Bear Grylls

geeza · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:49

Anyone watched this on Discovery channel? Hes like Ray Mears on crack

Slicing a camel open, gutting it then lieing inside the carcass. Also drinking water straight out of its stomach and squeezing partly digested food to drink the water out of it!

Been watching Bear Grylls and Adventures of Mark and Olly - World's Lost Tribes all weekend.

Best TV ever

Gilly · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:50

Watched it plenty of times before. He's on Dave quite often too.

daz · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:51

I liked it when he was in the Arctic or Canada or something and he just says "GOTTA GET SOME PROTEIN!!!one" And then proceeds to bite into the belly of a raw fish he's just caught.

iSam · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:51

Hes the guy Ray Mears wished he was. Hard as a nut. Not suprising as he is ex special forces iirc.

daz said:
I liked it when he was in the Arctic or Canada or something and he just says "GOTTA GET SOME PROTEIN!!!one" And then proceeds to bite into the belly of a raw fish he's just caught.

He takes himself right to the edge of survival. Its good viewing.

Jono · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:53

Watching a man drink from dung is NOT good viewing.

Prophet · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:53

Drinking fluid from Elephant dung was an interesting site.

I really like the program. Also like how cheery he is after enduring a challange.

tom_e · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:53

Isotope said:
Hes the guy Ray Mears wished he was. Hard as a nut. Not suprising as he is ex special forces iirc.

He takes himself right to the edge of survival. Its good viewing.

Yea I hear some of the hotels he stays at are pretty rough

Mr.Orb · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:54

I quite enjoy watching Bear Grylls, find it very interesting. It is rather sick when he drinks water from elephant dung.

iSam · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:57

blitz2163 said:
Yea I hear some of the hotels he stays at are pretty rough

This one hotel, you have to capture a camel, gut it and sleep in it.

DirtyJester · 11 Feb 2008 at 14:59

He was caught out sure .... each night he stayed in 5* hotels

Jokester · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:00

Isotope said:
Hes the guy Ray Mears wished he was. Hard as a nut. Not suprising as he is ex special forces iirc.

Ray Mears is the man Bear Grylls wants to be.

AGD · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:01

Yeah, some of the things were faked but he was still in the special forces and climbed everest.

iSam · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:01

Jokester said:
Ray Mears is the man Bear Grylls wants to be.

A fat goon? Im sure he doesn't.

DirtyJester · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:01

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6911748.stm

Hxc · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:02

Jokester said:
Ray Mears is the man Bear Grylls wants to be.

Definitely.

daz · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:02

Ray Mears helps train the special forces and the army IIRC.

He's like Yoda to Bear Grylls' Obi Wan.

Gilly · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:02

Jokester said:
Ray Mears is the man Bear Grylls wants to be.

Behave.

Jokester · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:03

Isotope said:
A fat goon? Im sure he doesn't.

Just shows how good he is at surviving in the wild

Large parts of his shows were scipted and staged.

jonesy · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:04

I like bear grylls

however, Ray Mears is an actual survival expert, where as Bear is more of a presenter. Im not saying bear does not have good survival knowledge from the army etc, but is not an expert, thats why in the credits it always has a survival expert who obviously advises him.

If ray and bear where dropped in a hostile enviroment, Bear could get out with his physical ability and Ray could probably survive there for years.

Deluxe1 · 11 Feb 2008 at 15:04

Would rather watch Ray Mears,each episode with him is diff.

Each episode of Bear Grylls just feels the same regardless of the location.