Posted on 12/06/2008 5:51:16 PM PST by JoeProBono
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
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Kind of a hold ma beer series........:o)
Stay Safe !
I agree.......what we see on film Les if better of the two. did ya see his show where he moved his family into the wilderness ? New home, power, wells etc ? That was telling .....
I watch his show plus Les Strouds - Surviorman. Les is much more geared to what is needed to watch. Bear takes risks with all his camera men about and leads one to believe that (meaning the less survivor type people)a normal, unequipped person can do this.
NOT!!!
I didn’t catch that one. I did see a show where 5 or 6 couples spent a year in the Alaska wilderness in cabins, and after they “debriefed” lessons learned etc with Les Stroud as a group. Very good.
I actually agree with you on this.
Les is a great survivor person, smart, and not, hey this is dumb, but I will do it to show why not type of person.
Oh agree.....even when we go camping I stress simple stuff like using a sierra saw versus an ax due potential for injury. When field dressing game on hunting trips use of the knife when slippery with blood is stressed to not hurt oneself . Even with good tools and gear we know that medical aid for a dangerous injury is to far away. Some places we hunt in alaska and canookistan are out of that golden hour range of help. Hate to sound like OSHA for outdoors yet it’s common sense .......
Bear is just a showman and does know some great stuff .....it’s entertainment and some of the skills are and some aren’t. If it makes folks think then it’s served it’s purpose.
I’d love to meet Stroud. I get a big kick out of it when he pulls out his harmonica in Grizzly country. “That’ll keep the bears away.” Real dark humor, but funny.
When we watch Bear’s show, my hubby always says that he is giving the wrong and dangerous ideas to the normal camper. I agree.... We have camped for years and years... I will never consider half or even 3/4 of what he does....
Les gives the basic survival skills.
Bear and his camera crew does not.
You and me both.
Sad my hubby does not have a show like Les’s. He is his clone.
Agree ....when we watch with smaller kids we ask em what he did right or wrong. Last night on a new show he was cooking and eating at his shelter and wiping his hands on his clothing on Baffin Island where bears are normal as rocks........
we always stressed a cooking fire and awning away from the sleeping tents etc when in bear country in lower 48 or alaska. Warming fire was for the relaxing and goofing after dinner. No smelly in the tents on on clothes if at all possible. Albeit 12 ga and a 44 mag or two were along ....why kick fate !
First time I saw a bear attack was Philmont scout Ranch in NM. A kid was dragged out of his tent like a big ole burrito by a little cinnamon bear looking for the scouts Hershey bar he’d snuck into his tent to snack on. Kid got some bites on his leg and that was it. Bear was scared more than the scouts !
Never doubt yourself on the safety “OSHA” stuff. Most of it makes so much sense.
Some how I can’t picture Les Stroud there.
We have camped in many palces with black bear.
Always, always have a gun. No fools are we.
Plus we used to camp with the wolves...
I did Philmont at about age 15. Great experience in the Sangre de Christos above 10K feet! Northern NM is awesome. I know why Ted Turner bought half of it.
Yeah I went once with my troop then took the guide job there for 2 years .....remember the scout that went out with your troop the first one or two days to make sure your leaders knew their stuff and the rules etc ??
That is what I did in 70 and 71......
Then when I got stationed back at Kirtland in NM I was back where I loved to go hunting , fishing, hiking and wheeling !
NM Politics suck pond water now so I won’t live there....you know that story !
I think I was there summer of 71! I remember being told that bears got smarter about getting at hung food bags as the summers went on. By August, they knew how to jump on a line suspended between 2 trees. Then they hibernated, and forgot it all, and had to relearn the tricks next summer. Not sure if that was a myth, but I remember beingn told it.
We slept in “tube tents” made from yellow industrial plastic.
Les Stroud's debut CD is a collection of diverse roots/blues and traditional folk acoustic music. Produced with the talented recording engineer Ian Auger, the music will take you through the traditional finger pickin' style blues with Delta Snow, capture your spirit with the incredible soulful fiddle playing of Don Reed (Dwight Yoakam) on Great Blue Sky, put a smile on your face and get your feet tapping with Blue Soul and Don't Touch It and carry you away with emotion on the wonderful violin, bass and cell arrangement and hauntingly, inspiring lyrics of Clouds. Les' CD also features the alluring vocals of artist Kelly she can be found at the Idenpendant Artists Company Site here. With songs speaking of the uniquely northern spirit of freedom and adventure this CD is a must for any lover of the northern wilderness, and adventure
I’d love to hear Les talk and play, in a cabin surrounded by deep snow, by a glowing iron stove.
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