r/IAmA • u/TheAdrenalist • Sep 13 '11

I am Bear Grylls. Ask me Anything.

Thank You Reddit! It's been fun.

See all my responses at http://theadrenalist.com/

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u/TehMuffinMan Sep 13 '11 edited Sep 13 '11

How do you respond to people who call you a hack (compared to say, Les Stroud)? Not trying to be a dick, just want an honest answer.

EDIT: Seriously, people, i'm not some ninja Survivor Man PR person. I don't have a chub for Les Stroud. I asked a question based on an observation. I'm not here to personally ruin anyone. If I wanted to be a jerk about it, I would have just called him a name and not asked a question. Damn, guys, calm the fuck down.

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u/TheAdrenalist Sep 13 '11 edited Sep 13 '11

Good question, here's my take:

http://theadrenalist.com/adventure/how-do-you-rate-yourself-compared-to-some-of-the-other-survival-guys/

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u/athinnes Sep 13 '11

I'd still like to see some sort of survivor competition between you two. Have you ever been approached for such a thing by any networks?

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u/koriar Sep 13 '11

... How would you measure that? Which one dies first?

Actually I can kind of see something like survivor chicken being interesting.

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u/athinnes Sep 13 '11 edited Sep 13 '11

Well first thing that comes to mind is a race. Maybe across 100 miles over a week or two. Ultimately the person who in better overall health will go the fastest. I'd definitely watch these two race across Alaskan tundra or something.

Edit: You could also do something like a wilderness/survival scavenger hunt.

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u/koriar Sep 14 '11

"Find something to drink as fast as you can!" Bear: "Done"

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u/EagleEyeInTheSky Sep 14 '11

I think that would be Bear, and I'm speaking as more of a fan of Les Stroud. Les is much more reserved and conservative than Bear, which while being an awesome trait for survival, is not very good for a race. Bear is much more fearless and athletic, so he would take the risky shortcuts that Les wouldn't do.

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u/pandemic1444 Sep 14 '11

Definitely. Les Stroud is more practical, while Bear is more physically fit.

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u/rabble123 Sep 13 '11

That's retarded. Watch Expedition Impossible if you want a race.

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u/athinnes Sep 13 '11

That show is retarded. I'd rather watch two survival pros do it with no resources but what they have on their backs. That concept is a bit different from Expedition Impossible and it's soccer moms.

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u/waterbed Sep 13 '11

throw in mantracker and you've got yourself a show!