Can we all just agree Bear Grylls is a giant tool?

That video is... Lame.

Tool.

I don't know what you people are talking about. That video is AWE SOME. I'm not sure Bear is ready for Captain Kirk but I'd pay good money to see him in The Open against these guys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_dEdpF8EvY

C'mon, man. Let's go do some toproping!

BameR wrote: Again- He gets paid to do what we only wish we could get paid to do. Fake, phony, tool who cares he makes more than us all and he drinks pee and takes chicks away from lame guys....

Sorry, but I dont ever want to get paid to do what this guy does...

Do not let Bear Grylls borrow your camelback:

youtube.com/watch?v=TtIG4Tu…

At least he's demonstrating a layback. Crack. In. That. VideooooOH!

I bet he's really kinky in bed; like into S&M, golden showers, and sex swings, and shit. He'd be all like, "Lions, and Tigers, and Bear Grylls, and Drylls..." Oh my!

As cheesy and fake as much of his stuff is, he is still a badass. Of course, there comes a certain level of toughness with climbing, but most of the haters couldn't even come close to making it in the British special forces.

Sure, he might not be leading or placing gear, but he is getting paid (or was) to be outside and have fun. Of course you might not think giving yourself a camelbak enema, catching and eating a skunk, eating hot spring cooked lamb, or wrapping himself in a dead caribou is fun, but I do.

PS bowlines are great.

Just have to put a few things out there:

If someone offered to pay me a bunch of money to travel around the world and have a ton of fun out in the wilderness, I would do it. Even if they wanted me to jump around on a rock a bit to look cool for the camera.

The real idiots are the ones who are trying to legitimately get all their outdoor survival advise from a television show.

I think this guy is legit. He's been on many adventures, he was in the military, he had climbed Everest, and he obviously stays fit.

Do I think television is legit? Never.
There's a lot of crap that goes on behind the scenes of any TV show. Producers, directors, safety issues, insurance issues, time issues, random bullshit issues.

I'm pretty sure this guy knows his way around survival. Certainly lots of the stuff he did on his show was probably not the best advise. But I mean, look at Les Stroud from Survivorman; he would walk around like, "There's a 10 foot cliff up there, but we're gonna stay away from that because it could be dangerous, eh." Sorry, but that shit is boring as hell. Be honest with yourself. Would I free solo an 80 foot cliff in a survival/self rescue situation. No fucking way. But when I'm watching TV and some dude is like, "I could free solo that cliff or walk around it". I'm saying in my head, oh man DO IT!

If some dumbass tries to pole vault down a mountain and injures themselves. It's their dumbass fault.

steve edwards wrote:I don't know what you people are talking about. That video is AWE SOME. I'm not sure Bear is ready for Captain Kirk but I'd pay good money to see him in The Open against these guys: C'mon, man. Let's go do some toproping!

Dude, I got all sorts of chills. That synthpop beat just cuts right into you. Those guys are way too rad for me. I love the shot of the mountain bike tumbling down the hill sans rider. What could have happened? It's like, you have to know!

The bear was clearly just bear 46 looking for some Twinkies.

Bear and his antics have contributed to the death of at least one person: lasvegassun.com/news/2010/s…

That was terrible, I remember when folks were looking for him. He was new to our desert from the east coast. Really sad story.

British SAS make the navy seals and marines look like girl scouts. Was the youngest person to ever climb Everest, thats pretty BA, even with a load of sherpas. his show is for the arm chair outdoorsy type, so he does some lame shit, like hopping from rocks like a frog. but for the most part, dudes a bad motha

I'm jealous. I want to change my name to Bear or maybe just Grizzly.

HBL wrote:I'm jealous. I want to change my name to Bear or maybe just Grizzly.

How about Grizzly Man? Oh, wait. Nevermind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Og1pF8KwC8

fat cow wrote: British SAS make the navy seals and marines look like girl scouts.

Oh the Hell they do. You ever sell Girl Scout cookies at an east side ghetto Walmart? Think you tough? Shiiiii.

muttonface wrote: I disagree. I think they're about the same (SAS and SEALs) giving SEALs the advantage in waterborne missions. I've trained with both. I certainly wouldn't tell any of the SEALs (one of whom I climb with on a semi-regular basis) that they are girl scouts next to the SAS. Comparing Marines to either of these two is like comparing apples and oranges. The Marine Corps infantry (I'm assuming that's what you're referring to), although still pretty bad ass isn't a small, specialized unit with a seemingly bottomless budget. Now, if you're talking about Marine Force Recon, the USMC equivalent to SEALs or SAS, you'd be hard pressed to find a more badass group. Each has its own niche.

haha i was just kidding dude. i heard that in a movie recently and thought it was pretty damn funny. Force Recon are probably the least well known bad ass special forces in the military. I work with a guy everyday who's recon and the training sounds awesome, though the big green weinie always makes things sound that way, then they suck any possible fun right out whatever you are doing.

Ben B. wrote:This really is a pretty big embarrassment..

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It's a commercial whose primary purpose was to increase brand awareness. I'd say mission accomplished!

Can I get a high fashion?

Bear and his antics have contributed to the death of at least one person: lasvegassun.com/news/2010/s…;>>

I don't fully understand what this exactly has to do with Man vs. Wild.

It's bear's fault because this person liked his show?

I read the article as well and agree with John and Billy. Even though I think he is an asshat, you can't blame Bear for someone's poor decisions just because they liked his show. That's like saying that its beer's fault people get DUI's or it's car's fault you get speeding tickets. People need to accept responsibility for their action and stop try to pass the blame.

I have it on good authority that when Bear was doing his "Lost in the Utah Desert" show, he spent his nights at the Gonzo Inn. A number of local climbers did the rigging for him so he could safely get up and down things.

BTW, you wanna laugh and your from the southeast, watch Bear trying to find his way out of Little River Canyon... pretty hard to film that one and not get houses in the shot.