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Bear Grylls - Man, Myth or Legend?

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Been watching a bit of 'Man Vs Wild' since it has been on SBS...

Although you can tell that some of the situations are completely set up it still makes for entertaining watching.

Personal favourite is when he catches a fish with his bare hands and eats it raw.

Any thoughts fom anyone else?
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FYI a pic of bear grylls

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Re: Bear Grylls - Man, Myth or Ledgend?

Haven't seen the show but it looks like fun! I think legend might be appropriate.
 
Re: Bear Grylls - Man, Myth or Ledgend?

I've seen 4 or 5 episodes....he ate a live snake last week deep in the Panamanian jungle....the show is certainly different.
 
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I reckon the blokes Hilarious ...... saw a show the other night where he peed in his water bottle in the middle of the night then the next day filled it up with snow to drink ...... i suppose he didnt have any cordial :D

Top show tho , highly entertaining except his whiny voice
 
Yeah but Bear admits that his camera crew follows him around, he doesnt 'really' exagerate the truth too much. Its a good entertaining show! :)
 
I too have become a fan of this show. I treat it as pure entertainment. Whilst I'm sure there is no need for him to drink his own urine, to me it's entertaining to see just what a person will do for a buck.
 
great topic

imho comedy and light entertainment

"last year 3 norwegian hikers dropped off a cliff like this and starved not knowing this berry could be eaten""

every 5 minutes he comes up with another one liner like that..

i treat it as comedy as i laugh myself stupid each week and wouldnt miss one for quids..
 
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nunthewiser said:
I reckon the blokes Hilarious ...... saw a show the other night where he peed in his water bottle in the middle of the night then the next day filled it up with snow to drink ...... i suppose he didnt have any cordial :D

Top show tho , highly entertaining except his whiny voice
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this dude is one sick puppy

i laughed when he pissed on his shirt and wrapped it around his head to stay cool in the desert. Never mind his lilly white pommy skin would be red raw in 5 minutes from sunburn.

definite pee fetish
 
watched it a fair bit and think its just entertainment .. the guy would have some knowledge but very set up..
I noticed he looked a bit puffy when he went down some rapids cause he had a life suit on hidden under his clothes, the other night he absailed down a big cliff but managed to undo his rope and take it for the next cliff .. It seems that he could walk around the icy water but its always better to jump in and then strip off and do some push up ! but entertaining and not much similar at the moment 21st century bush tucker man .. I prefered albi mangles and malcom douglas ..

He knows so many people who have died cause they dropped in the water or could have eater berries or didnt cover there face with sht or didnt crawl in the kakas of a camel ..
 
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awg said:
Never mind his lilly white pommy skin would be red raw in 5 minutes from sunburn.
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The guy used camel dung juice as a refreshment, so I'm prepared to cut him some slack for using sun protection :D.
 
Search for 'bear grylls enema' in youtube. (can't post links until i have 5 posts?!?)

Hilarious, brought tears to my eyes :D
 
I enjoy the show, I think there is some interesting stuff which he talks about that can definitely be used in a survive situation. Just basic stuff like finding north with your watch, working out how long till the sun goes down and other basic stuff like that.

Although I believe most of the situations are somewhat real, there are some very questionable situations that have been put on youtube. The link I show is one of him at the Kilauea Volcano, where he struggles to find 'civilisation'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpSlpvb1is&feature=related
 
A lot of factual information and techniques in this show, but Bear has been caught staying in 5 Star hotels each night during shoots! A good show though.

There is another one on PayTV called Survivorman, which is much more realistic but still has flaws. They drop this guy in a place with some cameras and no crew, and nothing but the items "he found himself in a stranded situation in" and then pick him up in 7 days.

The idea is a week surviving only with what you have.

Very entertaining, although I noticed they usually drop him off at near dusk on day one and pick him up at dawn on day 7. So its really 5 days only. TV huh!!!
 
adobee said:
watched it a fair bit and think its just entertainment .. the guy would have some knowledge but very set up..
I noticed he looked a bit puffy when he went down some rapids cause he had a life suit on hidden under his clothes, the other night he absailed down a big cliff but managed to undo his rope and take it for the next cliff .. It seems that he could walk around the icy water but its always better to jump in and then strip off and do some push up ! but entertaining and not much similar at the moment 21st century bush tucker man .. I prefered albi mangles and malcom douglas ..

He knows so many people who have died cause they dropped in the water or could have eater berries or didnt cover there face with sht or didnt crawl in the kakas of a camel ..
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Whilst I really do respect the knowledge of ASF users when it comes to stock chat, there is a bit of misunderstanding regarding Bear Grylls, and especially the episode you are referring to where he floated down through the rapids, ostensibly using a bag for floatation. He was in fact wearing a PFD under his shirt, which his production crew talked about in an interview online some time later. As a white water kayaker and paddling instructor, having paddled big water in Asia, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, I can tell you I have never heard of the existence of a 'life suit'. Dry suit: yes, rescue suit: yes - but not a 'life suit'. They don't exist. What I can tell you though is that white water is dangerous and every year around the world there are a great many deaths and near misses caused by incorrect equipment and/or lack of knowledge. My point being here is that I would find it hard to believe that the insurance comapny and the network would want their 'star' or 'talent' to undertake something potentially dangerous without a back up plan.
That being said though, a PFD will not keep you alive if you knock yourself out or get a foot entrapment.
As for abseiling and retrieving rope: That is pretty much the idea of abseiling: - that you complete yor repel, pull your rope and repeat the cycle in order to descend a face/bluff/crag/mountian etc.
I work in the adventure industry, am a mountaineer and climbing guide and I will tell you that rapelling and retriveing rope is one of the MOST basic skills in the business.

It isn't my aim to defend the reality or otherwise of the show - from my time teaching survival in the Pilbara in WA I would suggest that Bear's approach to covering distance durning the day, in the heat, is not how most folk in the business would go about it -i would suggest he is a skilled and physically fit guy (6 hours a day cardio and fitness training!) with a long history of adventure sports (SAS paratrooper and youngest briton to summit everest) and he does train for his scenarios with locals who have the knowledge and skills relevant to the area he is travelling in. He would also have a pretty good idea, by looking at a map etc and pre-planning his route, as to what he is getting into and where hi resources would be. This ensures he actually finds interesting things for the show. A crossing of the simpson desert for example, walking at night and sleeping during the day would make for pretty boring viewing for instance.
So:

Is the show about entertainment, sometimes at the expense of 'reality' and 'truth'? - Absolutely
Are some shots and stunts set up for the benefit of viewers (eg the eyeball cooking episode?) - Absolutely
Is Bear Grylls a very skilled, physically prepared hard **** - Absolutely.

So for the simple face he makes a ghood show and eats crap no one else ever would for our entertainment the verdict must surely be 'Legend'.
 
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