An Extreme Guide to the Best Outdoor Pursuits

Bear Grylls Great Outdoor Adventures

Britain's most intrepid adventurer takes you on an extreme tour of the most exciting outdoor pursuits

Do you long for adventure without being quite sure how to find it? 
Do you want to sleep under the stars and experience the wonders of the natural world? 
 
More of us than ever are spending weekends and holidays climbing mountains, surfing waves or simply walking in the wilderness, as well as indulging in many other more extreme activities. But how can we use our time out in the open to the full? 
 
Now, Bear Grylls, one of the most intrepid survival adventurers of our day, shares his years of experience of the world's most extreme terrain to help you get the most from the great outdoors. 
 
So, if you've always been intrigued by kite surfing, now's the time to learn how to do it! Find out how to make a tree house, or what dangers to watch out for when you're skiing or paragliding. And if you're planning a hike, discover how to navigate across the hills without ever getting lost and what to pack in your rucksack to keep you safe. 
 
Whether you're a novice mountaineer looking to graduate from the climbing wall to real rocks, or a weekend camper in search of a little more adventure, this is the book for you.

Born Survivor: Bear Grylls

The world's ultimate survivor on how to stay alive in the most extreme and inhospitable places on the planet.

Bear Grylls is no stranger to extremes. During a three-year stint in the SAS he was involved in a horrific parachuting accident in Africa and broke his back in three places. Months of rehabilitation followed but, never losing sight of his childhood dream of climbing Everest, Bear went on to become the youngest Briton ever to reach the summit and survive. It was a close-run thing, however, as during the descent he was almost killed in a crevasse, his life saved only by his team-mate and a rope. In 2003 Bear completed another world-record-breaking expedition, leading his team through freezing spray and icebergs across the North Atlantic Ocean in a small inflatable boat. More drama followed as Bear, a karate black belt, set out to show the viewers of Channel 4 what it is really like to complete the gruelling basic training of the Foreign Legion. 
 
Now, in Born Survivor which accompanies a brand new eight-part series for Channel 4, the world's ultimate survivor shows us how to stay alive in the most unforgiving conditions on Earth. From crossing piranha-infested rivers and finding fresh food to building bush fires and fighting off grizzly bears - all manner of survival techniques from our most dangerous environments are covered. So, whether you find yourself stranded on a desert island in the Pacific, lost in the Lake District, or stuck in the snow on Greenland, once you've read this book, you too will be able to beat the elements and survive the wild.

The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation

How to Stay Alive

The ultimate survival guide from the world’s leading survival expert, How To Stay Alive will prepare you for any survival situation, from making fire to surviving a nuclear attack.

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE ADVENTURER IN YOUR LIFE: AN ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING SURVIVAL EXPERT. 
 
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'A good gift for budding adventurers.' i paper 
 
 
Do you know how to... 
 Survive a bear attack? 
 Make fire from virtually nothing? 
 Fly a plane in an emergency? 
 Survive in the most extreme conditions? 
Bear Grylls does. 
There is barely a terrain he hasn't conquered or an extreme environment he hasn't experienced. From his time in 21 SAS, through to his extraordinary expeditions in the toughest corners of each of the seven continents, Bear has accumulated an astonishing wealth of survival knowledge. 
Now, for the first time, he is putting all his expertise into one book. How To Stay Alive will teach you all of the essential skills you need to survive in the modern world. 
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What readers are saying about How to Stay Alive: 
***** 'I bought this as a gift for a friend and, I have to admit, ended up keeping it.' 
 ***** 'This book has been a great source of information for the family, it's great for facts, can't wait to fly a plane in an emergency.' 
 ***** 'Genuinely essential - every home should have one!' 
 ***** 'In any emergency this is the one thing you take when you run! Could be the thing that keeps you alive.'

A Survival Guide for Life

Life in the wild teaches us invaluable lessons. Extreme situations force us to seize opportunities, face up to dangers and rely on our instincts. But living a purpose-driven, impactful life can be an even greater challenge... 
 
In A Survival Guide for Life, Bear Grylls shares the hard-earned lessons he's learned from some of the harshest environments on earth. 
 
How do you keep going when all the odds are stacked against you? 
 
 How can you inspire a team to follow you in spite of obvious danger? 
 
 What are the most important skills to learn if you really want to achieve your maximum potential? 
 
