historical record - good enough for me!If he lied about his `identity` ?? what makes you believe he lived the life he said he did ???
Grey Owl (Belany) lied about his background not his wilderness skills, he originally went out to become a trapper.
I know it is sad, it's like a guy I met while I was camping at the north pole. I was just tying my tarp to the pole, when this guy came running by with a polar bear chasing him, after I'd knocked the bear the f##k out we got talking, and he was in a very similar situation. One lie leading to another and now he didn't know what to do, I gave him some sage advice, and pretty much turned his life round. That alone made the year I spent there worthwhile. But that's just me, I live to give!