Blisters. We’ve all had them. You’re just enjoying yourself on the mountain or hiking trail when you feel that nagging little hotspot. Bear Grylls, who has spent most of his life on his feet covering rugged terrain, has come up with some nifty ways of [...]
If Bear Grylls finds himself somewhere remote with a dead vehicle battery, he knows he’s not going to be able to call a 24-hour breakdown service for rescue. That’s why he always brings along a set of jumper cables in any vehicle he uses, and [...]
Bear Grylls isn’t only a landlubber when it comes to adventure: He’s crossed the Atlantic Ocean and navigated the Northwest Passage in a tiny inflatable rib, and on Man vs. Wild, he went island-hopping in a small raft in the Pacific Ocean. But of course [...]
Flash floods are so-called because they can happen literally in minutes, both out in the wild and also in urban environments. Causes include heavy rain, natural phenomena like earthquakes or from the build-up of water in lakes and rivers, which then overflow. They happen frequently [...]
Being a castaway at sea might sound like something from an epic novel like Robinson Crusoe, but being surrounded by open ocean is very scary and sometimes people find themselves adrift and lost, even on a short voyage. “If I had any idea of how [...]
While adventuring, preserving food like meat or fish properly is key, both to avoid wasting it and to make sure that you don’t make yourself sick. “Once a piece of meat or fish has turned rancid, you’ll do yourself more harm than good eating it,” [...]
The feature-length documentary Finding Michael, about Spencer Matthews’ search for his brother’s body on Everest, is now available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu. The film, executive-produced by Bear Grylls, tells the true story of Michael Matthews, who in 1999 became the youngest Briton [...]
Bear Grylls has lit enough fires in the wilderness to know exactly how to put one out—and what to do if a fire gets out of hand. How to fully put out a campfire Even if your campfire was small, if it’s not properly extinguished, [...]
Interest in bushcraft and outdoor survival skills has skyrocketed over the past few years, especially among some surprising new demographics. According to NBC Boston, survival instructors in the Northeast experienced a huge boom in business starting around 2020. Other wilderness schools have reported similar boosts [...]
Bear Grylls has survived some of the planet’s most extreme temperatures and he doesn’t shy away from icy situations—just recently, he was immersing himself in the waters of a frozen lake in Wyoming while on location for Running Wild. In order to survive in these [...]
Blisters. We’ve all had them. You’re just enjoying yourself on the mountain or hiking trail when you feel that nagging little hotspot. Bear Grylls, [...]
If Bear Grylls finds himself somewhere remote with a dead vehicle battery, he knows he’s not going to be able to call a 24-hour [...]
Bear Grylls isn’t only a landlubber when it comes to adventure: He’s crossed the Atlantic Ocean and navigated the Northwest Passage in a tiny [...]
Flash floods are so-called because they can happen literally in minutes, both out in the wild and also in urban environments. Causes include heavy [...]
Being a castaway at sea might sound like something from an epic novel like Robinson Crusoe, but being surrounded by open ocean is very [...]
While adventuring, preserving food like meat or fish properly is key, both to avoid wasting it and to make sure that you don’t make [...]
The feature-length documentary Finding Michael, about Spencer Matthews’ search for his brother’s body on Everest, is now available to stream in the U.S. on [...]
Bear Grylls has lit enough fires in the wilderness to know exactly how to put one out—and what to do if a fire gets [...]
Interest in bushcraft and outdoor survival skills has skyrocketed over the past few years, especially among some surprising new demographics. According to NBC Boston, [...]
Bear Grylls has survived some of the planet’s most extreme temperatures and he doesn’t shy away from icy situations—just recently, he was immersing himself [...]