Bear's instantly inspiring tales from his adventures in all four corners of the globe include his personal life lessons you will never forget. We're all capable of living life more boldly and of having more fun along the way. Here's to your own great adventure! 
 
 
What readers are saying about A Survival Guide For Life: 
 
***** 'Inspiring stuff sure to put a fire in anybody's belly after reading it.' 
***** 'A wonderful man with a warm soul, who has lived what he delivers in this book. An uplifting and rewarding read.' 
***** 'This book encourages you to be yourself, survive in difficult periods of your life and to follow your heart.'

Achieve maximum health with amazing dairy, wheat and sugar-free recipes and my ultimate 8-week eating plan

Fuel for Life

The ultimate guide to nutrition from adventurer, born survivor and bestselling author Bear Grylls.

Look good and feel great with recipes from Bear Grylls.

His book has over 70 great recipes. He promises by sticking to his eight-week plan your body will perform at its best forever ... you will be healthier, stronger and more energised.

Mouth-watering, travel-inspired recipes are accompanied by shopping tips and nutritional nuggets. The action hero as domestic god - swoon!

The ultimate guide to nutrition from adventurer and bestselling author Bear Grylls. 
 
'Mouth-watering, travel-inspired recipes are accompanied by shopping tips and nutritional nuggets. The action hero as domestic god - swoon!' The Lady 
 
Packed with comprehensive advice on ingredients, Fuel for Life includes over 70 simple, mouth-watering recipes. Bear's encouraging and practical guidance will motivate you to try new foods and show you healthy versions of your favourite meals. 
 
Free from wheat, gluten, dairy and refined sugar, this is delicious, natural and wholesome food that you and your body will love. Fuel for Life will help you feel healthier, happier, stronger and more energised, and will your nourish your body for maximum success and long-term health. 
 
Readers are loving cooking Bear's recipes: 
 
***** 'Even the kids are loving these super healthy recipes.' 
***** 'Packed with amazingly tasty recipes . . . my whole family loved them.' 
***** 'Love the easy recipes and practical advice. Great book!'

Extreme Food - What to eat when your life depends on it...

Extreme survivalist and bestselling author Bear Grylls' guide to what to eat when your life depends on it . . .

"There's no getting away from it; I've eaten some pretty extreme things in my time - live tarantulas, raw goat testicles, elephant dung, you name it. In a situation when your life depends on it, you need to put your prejudices aside to keep your stomach filled and your strength up. 
 
Whether it's mastering the art of foraging and cooking up a tasty feast around the campfire or learning about the more extreme end of wild food (ever tried a scorpion kebab?), there's a lot to learn when it comes to dinner time in the wild. This book will teach you all the necessary skills and techniques to get your teeth into meals you might never have thought of as food in the first place - and, crucially, how to recognise plants and animals that might end up doing you more harm than good. 
 
In today's world, we rarely need to venture beyond the local supermarket and we turn our noses up at the thought of snacking on bugs and grubs. But out in the wild, Mother Nature has provided us with a plentiful supply of nutritious - if not always delicious - food for the taking. And when needs must, we just have to know where to look. 
 
Some of it might take you out of your comfort zone. Some of it might turn your stomach. But it's saved my life more than once. And one day, it might save yours . . ." 
 
 
What readers are saying about Extreme Food: 
 
'Enjoyable and informative . . . bon appetit!' 
'Great gift for outdoor adventurers' 
'This book could save your life'

Mission Survival 8: Lair of the Leopard

Beck Granger survives in the wilds of the Nepalese Himalayas in this exciting adventure series from real survival specialist and global superstar, Bear Grylls.

When teen adventurer Beck Granger finds himself stranded on a Himalayan mountainside, he has to draw on all his strength and skill to survive. 
 
After death-defying climbing and sheltering in some of the hardest terrain on earth, Beck also has to somehow make it through bear attacks and flash floods. But the biggest challenge of all is still ahead… 
 
Can Beck finally learn the truth about his parents’ deaths and bring their killers to justice?

Mission Survival 7: Rage of the Rhino

Beck Granger heads to the Kruger National Park, South Africa, in this exciting adventure series from survival specialist Bear Grylls

Young adventurer Beck Granger is invited to South Africa by an old friend of his parents' to help out on a project to prevent rhino poaching. But when he arrives all is not as it seems, and Beck is caught up in something more dangerous than anything he's ever survived before . . . 
 
