Thanks for the heads up on this one. it looks very interesting so I shall give it a hopeful watch.
The Island With Bear Grylls
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i do love the BG debates. nice enough bloke, doing what he does cause he's on telly. ill watch this show and see how it gets on. lots of desert island survival shows about though
I don't see what all the fuss is about with BG, yes he plays up a bit to the cameras to try and make the tv more exciting and does do some stupid things that realistically you just wouldn't do....BUT, at the end of the day you can still tell he knows his sh*t and has climbed Everest etc so credit where credit is due and all that jazz! I personally think this show could end up being like a desert island version of Big brother but nonetheless I still think it is going to be an interesting watch!
I hear what you're saying, but it's not *that* hard, if he'd summited Ama Dablam or several un-named 7000+ that would carry more kudos.
Yea pice of pi$$ Everest. I once ran up it twice after 3 shredded wheat.
I have a lot of time for BG, I like the positive impact he has in scouting and he has good values in life. TV is TV and there are a whole lot of things on the box that are sensationalised. Sign of the times rather than of the man me thinks
he was in the SAS....... they dont let you in there unless your one hard specimen of a man
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Yea he's crap at everything John
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I agree!
Have you climbed it? Either way I think it's incredibly hard!
Not everything - just bowdrill fire lighting - if I could work this confuser I would link to his efforts!
hangs head in shame. How about a pogo contest up K2 on an empty stomach in the middle of winter and to keep it BG style it has to be naked
Friends and colleagues have summited, some of them more than once.
It's not that hard.
Ama Dablam is hard.
Yea its crazy easy. Only 250 people have died climbing it. Sounds just like getting the train up Snowdon. I might book it in for next year
hangs head in shame. How about a pogo contest up K2 on an empty stomach in the middle of winter and to keep it BG style it has to be naked
That'd be a sight to behold!!!!
hangs head in shame. How about a pogo contest up K2 on an empty stomach in the middle of winter and to keep it BG style it has to be naked
I'll accept the challenge if I can keep me socks on - you wouldn't want to see me nekkid!
Hi Bushcraftsman, I agree with what you are saying BG doe's play up to the cameras but that's his job, but you can't take it away from him as he is trained to escape capture at all costs and survive short term rather than long term as for Everest, I have been away for the last three months to climb Everest until the disaster that saw 16 Sherpas killed by an avalanche, and as you may know all climbing has be cancelled for 2014, as for BG he is the youngest to ever climb Everest which was quite a challenge after breaking his back after a parachute jump that went badly wrong, but I do think the guy is good at what he does regardless of what others may think and I will be watching his latest show to see how 13 guys who as far as we know have had 'No Survival Training'? get on!!! one thing for sure he never gives up!
All the Best
Backpacker
All the Best
Backpacker
