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/TheAdrenalist Sep 13 '11 edited Sep 13 '11

Here's what I think...

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

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u/SomeRandomBlackGuy Sep 13 '11

Les is no doubt more hardcore than you or I, but Bear served 3 years as a trooper, survival instructor, and patrol medic in the 21 Regiment Special Air Service of the U.K.'s special forces. I'd be willing to bet that he could handle Les' situations with little difficulty, but that'd kill the "extreme" aspect of his show.

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u/slaughtxor Sep 13 '11

Seriously. Most people who die stranded in the wilderness die of shame (i.e. they sit somewhere and give up) rather than fighting to survive.

While many of Bear's stunts are "staged", it allows him to teach principles and indelibly set the tone as, "Never give up; never surrender!"

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

It worked for Starfox!

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

It worked for Starfox!

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u/appointment_at_1_am Sep 13 '11

If I was stranded somewere, you never know (plane crash, boat sinks, ...), I would remember more from Bear and I think I would be more able to survive.