Not only are there the poachers to contend with, but somebody seems desperate to track Beck down - whatever the cost. And then there are the hundreds of wild animals . . .

True Grit Junior Edition

The epic true stories of heroism and survival that have shaped Bear's life in a new abridged edition for younger readers.

Who are the people that inspired Bear Grylls to become one of the world's toughest adventurers? 
 
From famous explorers whose never-say-die attitude led them to achieve astonishing feats, to everyday people unexpectedly caught up in life-threatening situations, True Grit is a collection of some of the toughest feats of survival ever accomplished. Learn what it takes to make it through alive in some of the planet's most dangerous locations from these exciting tales of death-defying resilience. 
 
Abridged for younger readers.

True Grit

The epic true stories of heroism and survival that have shaped my life

Bear Grylls knows what it takes to survive. But he's not the first. 
 
Take the American bombardier Louis Zamperini, who survived 47 days stranded at sea by catching and killing hungry sharks and drinking the warm blood of albatrosses ? only to be captured by the Japanese and horrifically tortured for years in their most brutal POW camps... 
 
Or Marcus Luttrell, a Navy SEAL who single-handedly took on a Taliban regiment before dragging his bleeding, bullet-ridden body for days through the harsh mountains of Afghanistan... 
 
Or Nando Parrado, one of the survivors of a horrific air-crash high in the ice-bound Andes, who only lived because he was willing to eat the flesh of his dead companions... 
 
In this gripping new book, Bear tells the stories of the adventurers, explorers, soldiers and spies whose refusal to quit in the most extreme situations has inspired him throughout his life. Some of them make uncomfortable reading - survival is rarely pretty. But all of them are tales of eye-watering bravery, death-defying resilience and extraordinary mental toughness by men and women who have one thing in common: true grit. 
 
What readers are saying about True Grit: 
***** 'Exhilarating . . . It kept me gripped throughout.' 
***** 'Inspirational stories of survival and endurance . . . kept me interested till the end.' 
***** 'To keep going, to keep hopeful, to never quit these are lessons in life that all of us need to hear.'

Your Life - Train For It

Adventurer, born survivor and bestselling author Bear Grylls’ guide to achieving peak fitness through 30-minute express workouts.

Bear Grylls is fitter, stronger and readier than ever to take on the challenges of the wild, thanks to a revolutionary new fitness program. And at the heart of Bear's personal training regime are fast-paced, dynamic workouts that can be done anywhere by anyone - men and women, young and old - in just 30 minutes or less! 
 
Select your workout: choose from Kettlebell Resistance training, Bodyweight workouts or Primal Power stretch sessions. Try one of Bear's epic Hero workouts for his ultimate challenge of all three disciplines combined ... 
 
Learn the moves: select your express workout based on the time you have available - be it 3 minutes or 30 - and then, as Bear says, 'It's time to get BG fit!' 
 
Train hard but eat natural: follow Bear's simple and straightforward advice on fuelling your body for maximum success and sustained health benefits. 
 
Train more efficiently with fast and achievable results - a fitter, stronger, healthier you is just around the corner. Go on, it's your life - train for it! 
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What readers are saying about Your Life: Train For it: 
***** 'A fantastic book with clear and easy too follow instructions for each work out.' 
***** 'Great and simple ways to fit fitness into even a busy life style.' 
***** 'Accessible, affordable results with no gym.'

Mission Survival 6: Strike of the Shark

Beck Granger heads to the Carribean, in the sixth in this exciting adventure series from survival specialist Bear Grylls

Exciting, well-informed and zips along at an impressive pace

A gripping adventure story from Bear Grylls, packed with real survival details and dangers at every turn! 
 
When Beck Granger is ship-wrecked in the open seas, he needs all of his survival skills to save a small group of passengers. 
 
But the sinking was no accident. In order to stay alive, he’ll have to work out who wants him dead, and why. 
 
That is, if the sharks don’t get him first . . .

Mission Survival 5: Claws of the Crocodile

Beck Granger goes Down Under, in the fifth book in this exciting adventure series from survival specialist Bear Grylls.

A gripping Australian adventure story from Bear Grylls, packed with real survival details and dangers at every turn! 
 
