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Bear Grylls 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.
Despite a free-fall parachuting accident in Africa, where he broke his back in three places and endured many months in and out of military rehabilitation, Grylls recovered and went on to become one of the youngest climbers ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
He then went on to star in seven seasons of the Man vs. Wild TV series, and six seasons of Running Wild with Bear Grylls. Bear also hosts the Emmy Award-winning interactive Netflix show You Vs Wild. Bear has also won two BAFTAS for his hit Channel 4 show The Island with Bear Grylls.
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 as well as being the Honorary Colonel to the British Army Foundation college. He is the first ever Chief Ambassador to the World Scout Organization, representing a global family of some fifty seven million Scouts.
He is married to Shara, and together they have three sons: Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry. They live on a private island off the Welsh coast.
Bear’s life motto is simple: courage, kindness . . . and never give up!