Tough Conditions, Tough Places: Bear Grylls On Some of His Most Challenging Filming Experiences
Bear Grylls has filmed in hundreds of remote and beautiful locations. But it hasn’t always been easy. Here are some of his toughest.
Yvonne Gordon
Yvonne Gordon is an award-winning adventure travel writer whose work has appeared in The Guardian, BBC Travel, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, The Washington Post and Men's Journal. Her global adventures include drift-ice-walking in Japan, igloo-building in Slovakia, packrafting in Italy, snorkelling in Iceland's Silfra fissure, climbing to an ice cave in Alaska and sailing remote archipelagos. Her awards include Adventure Travel Journalist of the Year (2019).
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Conservation
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Empower
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