Bear Grylls English traveler, television presenter and writer Date of Birth: 07.06.1974 Country: Great Britain

Biography of Bear Grylls

Edward Michael 'Bear' Grylls, an English explorer, television presenter, and writer, was born in Bembridge, Isle of Wight. He received his education at Ludgrove School, later attending Eton College and the University of London. Coming from a respectable family of politicians, Grylls had the freedom to choose his hobbies from a young age. He participated in sailing, rock climbing, and martial arts. Whatever he pursued, Grylls seemed to excel effortlessly, except for his childhood dream of mountaineering.

Grylls' time in the British Army became a valuable learning experience for his future adventures. He spent several months in the Himalayas in Sikkim and West Bengal, and he even parachuted in Africa. Unfortunately, one of his jumps resulted in a paralyzing accident, confining Grylls to a hospital bed for eighteen months. However, this setback did not deter him from his ultimate goal of conquering Mount Everest.

On May 26, 1998, at the age of 23, Grylls successfully summited Everest, making him the youngest Briton to achieve this feat and earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. In 2000, Grylls led a team that circumnavigated the British Isles on private boats and jet skis, raising funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. In 2003, he led another team that crossed the North Atlantic in an inflatable boat. The following year, Grylls and his team flew over the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, using powered paragliders.

Since October 2006, Grylls has been the host of the television show "Man vs. Wild" (also known as "Born Survivor" or "Ultimate Survival"), which airs on the Discovery Channel. The show features Grylls voluntarily experiencing extreme conditions and teaching viewers survival skills. He eats raw fish, jumps off cliffs into water, escapes from deserted islands, navigates through impassable swamps, and survives in scorching deserts. The show has garnered a large audience, with over 1.2 billion viewers worldwide, and Grylls has earned immense respect and popularity.

Aside from his television career, Grylls has written several popular books and actively participates in charitable activities. Each of his expeditions includes a humanitarian aspect. Grylls has been married to Shara Grylls (formerly Shara Cannings Knight) since 2000, and they have three children: Jesse, Marmaduke, and Huckleberry. Notably, Huckleberry was born in 2009 through a "natural birth" method in the Grylls family's floating house.