I consciously embrace situations that scare me Bear Grylls
Mumbai Oct 31 PTI Getting himself into difficult situations is a conscious choice says ace adventure Bear Grylls who believes that walking through the middle of his fears have helped him come out strongerGrylls shot to fame with his globally popular series Man vs Wild in mid 2000s which featured him navigating his way through some of the most inhospitable dangerous placesFrom climbing cliffs wrestling alligators eating snakes to running through forest fire Grylls has done it all and the 47-year-old said his takeaway from his life has been to never hide from fearIt is ok to be scared by stuff to feel that fear its natural You have to find a way over those scary things Ive learned that the best way to overcome our fears is always right through the middleMost people spend their life running from the stuff that theyre scared of and the fear gets bigger Ive learned to always do the difficult stuff Grylls told PTI in an interviewThe British adventurer recalled how there have been several moments both on and off the show where he had had near-death experiencesIn 1996 Grylls was involved in a free fall parachuting accident in Kenya which fractured his three vertebrae But the adventurer said the incident has not let fear overpower himI still find skydiving really hard Ever since I broke my back in that accident it has been super hard But it doing adventure is a big part of my life its something I do all the time and thats a conscious choice to embrace the difficult stuff and do the things that I find scary During his career the adventurer said there have been numerous occasions when he has felt he wont make it aliveCertainly in the early days of Man vs Wild I should have died 20 times Whether it was pinned in rapids caught in rock falls avalanches parachute failures or close encounters with sharks and crocodiles or bitten by snakes There have been many close calls he addedGrylls is currently hosting Discoverys survival show Into The Wild With Bear Grylls which recently featured actor Ajay Devgn in an episodeThe adventurer has previously collaborated with several Indian personalities from Prime Minister Narendra Modi — featuring on an episode of Man vs Wild — to superstars Akshay Kumar and RajinikanthGrylls said his responsibility now is to use his experience in the wild and be a shield for the guests on the show while also ensuring that he amps up the thrill on the seriesI do my bit to always keep adventure at the heart of it keep pushing go to amazing places and always keep risk and danger a part of it a part of my life and part of the adventure He however asserts that the real star of his show is the wildThe wild is always the best teacher its the best guide its the best mirror to character and window into our hearts Into The Wild With Bear Grylls the adventurer said uses the backdrop of the wild to show celebrity guests as regular peopleEveryone is a regular guy trying their best hustling through life trying to make a difference Whether you are the prime minister of a country the President of America a massive movie or a sports star we all have our fears and struggles we have had many failures The magic of Into The Wild is that it is time to hear about those to know the real people Grylls said it has been a privilege for him to collaborate with India movie stars and introduce them to the wildIts one of the great privileges in my life to be able to take such iconic Indian movie stars and introduce them to the wild and share an adventure with them and get to know their amazing stories That is the beating heart of Into The Wild as you get to know these superstars in a really honest vulnerable way he addedInto The Wild With Bear Grylls is streaming on discovery PTI JUR SHD RDS RDS
Mumbai Oct 31 PTI Getting himself into difficult situations is a conscious choice says ace adventure Bear Grylls who believes that walking through the middle of his fears have helped him come out strongerGrylls shot to fame with his globally popular series Man vs Wild in mid 2000s which featured him navigating his way through some of the most inhospitable dangerous placesFrom climbing cliffs wrestling alligators eating snakes to running through forest fire Grylls has done it all and the 47-year-old said his takeaway from his life has been to never hide from fearIt is ok to be scared by stuff to feel that fear its natural You have to find a way over those scary things Ive learned that the best way to overcome our fears is always right through the middleMost people spend their life running from the stuff that theyre scared of and the fear gets bigger Ive learned to always do the difficult stuff Grylls told PTI in an interviewThe British adventurer recalled how there have been several moments both on and off the show where he had had near-death experiencesIn 1996 Grylls was involved in a free fall parachuting accident in Kenya which fractured his three vertebrae But the adventurer said the incident has not let fear overpower himI still find skydiving really hard Ever since I broke my back in that accident it has been super hard But it doing adventure is a big part of my life its something I do all the time and thats a conscious choice to embrace the difficult stuff and do the things that I find scary During his career the adventurer said there have been numerous occasions when he has felt he wont make it aliveCertainly in the early days of Man vs Wild I should have died 20 times Whether it was pinned in rapids caught in rock falls avalanches parachute failures or close encounters with sharks and crocodiles or bitten by snakes There have been many close calls he addedGrylls is currently hosting Discoverys survival show Into The Wild With Bear Grylls which recently featured actor Ajay Devgn in an episodeThe adventurer has previously collaborated with several Indian personalities from Prime Minister Narendra Modi — featuring on an episode of Man vs Wild — to superstars Akshay Kumar and RajinikanthGrylls said his responsibility now is to use his experience in the wild and be a shield for the guests on the show while also ensuring that he amps up the thrill on the seriesI do my bit to always keep adventure at the heart of it keep pushing go to amazing places and always keep risk and danger a part of it a part of my life and part of the adventure He however asserts that the real star of his show is the wildThe wild is always the best teacher its the best guide its the best mirror to character and window into our hearts Into The Wild With Bear Grylls the adventurer said uses the backdrop of the wild to show celebrity guests as regular peopleEveryone is a regular guy trying their best hustling through life trying to make a difference Whether you are the prime minister of a country the President of America a massive movie or a sports star we all have our fears and struggles we have had many failures The magic of Into The Wild is that it is time to hear about those to know the real people Grylls said it has been a privilege for him to collaborate with India movie stars and introduce them to the wildIts one of the great privileges in my life to be able to take such iconic Indian movie stars and introduce them to the wild and share an adventure with them and get to know their amazing stories That is the beating heart of Into The Wild as you get to know these superstars in a really honest vulnerable way he addedInto The Wild With Bear Grylls is streaming on discovery PTI JUR SHD RDS RDS
