From summiting Mt. Everest to swimming with saltwater crocodiles in Australia, there are few challenges that English adventurer Bear Grylls isn't prepared to tackle.
The star of the Discovery Channel's hit reality show "Man vs. Wild" took some heat back in 2008 for supposedly staying in motels during the taping of the first series, but has since become somewhat of an Internet sensation for answering questions about his wild adventures in a popular AMA thread on Reddit.
Grylls recorded most of his responses on video, which were then uploaded to a site called The Adrenalist.
He never goes into the wild without a knife, lighter and a picture of his family
"I always take one of our Bear Grylls knives. I always keep a FireSteel on me so I can get a fire going, and I also take a little laminated picture of my family that I keep tucked in the sole of my shoe for when i'm missing home."
Source: The Adrenalist
He trains 40 minutes a day, six times a week to stay in shape for the show
"I train pretty hard when I'm back home. I consider it part of my job; I need to be fit for my work out there. But I don't go crazy. I train 40 minutes a day, six times a week. A mix of circuits and running and yoga and a lot of flexibility stuff. I'm trying to stay injury-free and look after myself. Train hard, get out there, work hard, and then play hard at the end of it."
Source: The Adrenalist
Sometimes a situation feels too dangerous to continue
"To be honest sometimes I have definitely felt nervous about going on (especially if one of us has had a particularly close call — which has happened quite a bit!), but I have learned that it is fine to feel like that —you gotta then put your head down and keep going — and that attitude has helped me so often."
Source: Reddit
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