Wrap of Man Vs Wild Season 6

Such a great feeling to wrap up season six of the shows Man Vs Wild and Born Survivor. When all the crew and myself are safe and on the whole uninjured (apart from the case of the 11 broken ribs for Ian caught in the rockfall in NZ and a few other close shaves!!), then we are all grateful.
The season has started airing in the USA – leading off with the Jake Gyllenhaal episode – he was a hero to film with and it’s a privilege to have guided him thro some of the worst weather I have ever known! (100+mph winds on the glacial volcano in Iceland is always going to be interesting!)
Then the season 5 aired in the UK and we saw the highest ratings ever for the show – so thank you everyone for such hard work.
My autobiography Mud Sweat & Tears launched as well and has now been No 1 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List for over seven weeks (by some miracle!) So thank you everyone again for so many amazing letters etc. in response to the book.
I have just returned from New York filming ads for Degree deodorant where I also got to interview 18 of the world’s top extreme athletes – a really incredible privilege to get to meet so many talented people all together. I felt very small!
Then we hit the World Scout Jamboree where I got to hang out with all the Scouts in Sweden, meet a load and hear their amazing stories- some had walked all the way from Uganda!! I was pretty nervous walking out on stage at the opening ceremony in front of 40,000 Scouts but I simply said what we all stand for: friendship, adventure, faith and cool outdoor skills. Then the crowd went wild and the night had begun!!
I now have a break with the family and we are heading to our island in north Wales and I cant wait! Then I head down to Australia for a series of Bear Grylls Live events and a campaign for Solo drinks, and then we start prep on filming a big kayak project in the Congo… Going to be a mission I suspect.
Channel 4 in the UK have commissioned two new series of shows which we will then start work on (details to follow) as well as a new series format for Discovery worldwide (again, at the moment this is under wraps.) And for the record, the show that I am proudest of from the latest batch, apart from the Jake G ep, is the behind the scenes ep. It shows just how incredible my crew is. Heroes one and all.
Bear

GLOBAL ANGELS

Bear has been a Global Angels Ambassador since 2006 and has raised over $1 million for children in Africa though his adventures, for Global Angels projects in Africa. The funds have provided safe drinking water for over 120,000 people in Mozambique and Kenya, a secondary school in the Masai Mara for over 300 teenagers who never had the chance, a school for over 700 kids in Uganda, and another school in Sierra Leone, a village refuge for over 120 teenagers and children rescued from the LRA Guerrillas in Uganda, a community village for over 100 street kids and orphans in Sierra Leone, mosquito nets for 12,000 mothers and young children to protect them from malaria, hospital clinics and so much more. Click on the links on the right and find out more about what Global Angels did with the funds.

BRINGING SCOUTING AND ADVENTURE TO THE WORLD

Bear and Discovery Channel have released a Man Vs Wild X Box, playstation and Wii, he owns an outdoor adventure clothing company partnered with Craghoppers, as well as a line of survival kits, knives, multi-tools and other outdoor equipment with Gerber. Bear’s Ultimate Knife has become the biggest selling knife in the world.
He has fronted international advertising campaigns for the likes of Nissan, Dos Equis, Sure deodorant, Degree, Solo and Trail Mix.
On 17 May 2009, Bear was elected as the youngest ever Chief Scout to the Scout Association, becoming the figurehead to 28 million Scouts around the world. For Bear, this is his proudest post, standing up for young people from so many different cultures and countries, helping them realise their dreams, explore the world, help in crisis countries, and benefit from being part of a worldwide family. For Bear it is all about encouraging life values, outdoor skills and a sense of pride, belonging and camaraderie through adventure.

But this is just the beginning of his many extraordinary missions… Know and admired by millions – Bear Grylls is a worldwide icon for the great outdoors and the ultimate in adventure.

watch it out!!!!