In times of old, 22 February was a day when school uniform was swapped for Scout uniform, work ties were replaced by woggles and Scouting pride made a brief appearance in the ‘outside world’.
OK - well it has been busy for sure...but all fun!
We took a small break in the summer as a family on our Welsh island hideaway which was greeeaaat! Then I left for the Arctic where we had one of the most unbelievable expeditions I can remember, ever, taking our high-speed inflatable craft, through 2,500 miles of ice strewn waters.
We had bears, rescues, discoveries, unchartered waters, storms, and masses of ice-crushing adventures! But we pulled it off and completed the infamous North West Passage in aid of Global Angels...
(see: www.fcpnorthwestpassage.com)
We then went straight into Man Vs Wild and the start of Season Six (how have we ever reached that benchmark!!?)
We went to the most remote part of Northern Scotland and Cape Wrath: dropped in a life-raft from a helicopter, and had some of my favourite Man Vs Wild experiences ever up there in my home country.
(I particularly enjoyed finding a rotten seal carcass which I skinned and then climbed inside to wear as an improvised blubber wetsuit to keep me warm as I swam the freezing seas from the outer islands to the mainland... worked a treat by the way!!)
I then flew to USA for a Man Vs Wild, faith, expedition and 'life' event for a big church in Louisville, (probably the nicest folk on the planet by the way were there!), then I did a similar event in Spain and then again back in Orlando for a big JuicePlus health convention. (Again, JuicePlus guys, just crazy nice and motivated and such a privilege always to hang with.)
All those events saw between 7,000 and 10,000 people, including 1,500 Scouts who were as usual, utterly brilliant!
Then I did a Scout weekend back in the UK, touring the country by helicopter, dropping in for 45 mins in about 24 places in 24 hours!
Full on, but such a privilege to get to spend time with so many different groups, and such an inspiration for me to meet SO many motivated, dedicated, ambitious, rocking Scouts!
(Hats off to the one Scout aged 12 who had just hiked 45 miles non-stop! Hero or what!?)
Now I fly off to the Arctic in Northern Norway for another Man Vs Wild, which will include an intentional parachute malfunction, where I will have to detach and cut away from my chute after deployment.
(Am a little nervous about that after my original parachuting accident in the SAS. (see: The Kid who Climbed Everest.) But I pray all will be fine.
At the same time, my team is finishing the last touches for my 'Bear Essentials' App. Going to be a demon app this one and it is out in November. watch for it! This one really could save your life!
Ditto my range of knives, survival packs, scout knives and multi-tools I have developed with Gerber (see: www.bear.gerbergear.com ) This range has received awesome feedback already and I really hope people like this. It has had so much work from me this one and includes all my most useful gadgets!
Also, so you know, we now have an amazing group now on twitter with over 115,ooo followers! Thanks guys. Hope you enjoy the updates and quotes!
And finally: I am looking to start a global 'JuicePlus' health and lifestyle enterprise in USA, Europe, Australia and Japan. I am after five entrepreneurial, highly-motivated, personable, health-conscious people in each of those regions, to work with me and my team, with the goal of encouraging a generation of young people and Scouts to get healthy and motivated! If you are interested email me and my team-leader Levi Burdick at: levi@burdickenterprises.com for more info. Serious applicants only! Brilliant... I love it!
Anyway, that's a kind of update. Been busy but exciting!
Oh, and my seven-year old son, Jesse, has just told me his school headmistress has asked him to suggest something for the school to do as an away trip - such as visiting a museum or the zoo... he suggested they all go bungey-jumping!
(The teachers weren't very amused! But it shows that the apple hasn't fallen far from this tree, I guess! Bless him, my special, little champion.)
Have a brilliant week guys!
love Bear x
ps images are: hanging with scouts and teaching them to light fires! hanging with Shara and teaching her nothing! hanging with my boys and watching them on their home-made raft, and then a man vs wild billboard that made me laugh!
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