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Bear Grylls' Survival Stories

By: Bear Grylls
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  • Summary

  • World-renowned adventurer and broadcaster, Bear Grylls, presents some of the most incredible near-death experiences, told by those who lived to tell the tale. These extraordinary and diverse accounts of human bravery, mental and physical strength - and sometimes sheer luck - range from being stranded for more than 50 days at sea, to surviving world-changing acts of terrorism.

    Bear contextualises each feat of endurance or bravery by relating them to his own experiences of near-misses and misfortune from his military career and survivalist adventures. Listeners will experience the firsthand retelling of acts of quick thinking and gruelling struggles of those who found themselves in some of the most extreme circumstances imaginable.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Paul Templer

    Ep. 1: Paul Templer
    May 2 2019

    While guiding a Zambezi river tour in Zimbabwe, wildlife expert Paul Templer attempted to save another guide’s life after his colleague’s canoe was attacked by a hippo. In a battle for his life, Paul suffered more than 40 puncture wounds to his body and he lost his left arm.
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    18 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Aron Ralston

    Ep. 2: Aron Ralston
    May 2 2019

    Aron dislodged a boulder while climbing in Eastern Wayne County, Utah, in April of 2003. The falling rock crushed his hand and pinned him against the canyon wall.  After five days of entrapment with little water and food, Aron resorted to the desperate measure of amputating his own arm with a penknife in order to save his own life.
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    17 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Lance Corporal Wayne Sharrocks

    Ep. 3: Lance Corporal Wayne Sharrocks
    May 2 2019

    Lance Corporal Wayne Sharrocks was on patrol in Afghanistan in 2011 when, just a few paces in front, a soldier stepped on a pressure activated improvised bomb. Despite being thrown to the ground by the force of the deafening explosion both men miraculously survived. Wayne suffered shrapnel wounds to his face and shoulder, though it was mental scars of the event that would take longest to heal.
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    17 mins
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Exhilarating

Exhilarating, moving, and challenging. Great short stories will inspire you to take nothing for granted, be thankful and stay enthusiastic.

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Dont like Bear but loved this series

I am not a fan of Bear Grylls at all but these stories are really good.
They were exciting, harrowing and at times heartbreaking stories told by those who had lived them and for that I am appreciative.

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Solid stories with lessons

A classic well chosen selection of stories, that put you in the front seat of these all too real accounts of some of the most enduring moments humans have been placed in... each story could easily be a movie in its own right...

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loved it so inspiring great storys highly reccomend to all except young children overall great books/storys

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Enjoyable car listening

Each storey grabs your attention quickly. Occasional word hard to understand. Episode intros a bit long.

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Awesome!

Fantastic stories and well recalled by the people in them. Bear Grylls great as always.

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great stories

great survival stories of inspiring people. undaunted they faced the worst life threw at them.

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Powerful

Made me realise that there some very tough people out there.
For me God saved them.
Thank you.

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Intro and outro downgraded it

I really did not like when Bear Grylls was talking.
Also the intro and outros were too long
I did enjoy the retellings of the survivors though.

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Umm

One complaint.
To. Much. Blood.
But otherwise great,
I love survival stories.
I like the ones without blood
Surgested the brian clark episode

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