I don’t like expeditions where it is a total lottery whether you live or die. You have to keep those sort of good luck cards for rare occasions! Bear Grylls Read Quote
Exercise helps my back. If I don’t exercise, that’s when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise. Bear Grylls Read Quote
To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen. Bear Grylls Read Quote
When I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great. Bear Grylls Read Quote
Adventure should be 80 percent ‘I think this is manageable,’ but it’s good to have that last 20 percent where you’re right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone. Bear Grylls Read Quote
The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians. Bear Grylls Read Quote
You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster. Bear Grylls Read Quote
It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years. Bear Grylls Read Quote
I’ve eaten sheep’s eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which give you 70 calories to the ounce. Bear Grylls Read Quote
I don’t thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book. Bear Grylls Read Quote
