Beginner climbers have a few simple rules to learn, and one of the most important rules that survival expert Bear Grylls follows is the “rule of three.”  This means that you should have at least three points of contact with the rock face you’re climbing on, rather than relying on just one point of contact.  [...]

Tent pegs are one of the smallest and sometimes most overlooked pieces of camping equipment that is vital to the entire operation. A tent will not stay up by itself, after all. It needs to be securely attached to the ground, and it must also have secure guy ropes. The ropes hold up the tent, [...]

Finding a good location to make camp will allow you to enjoy your surroundings while also being respectful of the environment around you.

It’s happened to us all. It starts raining and the dreaded drips start rolling inside of your tent. Here are Bear’s tips for a leaky tent.

Keeping the environment around you safe so you can stay healthy is an important consideration when you are camping. Planning where to go to the toilet and where to dispose of the waste requires some thought—if you are not near a proper toilet, you will need to keep waste away from other people or animals [...]

Bear Grylls often encounters dangerous reptiles when he is in the wild, especially in the jungle. We have seen him interact with some particularly venomous and deadly snakes on his TV shows.  But as well as snakes, there are plenty of other dangerous creatures from the reptile family to avoid, including crocs, gators and lizards. [...]

Bear Grylls has met lots of dangerous mammals in his years in the wild. While the good news is that most of them are not actively out to hunt humans, many species have been known to kill and eat humans, especially if they feel surprised, feel threatened or are taking care of their young.  Here’s [...]

As we’ve seen in his many TV shows, survival expert Bear Grylls has to avoid lots of deadly sea creatures under the water – in rivers and lakes as well as in oceans. The dangers of piranhas, jellyfish, electric eels, and urchins are often well-known. But what about the sea creatures that look harmless but [...]

While adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls has been known to rely on an insect or two for survival (remember the time he ate a giant maggot?), he has been bitten by thousands more over the years, and there are many insect types that he avoids, as their dangers range from painful bites to disease and [...]

Every time adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls heads out into the wilderness, no matter what the terrain he is going into, he carries a survival backpack, and a first aid kit is one of the essential items in it.   However, Bear does not just rely on medical equipment, as he knows that there are also [...]