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Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls OBE (born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman. He first drew attention after ... BearGrylls FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Britishadventurer,writerandtelevisionpresenter(born1974) ThisarticleisabouttheBritishadventurer.FortheAmericanmusician,seeBearGrillz. BearGryllsOBEGryllsatameetingwithCoventryScoutsgroupsin2012BornEdwardMichaelGrylls(1974-06-07)7June1974(age 48)London,EnglandEducationEtonCollegeAlma mater UniversityoftheWestofEngland,Bristol BirkbeckCollege OccupationAdventurerAuthorTelevisionpresenterMotivationalspeakerSpouseSharaCanningsKnight ​​(m. 2000)​Children3Relatives SirMichaelGrylls(father) MilitarycareerAllegianceUnitedKingdomService/branch BritishArmyYears ofservice1994–1997UnitArtists'Rifles Websitebeargrylls.com EdwardMichael"Bear"GryllsOBE(born7June1974)isaBritishadventurer,writer,televisionpresenterandbusinessman.Hefirstdrewattentionafterembarkingonanumberofadventures,andthenbecamewidelyknownforhistelevisionseriesManvs.Wild(2006–2011).HeisalsoinvolvedinanumberofwildernesssurvivaltelevisionseriesintheUKandUS,suchasRunningWildwithBearGryllsandTheIslandwithBearGrylls.InJuly2009,Gryllswasappointedtheyoungest-everChiefScoutoftheUnitedKingdomandOverseasTerritoriesatage35,[1]aposthehasheldforasecondtermsince2015. Contents 1Personallife 2Education 3Militaryservice 4Expeditions 4.1Everest 4.2CircumnavigationoftheUK 4.3CrossingtheNorthAtlantic 4.4Dinnerpartyataltitude 4.5ParamotoringovertheHimalayas 4.6JourneyAntarctica2008 4.7Longestindoorfreefall 4.8NorthwestPassageexpedition 5Career 5.1Books 5.2Television 5.2.1EscapetotheLegion 5.2.2BornSurvivor/Manvs.Wild 5.2.3Worst-CaseScenario 5.2.4Bear'sWildWeekend 5.2.5GetOutAlive 5.2.6EscapefromHell 5.2.7TheIsland 5.2.8RunningWildwithBearGrylls 5.2.9MissionSurvive 5.2.10BearGryllsSurvivalSchool 5.2.11SurvivorGames 5.2.12Bear'sMission 5.2.13Youvs.Wild 5.2.14World'sToughestRace:Eco-ChallengeFiji 5.2.15BearGryllsWildAdventure 5.2.16RunningWildWithBearGrylls:TheChallenge 5.3Motivationalspeaking 6PositionsinScouting 6.1DesignationofChiefAmbassadorofWorldScouting 6.2TermasChiefScoutoftheScoutAssociation 7BeMilitaryFit 8Charityandpolitics 9Seealso 10References 11Externallinks Personallife EdwardMichaelGryllswasborninLondonon7June1974.[2]Fromafamilywithstrongcricketingbackground,hisgrandfatherNevilleFordandgreat-great-grandfatherWilliamAugustusFord,werebothfirst-classcricketers.HegrewupinDonaghadee,NorthernIreland,untiltheageoffour,whenhisfamilymovedtoBembridgeontheIsleofWight.[3][4] HeisthesonofConservativepoliticianSirMichaelGryllsandhiswifeSarah"Sally"(néeFord).[5]Gryllshasonesibling,aneldersister,LaraFawcett,whogavehimthenickname'Bear'whenhewasaweekold.[6] Fromanearlyage,helearnedtoclimbandsailwithhisfather,whowasamemberoftheprestigiousRoyalYachtSquadron.Asateenager,helearnedtoskydiveandearnedaseconddanblackbeltinShotokankarate.[7]HespeaksEnglish,Spanish,andFrench.[8]HeisanAnglican,[9]andhasdescribedhisChristianfaithasthe"backbone"inhislife:[10]"Youcan'tkeepGodout.He'sallaroundus,ifwe'rejuststillenoughtolisten."[11] GryllsmarriedSharaCanningsKnightin2000.[12]TheyhavethreesonsnamedJesse(born2003),Marmaduke(born2006)andHuckleberry(born2009).