I didnt lose my lust for the gnarly Bear when he drank his own urine. I instantly lost all respect when I saw this “climbing” video. I don’t think TR or following up is lame… but the way he talks about being “by myself on the wall” & what looks like a trad lead is completely bull.
I want to learn how to lead trad with Bear Grylls. Getting up a steep Moab climb with 3 cams and 10 meters of rope, with no belayer. MAGICAL.
In a few scenes you can see that they attempted to hide the TR black rope with the shadows of the crack. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used a stunt double for some of the actual looking lead scenes. The most disappointing part is that Bear took a helicopter to the top of the climb (shown in behind the scenes). The dramatic cinematics may fool most of society, but any real climber will immediately sniff this out as a fake. Absolutely horrid representation of climbing.
There’s SO many things wrong with this video its almost hilarious. I immediately busted out laughing when I saw him running to the base (because we all approach like that right?), parkouring between boulders, and the dramatic unnecessary slow-mo crushing of rocks.
I think we can all agree Vertical Limit is genius compared to this representation of climbing. Not sure which is worse…. Bear Grylls “soloing” or Tom Cruise “soloing” in Mission Impossible.
either way… Bear Grylls, little less badass in my eyes. Your just a top-rope tough guy.
Oh and, nice shoes bro. You would think drinking your own urine and eating all those bugs would save you a few bucks to buy a decent pair of shoes.
Anyways, haterade over haha. Climb on everyone! (the real climbing)
-Natalie Duran
I lost any respect for him years ago when in one of his shows he tells the viewer they can jump in a raging river in the Sierra holding one’s backpack against your chest and use it for a life preserver.
The part that killed me was you could see clear as day he himself had a PFD on under his shirt, either that or he was trying to bring shoulder pads back from the 80′s. If you yourself can’t/won’t do it don’t tell others they can. No respect for the man.
Bear Grylls is a show made for those who never actually go outdoors. His suggestions aren’t realistic and it would be a shame to see someone who watches his show, such as a kid (or adult), try his tactics and get hurt from them.
I agree. I actually have friends that are really into his show, and since they’re aware that I’ve started climbing last year, I’m sure they’re going to be mentioning how “badass” Bear Grylls is at climbing. I can’t wait to tell them he’s a joke.
Bear Grylls (to me) is just a celebrity who used to have a cool job.
It’s alarming how many people don’t realise that reality TV is a total sham. Every inch of it. It’s directed, planned and one day in reality TV world takes a few days to film, just like an acted series.
I like to watch his show just to chuckle about how ‘alone’ he is with a crew of a dozen people and a van behind the camera.
les strous on the other hand….
Don’t insult the top rope tough guys by comparing them to Grylls. They are way cooler and far less foolish.
http://vimeo.com/27802226
haha I wasn’t directly insulting the top rope tough guys, I thought that video was hilarious… but I was referring to that video, just fit perfectly in description to Bear Grylls.