Bear's Story
Bear had a real hunger to explore from a young age. Always curious. Never still. Eager to discover new places and follow the path less trodden. And the story is still being written...
BEAR GRYLLS OBE, has become known worldwide as one of the most recognized faces of
survival and outdoor adventure.
Trained from a young age in martial arts, Grylls went on to spend three years as a soldier in
the British Special Forces, as part of 21 SAS Regiment. It was here that he perfected many of
the survival skills that his fans all over the world enjoy, as he pits himself against the worst
of Mother Nature.
He then went on to star in seven seasons of the Discovery Channel’s Emmy Award-nominated Man vs. Wild TV series, which became one of the most-watched shows on the planet, reaching an estimated 1.2 billion viewers.
Since then he has gone on to host more extreme adventure TV shows across more global
networks than anyone else in the world, including six seasons of the global hit TV show Running Wild with Bear Grylls.
Running Wild has featured Bear taking some of the world’s best-known stars on incredible adventures. These include President Obama, Julia Roberts, Roger Federer, Will Ferrell, Channing Tatum, and Kate Winslet, to name but a few.
His autobiography, Mud Sweat and Tears, spent 15 weeks at Number 1 in the Sunday Times
bestseller list and he has written over 90 books, selling in excess of 20 million copies worldwide.
He is an Honorary Colonel to the Royal Marines Commandos, the youngest ever UK Chief
Scout, and the first ever Chief Ambassador to the World Scout Organization, representing a
global family of some fifty five million Scouts.
