We’ve been following Bear Grylls’ adventures all 12 months and it’s been a wild—dare I say Working Wild—trip. In true Bear Grylls fashion, one among Bear’s first adventures of 2023 was a evening time winter sea swim in Scotland—with a long-lost cousin. Bear has stated he typically swims in chilly water at evening, and he has additionally talked about why he thinks ice baths are price it.
On the finish of January, Bear was again within the wild, filming within the desert of Nevada, USA for his hit TV present Working Wild, and spending the evening tenting open air among the many rocks.
Scouting for Volunteers
Bear is Chief Scout within the UK and Chief Ambassador to World Scouting, and believes that everybody ought to volunteer of their area people. Early in 2023, he launched the Large Assist Out for the coronation of Britain’s King Charles in Could. When the day itself got here on Could 8, Bear was up early to satisfy among the scouts collaborating within the nationwide day of volunteering throughout the UK. They’d an exceptional 6.5 million volunteers collaborating (the UK inhabitants is 65 million, in order that’s one in ten individuals).
In February, Bear’s guide You vs The World – The Bear Grylls Information To By no means Giving Up was revealed, and have become out there within the U.S. in April. Bear wrote about essential qualities in life like braveness, and kindness: “It’s one thing that’s in all of us. We’ve simply received to make the choice to interrupt it out each single day and use it as a lot as we are able to,” wrote Bear, reminding individuals to be form to at least one one other at any time when doable and the way kindness makes us all higher.
Story of Love and Loss
In February, Bear additionally attended the premiere of the feature-length documentary Discovering Michael with British TV star Spencer Matthews, whose brother Michael misplaced his life on Mount Everest at age 22. Michael is the youngest Brit to succeed in the summit of Mount Everest. Bear appeared within the movie, and he instructed Outdoor.com that he was thrilled to see individuals’s response to the movie, which was launched on Disney+.
“This story of affection and lack of household and the very best, greatest, baddest mountain on this planet is all the time going to be highly effective, so I’m actually pleased with this movie,” stated Bear. The ending is absolutely poignant. It’s going to the touch individuals. I believe the world’s by no means wanted a narrative of connection and household and love greater than proper now. I hope this helps and evokes individuals indirectly.”
Robust Terrain and a Wilderness Escape
In March, Bear was in Wyoming with the Working Wild crew for extra adventures—together with a day of sub-zero antics with a swim in ice chilly water. Bear’s conclusion on Wyoming in winter is “powerful terrain, powerful individuals, nice spirit to this state.”
In April, Bear introduced on Instagram that he had determined to maneuver to an undisclosed wilderness location together with his household—and that he wouldn’t be posting on the social media platform anymore (he at the moment has 7 million followers). This publish had among the highest engagement of all of his posts. Nevertheless, the following day his followers breathed a sigh of aid when Bear was again on Instagram, to announce that the information was simply an April Idiot’s prank.
Surviving Bear Grylls
In Could, Bear’s new TV present I Survived Bear Grylls hit TV screens on the TBS community. Contributors within the sport present needed to present bravery, power, and a few good concepts to make it to the top of every episode—with numerous thrills and spills alongside the best way.
In July, the brand new season of Working Wild launched on TV, with stars like Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cynthia Erivo, Rita Ora, Daveed Diggs, Tat Maslany, and Troy Kotsur. Bear, who guided the celebrities easily by way of some difficult adventures, has written beforehand about how he offers with the large stars on the present.
Scout Recommendation
In July, Bear launched his guide Do Your Finest: How you can Be A Scout, full of recommendation on tenting and packing a backpack, figuring out timber, animals, and stars, defending the atmosphere, being match, and being an important group participant. He stated that of all of the books he has written, it’s most likely the guide he’s most pleased with.
In August, Bear met 50,000 scouts from the world over on the twenty fifth World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, taking to the stage to talk to the scouts about true journey and the way journey isn’t just in climbing mountains or crossing rivers, however the way it’s inside us, and is concerning the braveness to dream massive, take dangers, and overcome obstacles.
Later in August, Bear was again house within the UK for his household journey competition, Gone Wild Competition at Powderham Fortress. Adventures through the competition included SUP, kayaking, quad biking, coasteering, climbing, archery, ax throwing, paint balling, abseiling, scuba diving, parkour, and traversing an assault course, plus survival actions like raft-building and spear-making. There was additionally an opportunity to attempt a Wim Hoff ice bathtub, a large trapeze, and the graffiti wall.
The Sky Was the Restrict
Through the 12 months, the sky was the restrict on Bear’s adventures as he jumped and flew in numerous world areas— he went parachuting, paramotoring, skydiving, base leaping, cliff leaping, and hoverboarding, shared his health and exercise ideas, visited the Bear Grylls Survival Academy, spoke on the COP28 local weather summit within the UAE, and had many extra adventures. He additionally spent vacation time together with his household, who he commonly says he’s so pleased with and retains him grounded.
One among his most inspiring quotes from the 12 months is: “Life isn’t about how excessive you may climb, however is about what number of occasions you may fall down however get again up and preserve shifting onwards and upwards.”
Right here’s to following extra of Bear’s nice adventures in 2024.
