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.