Thread: LR welcomes Bear Grylls...

Originally Posted by sashadidi

He was a SAS reserve trooper so would have to be reasonably tough and not a dill to have passed the test I would have thought........

SAS reserve trooper = did the start, didn't have the phyc to be in so was dropped

Originally Posted by 85 county

SAS reserve trooper = did the start, didn't have the phyc to be in so was dropped

He passed selection and wore the beret, which is more than you or Les Hiddens would be capable of!
All the same I did enjoy Les' series.

Pete.

Originally Posted by rocket scientist

He passed selection and wore the beret, which is more than you or Les Hiddens would be capable of!
All the same I did enjoy Les' series.

Pete.

Um, maybe you better read up on him before making statements like that - Les Hiddins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by rocket scientist

He passed selection and wore the beret, which is more than you or Les Hiddens would be capable of!
All the same I did enjoy Les' series.

Pete.

and you do not know who or what i am nor do you know where i have been and what i have done.

IIRC he was a Marine first, then selected and Beret qual, done Everest a couple of times and other expditions. In my my mind that ranks him as a do-er. BUT!!
Where we part ways is the dangerous BS he proposed in his shows. Now i know he isn't the writer/producer but he is participating.
I constantly have to correct his misdirections when I teach emergency response/ survival.
I see that now he is no longer under contract with the other Discovery, he is talking a little more sense and even correcting some of the poor suggestions.
scovery

At the end of that clip Brett linked to, I think Bear is well aware as to what he is doing.
"It doesn't matter how big and brave you are or how clever you are, or how smart you are, if stuff happens at the wrong time, you're dead."
He did serve three years in the SAS before being discharged due to a back injury (ripped parachute). Since then he has done some amazing stuff.
No matter what the rumors are about the shows (staying in motels instead of roughing it), his shows are great entertainment value. I think using Bear to publicize Landrover is just as good as using Lara and Les.

Originally Posted by 85 county

and you do not know who or what i am nor do you know where i have been and what i have done.

Just as long as you clean it up after.........

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

At the end of that clip Brett linked to, I think Bear is well aware as to what he is doing.
"It doesn't matter how big and brave you are or how clever you are, or how smart you are, if stuff happens at the wrong time, you're dead."
He did serve three years in the SAS before being discharged due to a back injury (ripped parachute). Since then he has done some amazing stuff.
No matter what the rumors are about the shows (staying in motels instead of roughing it), his shows are great entertainment value. I think using Bear to publicize Landrover is just as good as using Lara and Les.

Just as long as you clean it up after.........

no one who is injured in the pommy SAS is discharged. that's why you see hop-along on a fanny

Originally Posted by 85 county

and you do not know who or what i am nor do you know where i have been and what i have done.

No offence intended 85 County.

I do cringe at a lot of the stuff he does, but in the end sit back and watch his shows for the entertainment value. Thank goodness even my kids question his antics !
After cheating death a couple of times I don't think he needs to take so many risks for the TV, especially considering he has a young family.

Pete.