Bear Grylls Talk in Durban Bear Grylls is one of the best known adventurers in the world. At just 23 years old, he became The Youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest. In August 2003, he led the first crew to cross the Atlantic via the Arctic Circle in an open rigid inflatable boat. His television debut was on Ch 4's, 'Escape to The Legion' and he is currently filming the third series of 'Born Survivor' for Ch 4, known as 'Man v Wild' in America on Discovery Channel. Before he climbed Everest, Bear suffered a near fatal parachuting accident in Africa; breaking his back in three places and narrowly escaping paralysis. He spent a torturous year of rehabilitation constantly facing the fact that he might never walk again, let alone achieve his childhood dream of climbing Everest. Despite moments of great pain and despair, Bear worked hard to regain full mobility and together with a team of friends he planned his expedition. With characteristic determination and charm he raised the enormous sponsorship needed and began training for the daunting challenge. The death toll on Mount Everest rises every year, out of every six mountaineers who make it to the top, one will die. During his expedition to Everest he endured extreme weather for ninety days, two months of limited sleep and running out of oxygen in the upper regions of the 'death zone' (above 26000 feet). Bear himself had a narrow escape whilst navigating the perilous Khumbu Icefall, the ice cracked and he fell into a 1000 ...