[13][14] InAugust2015,Gryllslefthis11-year-oldsonJesseonSaintTudwal'sIslandalongtheNorthWalescoast,asthetideapproached,leavinghimtoberescuedbytheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution(RNLI)aspartoftheirweeklypracticemissions.Jessewasunharmed,thoughtheRNLIlatercriticizedhimforthestunt,sayingitscrew"hadnotappreciated"thatachildwouldbeinvolved.[15] Education GryllswaseducatedatEatonHouse,LudgroveSchoolandEtonCollege,wherehehelpedstartitsfirstmountaineeringclub.[16]HestudiedSpanishandGermanattheUniversityoftheWestofEngland,Bristol[17]andatBirkbeckCollege,[18]wherehegraduatedwitha2:2bachelor'sdegree,obtainedpart-time,inHispanicstudiesin2002.[19][20] Militaryservice Afterleavingschool,GryllsbrieflyhikedintheHimalayanmountainsofSikkimandWestBengal.[21]From1994–1997,heservedintheTerritorialArmywith21SASasatroopertrainedin,amongstotherthings,unarmedcombat,desertandwinterwarfare,survival,climbing,parachuting,andexplosives.Becomingasurvivalinstructor,hewastwicepostedtoNorthAfrica.[citationneeded]HistimeintheSASendedastheresultofafreefallparachutingaccidentinKenyain1996;[22][23]hisparachutefailedtoopen,causinghimtobreakthreevertebrae.[23] In2004,GryllswasawardedthehonoraryrankoflieutenantcommanderintheRoyalNavalReserve.[24]Thenin2013hewasawardedthehonoraryrankoflieutenantcolonelintheRoyalMarinesReserve,[25]andpromotedtoHonoraryColonelinJune2021.[26] Expeditions Gryllsin2014 Everest On16May1998,GryllsachievedhischildhooddreamofclimbingtothesummitofMountEverestinNepal,18monthsafterbreakingthreevertebraeinaparachutingaccident.[27]At23,hewasatthetimeamongtheyoungestpeopletohaveachievedthisfeat.ThereissomedisputeoverwhetherhewastheyoungestBritontohavedoneso,ashewasprecededbyJamesAllen,aclimberholdingdualAustralianandBritishcitizenship,whoreachedthesummitin1995atage22.[28]TherecordhassincebeensurpassedbyJakeMeyerandthenRobGauntlettwhosummittedatage19.ToprepareforclimbingatsuchhighaltitudesintheHimalayas,in1997,GryllsbecametheyoungestBritontoclimbAmaDablam,apeakoncedescribedbySirEdmundHillaryas"unclimbable",althoughnowthethirdmostpopularintheHimalayasforpermittedexhibitions.[29] CircumnavigationoftheUK In2000,GryllsledtheteamtocircumnavigatetheBritishIslesonjetskis,[24]takingabout30days,toraisemoneyfortheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution(RNLI).HealsorowednakedinahomemadebathtubalongtheThamestoraisefundsforafriendwholosthislegsinaclimbingaccident.[27] CrossingtheNorthAtlantic In2003,heledateamoffive,includinghischildhoodfriend,SAScolleague,andMountEverestclimbingpartnerMickCrosthwaite,onanunassistedcrossingofthenorthAtlanticOcean,inanopenrigidinflatableboat.Gryllsandhisteamtraveledinaneleven-metre-longboatandencounteredforce8galewindswithwavesbreakingovertheboatwhilepassingthroughicebergsintheirjourneyfromHalifax,NovaScotiatoJohno'Groats,Scotland.[30] Dinnerpartyataltitude In2005,alongsidetheballoonistandmountaineerDavidHempleman-AdamsandLieutenantCommanderAlanVeal,leaderoftheRoyalNavyFreefallParachuteDisplayTeam,Gryllscreatedaworldrecordforthehighestopen-airformaldinnerparty,whichtheydidunderahot-airballoonat7,600metres(25,000 ft),dressedinfullmessdressandoxygenmasks.[31]Totrainfortheevent,hemadeover200parachutejumps.[32]ThiseventwasinaidofTheDukeofEdinburgh'sAwardandThePrince'sTrust.[33] ParamotoringovertheHimalayas In2007,Gryllsembarkedonarecord-settingParajetparamotorinHimalayasnearMountEverest.Hetookofffrom4,400metres(14,500 ft),8miles(13 km)southofthemountain.Gryllsreportedlookingdownonthesummitduringhisascentandcopingwithtemperaturesof−60 °C(−76 °F).Heendureddangerouslylowoxygenlevelsandeventuallyreached9,000metres(29,500 ft),almost3,000metres(10,000 ft)higherthanthepreviousrecordof6,102metres(20,019 ft).ThefeatwasfilmedforDiscoveryChannelworldwideaswellasChannel4intheUK.