Bear Grylls Injured

Here's a different one - dated December 7, 2008

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ured-explorer-Bear-Grylls-Antarctic-fall.html

'Shock and agony': Dangerous airlift rescue for injured explorer Bear Grylls after Antarctic fall

By Laura Collins
Last updated at 12:38 AM on 07th December 2008

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Daredevil SAS man-turned-explorer Bear Grylls was being airlifted to South Africa last night after being badly injured filming a TV documentary in Antarctica.

The 34-year-old adventurer broke his shoulder in a life-threatening fall and was said to be in ‘shock and agony’ from a serious fracture which left the bone protruding from his body.

The accident happened at 11pm British time on Friday, and Bear’s insurance company arranged for his evacuation by air ambulance for urgent medical treatment, at an estimated cost of £60,000.
Daredevil: Bear Grylls broke his shoulder

Daredevil: Bear Grylls broke his shoulder

Bear was injured during the making of his latest daredevil documentary, a bid to scale an unnamed mountain after travelling across the Antarctic on jet-skis, a wind-powered kite-ski and an electric-powered para-glider. The aim of the expedition was to promote alternative energy and bioethanol as a source of power, as well as raising funds for the children’s charity Global Angels.

If successful, Bear and his team of four had planned to name the 9,000ft peak. But it is uncertain if the bid will now be possible, though Bear is reportedly determined to return to Antarctica.

The airlift operation itself was fraught with danger as it meant flying into hostile conditions with temperatures plummeting to -35C and a landscape of 1,000ft ice cliffs with 700 miles of high altitude plateau.

The Discovery Channel crew filming Bear’s expedition as part of its Man v Wild series – much of which is re-edited and shown on Channel 4’s Born Survivor show – travelled with him to South Africa and will now film his recovery.

The next series of Born Survivor is due to be screened on Channel 4 in the spring.
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Owwww. It was only a matter of time and he is lucky to be alive. I hope he realizes the danger he put himself, and the rescuers in with his actions and that he considers that on his next jaunt. I truly hope he fully recovers and is OK.
 
JackAss of the wilderness finally has taught everybody that his methodology will get you hurt or killed.

Sorry, but it was only a matter of time before his "daredevil" displays caught up with him. You can't keep pulling stupid stunts for that long without paying the price. He is lucky to be alive. Actually, he's been lucky to be alive for a long long time.
 
That is to bad. I like the show very much. I hope he will recover soon, and keep making new shows. this news is really bad.
 
ejes said:
Owwww. It was only a matter of time and he is lucky to be alive. I hope he realizes the danger he put himself, and the rescuers in with his actions and that he considers that on his next jaunt. I truly hope he fully recovers and is OK.
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Quite true. The dangers to those that must provide rescue is often overlooked.

Especially when such stupid, dangerous actions are undertaken. Grylls often does climbs that are just stupid for sake of TV. His show would be much more productive if he showed techniques that people could actually use when faced with obstacles that he just makes stupid climbs on.

There needs to be some kind of a show with a balance of Surviorman and Man v. Wild.

I like Survivorman but it's rediculous what Les must carry around but the premise of what he does is nice.
 
Yikes. Looks like the "Look Ma, no hands!" school of wilderness survivaltainment has finally taken its inevitable toll.

Actually, I'm surprised. Generally, scaling unnamed mountains after travelling across the Antarctic on jet-skis, a wind-powered kite-ski and an electric-powered para-glider is considered to be a safe and responsible way to enjoy the outdoors.

I'm joking (mostly). I hope this guy recovers. I can't think of a worse place to get a compound fracture, and I'm sure it will be rough going for a while.

All the best,

- Mike
 
I clearly hope he recovers as well.

I hope it is seen as a lesson but it has certainly been something that was long overdue by the actions he takes. There's only so many times you can take unnecessary risks like that before Murphy steps up and kicks you squarely in the groin.
 
In reality, he was injured while abusing a hotel bed like a trampoline. He fell and crashed through a heavy coffee table.
 
I certainly don't wish Bear ill will or harm.

But his show has been the Darwin Awards version of the old adage, "Hey, hold my beer and watch this!"
 
Damn, everyone is assuming he was goofing off or doing something crazy when he was hurt......does anyone even know what he was doing when he fell? :confused:
 
Shoulder injuries suck hard, especially the frozen wasteland, bone-jutting out variety. I do enjoy his show and hope comes back with some pearls of wisdom to share....
 
Farnsrocket said:
Damn, everyone is assuming he was goofing off or doing something crazy when he was hurt......does anyone even know what he was doing when he fell? :confused:
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While it's true that we don't have the facts of the details of the situation when the injury occurred, if history and pattern hold true then he was doing some ridiculous dangerous climb in front of a camera.

Bear Gryllls + camera + climbing situation = Unnecessary Danger

"It's Science." - Ron Burgundy :D
 
So he's not really a survival expert. He's a "daredevil documentarian". :D

I hope he heals up soon. This place wouldn't be the same without him.
 
Farnsrocket, this forum is dedicated to outdoorsmen sharing their best ideas, techniques, and equipment for a safe and enjoyable wilderness experience, backyard or far-off jungle.

What these TV adventures do is trivialize the real intelligence needed in unfamiliar situations by their grandstanding. I think Mentor's joke summed it up well:

Actually, I'm surprised. Generally, scaling unnamed mountains after travelling across the Antarctic on jet-skis, a wind-powered kite-ski and an electric-powered para-glider is considered to be a safe and responsible way to enjoy the outdoors.
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Guyon said:
So he's not really a survival expert. He's a "daredevil documentarian". :D
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Now you see if they had named his show "daredevil documentarian" I'd think it was the greatest. I'd watch every show with great anticipation waiting for the next bit of nasty to slip down his giblet. Or him to throw him self off a crumbling mud cliff in to a frozen pool of offal while clutching a bladder full of Yak squirt. But for Edward (Bear) to pass himself off as a survival expert is as believable as him passing him self off as a gourmet chef.
 
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