Seriously, I still don't understand how he was able to survive or stand the extreme cold on top of Mount Everest after having recovered from a broken spine. Even most fully healthy adults with never-been-broken bones can't stand that cold.

 

What would be the point of going to a remote volcano, rather than that one? on tv, it all looks the same, and the points he is making is also the same. Like Ive stated before, it is impossible to film a real survival show, physically, mentally, and spiritually. It cannot be done. Les is a fake as well. These shows are INFORMATIONAL.

 

So what?

The guy has done such insane stuff, and still does such risky stuff while on camera, I don't even care what he does when filming stops.

Youngest person to climb Everest...He broke his back in a parachute accident BEFORE he tried to climb it, btw. He wasn't supposed to walk again. Member of the British Special Forces. He jumps through ice on lakes and takes makeshift boats through icebergs.

Have you EVER heard of a single person you'd rather have around in a disaster? I haven't. So what does it matter?

 

Yeah, that man is solid. I'm surprized there is room on this planet for both he and Chuck Norris.

In one episode he actually peed on a hanky and wrapped it around his head to keep cool.

 

Not to mention, his jumping into an icy lakes, rivers, etc., were not fake either. It took him 2 years of rehabilitation for his broken back, then he climbed Mount Everest. I doubt most people, who have never broken their backs, could even make it half way up there.

 

Is a healed fractured bone suppose to be irritating in cold? I burst L1 and had a compound (open skin) tibia/fibia fracture... neither bother me in cold weather - obviously not extreme cold like Everest.

The guy is in phenominal shape, no doubt about that.

 

I think it depends on the person and specifics of the injury. I'm 13 months post surgery, at 5 months I was already back at the gym. I feel 100% normal until I try to touch my toes.

I would not make it up Everest, but I wouldn't have before... just saying a back injury is not always a detriment after rehabilitation.

 

I honestly think 99.9% of the reason he stayed in some hotels and had real shelter is for his crew, who obviously couldn't leave him and stop filming all night. There is no doubt he's done everything he explains on the show before. I don't really care if he leaves his snow cave for 6 hours after building it.

All I needed to know about him came from the episode when his parachute got snagged in a tree with him 30' off the ground. It was the exact same situation as the one that broke his back, but he still used his own skill to get down instead of backing down and getting help.

 

Actually, a healed bone from a fracture is not as strong as before. In extreme cold, it's so cold that it feels like it hurts your bones and core. There's a saying, which I don't remember the exact phrasing, that basically says when it's so cold, your bones hurt. In extreme cold, and I stress the word "EXTREME", on M.E., a has-been-broken bone suffers even more than a healthy bone.

Again, that one video doesn't dismiss the fact that Bear is one very tough bear. He was the youngest to climb Everest, and throughout history, many have tried and failed and even died. And all this after a broken spine. Besides the fact that Special Forces guys are a breed apart. They have to endure grueling training to become that breed.

After having watched many of his episodes, I have no doubt that he's one very tough animal, with the things he's done on air.

 

Once again, this aint no ordinary SF (special forces). SAS are responsible for our Delta Force (CAG, SF-1) group. We pretty much copied everything the SAS had to offer. They are amongst the elite of the elite. That's how tough Bear is....