When Beck Granger follows a mysterious clue to the town of Broome in Northern Australia, it is just the beginning of an adventure that will force him into some of his toughest survival challenges yet! 
 
The search for clues takes Beck into the heart of the Outback, where he must battle raging storms, ravenous crocodiles, cunning villains and a secret that may link back to the death of his parents many years ago . . .

Mission Survival 4: Tracks of the Tiger

A thrilling adventure series from survival expert Bear Grylls – Would you survive?

MISSION: Survival 
LOCATION: The Indonesian jungle 
DANGERS: Lava flows; fearsome tigers; orang-utans 
 
Young survival expert Beck Granger is supposed to be enjoying a holiday. But when a volcano erupts he is stranded and must flee from red-hot lava and molten rocks crashing out of the sky. 
 
If he is to stay alive, he must make his way acrossthe jungle to safety – travelling right through the heart of tiger territory . . . 
 
The fourth book in an explosive adventure series from real-life survival expert BEAR GRYLLS.

Mission Survival 3: Sands of the Scorpion

Mission: Survival 
Location : The Sahara Desert 
Dangers : Diamond smugglers; heatstroke; scorpions 
 
After being forced to parachute out of a smugglers’ plane, teenage adventurer Beck Granger is about to face his toughest survival challenge yet – the Sahara Desert. Blistering sun, shifting sand dunes, and no water for hundreds of miles . . . 
 
Can he survive the heat and make it out alive?

An extract from the bestselling Mud, Sweat and Tears

Climbing Everest

Released to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of the first ever ascent of Mount Everest and updated with a new introduction from Bear Grylls. 
 
On the 29th May 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history as they took their first triumphant steps on the top of the world. 
 
On 16 May 1998, Bear Grylls followed those same footsteps, achieving a childhood dream and entering the Guinness Book of Records, as the youngest Briton, at 23, to summit Mount Everest. 
 
Taken from his bestselling autobiography, Mud, Sweat and Tears, Climbing Everest tells the gripping story of Bear’s gruelling expedition, one which tested him to his very limits and nearly cost him his life.

Mission Survival 2: Way of the Wolf

A thrilling adventure series from survival expert Bear Grylls - Would you survive?

This book is packed with fascinating survival tips and it tells a tense, gripping story that will appeal to lovers of action, adventure and the great outdoors

MISSION: SURVIVAL 
LOCATION: The Alaskan mountains 
DANGERS: Blizzards; grizzly bears; white-water rapids 
 
A fatal plane crash. A frozen wilderness. The world’s youngest survival expert is in trouble again . . . 
 
Beck Granger must find help across the mountains – but even if he survives the deadly cold, can he escape the hungry wolf that is on his trail? 
 
The second book in an explosive adventure series from real-life survival expert BEAR GRYLLS

Mission Survival 1: Gold of the Gods

If you like survival and adventure stories you'll definitely like this book

The first book in an explosive adventure series from real-life survival expert BEAR GRYLLS 
 
Mission: Survival 
Location: The Colombian Jungle 
Dangers: Snakes; starvation; howler monkeys 
 
Beck Granger is lost in the jungle with no food, no compass, and no hope of rescue. 
 
But Beck is no ordinary teenager - he's the world's youngest survival expert. If anyone can make it out alive, he can.

Mud, Sweat and Tears Junior Edition

The extraordinary life story of the world's most intrepid young explorer in a new abridged edition for younger readers.

How did Bear Grylls become one of the world's toughest adventurers? 
 
This is the thrilling story of everyone's favourite real-life action man - from secret childhood missions to climb the town's school buildings and steeples, to starring in his own global TV series and becoming Chief Scout to the Scouting Association. 
 
Known and admired by millions, Bear Grylls has survived in dangerous environments few would dare to visit. Find out what it's like to take on mountaineering, martial arts, parachuting, life in the SAS - and all that nature can throw at you! 
 
Abridged for younger readers.

Mud, Sweat and Tears

The Phenomenal Number One Bestseller

The number-one bestseller, now available in paperback.

Men don't come much tougher than daredevil climber and adventurer, Bear Grylls

World-famous 'extreme adventurer' Bear Grylls had so far avoided telling his life story - until now. Well told, personable, fast-paced, and undoubtedly a fascinating read

'Well told, personable, fast-paced, and undoubtedly a fascinating read' Daily Telegraph 
 
Gripping, moving and wildly exhilarating, Mud, Sweat and Tears is a must-read for adrenalin junkies and armchair adventurers alike. 
 
Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight, he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age. As a teenager he found identity and purpose through both mountaineering and martial arts, which led the young adventurer to the foothills of the mighty Himalaya and a grandmaster's karate training camp in Japan. 
 
On returning home, he embarked upon the notoriously gruelling selection course for the British Special Forces to join 21 SAS - a journey that was to push him to the very limits of physical and mental endurance. 
 
Then, in a horrific free-fall parachuting accident, Bear broke his back in three places. It was touch and go whether he would ever walk again. However, only eighteen months later Bear became one of the youngest ever climbers to scale Everest, aged only twenty-three. But this was just the beginning of his many extraordinary adventures . . . 
 
Known and admired by millions, Bear Grylls has survived where few would dare to go. 
 
Readers are calling Mud, Sweat and Tears: 
 
'Extraordinary' 
'Inspirational' 
'Heart pounding' 
'Awe-inspiring' 
'A breath of fresh air' 
'Thrilling' 
'Courageous'

Bear Grylls

In his gripping new memoir, Grylls takes you behind the scenes on his most thrilling adventures. Riveting.

Bear Grylls is an inspirational leader for people of all ages. Having had the privilege of spending time with Bear personally, I have seen what an amazing person he is. His passion for adventure is truly infectious.

So many positive messages wrapped up in Bear's many incredible adventures.

Bear is someone who truly grabs life with both hands.

At the intersection of great adventure and deep compassion waiting with open arms (and perhaps some goat brain to snack on) is Bear Grylls.

Bear is mad, bad and dangerous. But I love him!

Hanging with Bear is not for the faint of heart.

Confident about climbing mountains, wrestling alligators and challenging the wilderness to do its venomous worst...

Grylls combines derring-do with an easy on-screen personality. He is unafraid to entertain.

(This) adventurer is an extraordinary man.

A Life of Adventure, The Autobiography

'Grylls takes you behind the scenes on his most thrilling adventures. Riveting.' - Daily Mail 
 
'A rocket-fuelled adventure.' - Tim Peake 
 
'His passion for adventure is truly infectious.' - Gareth Southgate 
 
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Bear Grylls has always sought out adventure. From childhood escapades to would-record-breaking expeditions, to his infamous survival challenges, Bear has spent a lifetime in the wild. 
 
In his autobiography, the global adventurer, Chief Scout and TV presenter reflects on the extraordinary adventures that have shaped his life. Sharing personal stories from his toughest expeditions and capturing the exhilarating reality behind some of the hairiest survival missions, Bear takes readers up mountains and across oceans, through jungles and deserts. Immersing us in the behind-the-scenes action on his celebrated television shows, and with a rare insight into his family life, Bear recounts his most death-defying and life-defining moments. 
 
Packed with deeply personal and wildly entertaining tales, Never Give Up is a testament to the value of adventure. It celebrates the power of the wild and what it can teach us, and highlights the importance of courage, kindness and a resilient attitude - a 'never give up spirit' - to navigate the great adventure of life. 
 
'Bear is someone who truly grabs life with both hands.' - Jonny Wilkinson 
'So many positive messages wrapped up in Bear's many incredible adventures.' - Roger Federer

Bear Grylls

Praise for Never Give Up

In his gripping new memoir, Grylls takes you behind the scenes on his most thrilling adventures. Riveting.

A rocket-fuelled adventure.

Bear Grylls is an inspirational leader for people of all ages. Having had the privilege of spending time with Bear personally, I have seen what an amazing person he is. His passion for adventure is truly infectious.

In his gripping new memoir, Grylls takes you behind the scenes on his most thrilling adventures. Riveting.

A rocket-fuelled adventure.

Bear Grylls is an inspirational leader for people of all ages. Having had the privilege of spending time with Bear personally, I have seen what an amazing person he is. His passion for adventure is truly infectious.

In his gripping new memoir, Grylls takes you behind the scenes on his most thrilling adventures. Riveting.

A rocket-fuelled adventure.

Bear Grylls is an inspirational leader for people of all ages. Having had the privilege of spending time with Bear personally, I have seen what an amazing person he is. His passion for adventure is truly infectious.

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