As a teenager, he learned to skydive and earned a second dan black belt in Shotokan karate. įrom an early age, he learned to climb and sail with his father, who was a member of the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron. Grylls has one sibling, an elder sister, Lara Fawcett, who gave him the nickname 'Bear' when he was a week old. He is the son of Conservative politician Sir Michael Grylls and his wife Sarah "Sally" ( née Ford). He grew up in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, until the age of four, when his family moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. His family has a strong cricketing background, his grandfather Neville Ford and great-great-grandfather William Augustus Ford having both been first-class cricketers. Grylls was born in London on 7 June 1974. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed as The Scout Association’s youngest-ever Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories at age 35, a post he has held for a second term since 2015.
He is also involved in a number of wilderness survival television series in the UK and US, such as Running Wild with Bear Grylls and The Island with Bear Grylls. He first drew attention after embarking on a number of adventures, and then became widely known for his television series Man vs. Edward Michael " Bear" Grylls OBE ( / ˈ ɡ r ɪ l z/ born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman.
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