Bear Grylls has made a career by showing others to survive in the wild.  Here are some of his best quotes about survival, which are also suitable for day-to-day life.

Bear Grylls has made many river crossings on his survival expeditions and TV shows, and he knows that crossing fast-flowing rivers always needs extreme caution. As we know from How Bear Grylls crosses a river, it doesn’t matter how close the other river bank may seem – it’s never as easy as just getting into [...]

Bear Grylls gives a lot of thought to what he eats first thing in the day when he’s out in the wild. Sometimes with a bit of preparation and advance planning, he has the perfect ingredients for a tasty and nutritious campfire breakfast – and some of these can be made without pots and pans. [...]

Bear Grylls has been in the world’s hottest deserts many times, and one thing he emphasizes is protection from the elements – to protect your head, neck, skin, and eyes from the sun. You also need to be prepared for temperature changes – the temperature can be as high as 150°F during the day and [...]

While you’re likely aware that Bear Grylls has had a robust career in television and media, you may not know just how much success he’s had in publishing. With over 40 books in his name, he has written best-selling books on self-help, healthy living – and even several inspiring and entertaining books for young readers.    Here [...]

If Bear Grylls is starting an adventure or trying to reach a goal, he always factors in the risk/reward ratio. Bear, who has climbed many of the world’s peaks and became one of the youngest ever climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, says that in mountaineering, the risk/reward ratio is very familiar – [...]

As a survivalist who has been in some of the world’s most hostile environments, Bear Grylls has often talked about the four priorities of survival – Protection, Rescue, Water, and Food. Getting rescued, says Bear, should be higher on the list than even water or food. In some situations, getting rescued is the only way [...]

Bear Grylls is familiar with mountains – from climbing summits like Everest to base jumping from them. He says that one reason he loves the mountains is that they remind us of our place in the universe and about the importance of being humble. “The pecking order is pretty clear: mountain, weather, you,” he says in [...]

Bear Grylls is internationally known for his books, Netflix specials and numerous television shows – but did you know what his very first time on TV was via a commercial?  After becoming one of the youngest humans ever to climb Mount Everest at age 23, Bear Grylls was recruited to take part in the “Sure [...]

As well as spending three years in the British Special Forces and hosting numerous TV shows like Running Wild, our adventurer Bear Grylls has also broken numerous records on land, sea and in the air – and in 2009, he entered the Guinness Book of Records at age 34 as the youngest Chief Scout, a [...]