[34]WhileGryllsinitiallyplannedtocrossoverEverestitself,thepermitwasonlytoflytothesouthofEverest,andhedidnottraverseEverestoutofriskofviolatingChineseairspace.[35] JourneyAntarctica2008 In2008,GryllsledateamoffourtoclimboneofthemostremoteunclimbedpeaksintheworldinAntarctica,toraisefundsforchildren'scharityGlobalAngelsandpromotetheuseofalternativeenergies.DuringthismissiontheteamalsoaimedtoexplorethecoastofAntarcticabyinflatableboatandjetski,partpoweredbybioethanol,andthentotravelacrosssomeofthevasticedesertbywind-poweredkite-skiandelectricpoweredparamotor.However,theexpeditionwascutshortafterGryllssufferedabrokenshoulderwhilekiteskiingacrossastretchofice.Travellingatspeedsupto50 km/h(30 mph),askicaughtontheice,launchinghimintheairandbreakinghisshoulderwhenhecamedown.Hehadtobemedicallyevacuated.[36] Longestindoorfreefall Grylls,alongwiththedoubleamputeeAlHodgsonandtheScotsmanFreddyMacDonald,setaGuinnessworldrecordin2008forthelongestcontinuousindoorfreefall.Thepreviousrecordwas1hour36minutesbyaUSteam.Grylls,Hodgson,andMacDonald,usingaverticalwindtunnelinMiltonKeynes,broketherecordbyafewseconds.TheattemptwasinsupportofthecharityGlobalAngels.[37][38][39] NorthwestPassageexpedition InSeptember2010,Gryllsledateamoffivetotakeanice-breakingrigid-inflatableboat(RIB)through5,700nauticalmiles(10,600 km)oftheice-strewnNorthwestPassage.Theexpeditionintendedtoraiseawarenessoftheeffectsofglobalwarmingandtoraisemoneyforchildren'scharityGlobalAngels.[40][41] Career Books Grylls'firstbook,FacingUp(UK)/TheKidWhoClimbedEverest(US),describedhisexpeditionandachievementsclimbingtothesummitofMountEverest.HissecondwasFacingtheFrozenOcean.HisthirdbookBornSurvivor:BearGryllswaswrittentoaccompanytheTVseriesofthesamename.Healsowroteanextremeguidetooutdoorpursuits,titledBearGryllsOutdoorAdventures.[42] In2012,Gryllsreleasedhisautobiography,Mud,SweatandTears:TheAutobiography,[43]followedbyASurvivalGuideforLifeinlate2012andTrueGritin2013.[44] GryllsalsowrotetheMissionSurvivalseriesofchildren'sadventuresurvivalbookstitled:MissionSurvival:GoldoftheGods,MissionSurvival:WayoftheWolf,MissionSurvival:SandsoftheScorpion,MissionSurvival:TracksoftheTigerandMissionSurvival:ClawsoftheCrocodile.HehaswrittentwothrillernovelsbasedaroundhischaracterWillJaeger;GhostFlightreleasedin2015[45]andBurningAngelsin2016.[46] In2019,GryllspublishedaChristiandevotionaltitledSoulFuel.[47] InOctober2021,Gryllsreleasedhissecondautobiography,NeverGiveUp;coveringsomeofhismostmemorableeventsandadventures.[48] Television GryllswasusedbytheUKMinistryofDefencetoheadtheArmy'santi-drugsTVcampaign,andfeaturedinthefirstevermajoradvertisingcampaignforHarrods.GryllshasbeenaguestonnumeroustalkshowsincludingFridayNightwithJonathanRoss,TheOprahWinfreyShow,LateNightwithConanO'Brien,TheTonightShowwithJayLeno,AttackoftheShow!,LateShowwithDavidLetterman,JimmyKimmelLive!andHarryHill'sTVBurp.GryllsrecordedtwoadvertisementsforPost'sTrailMixCrunchCereal,whichairedintheUSfromJanuary2009.Healsoappearedasa"distinguishedinstructor"inDosEquis'MostInterestingAcademyinawebisodenamed"SurvivalintheModernEra".Heappearedinafive-partwebseriesthatdemonstratesurbansurvivaltechniquesandfeaturesGryllsgoingfrombushtobash.HealsohasmarketedtheAlphaCourse,acourseonthebasicsoftheChristianfaith.In2013,GryllsappearedinanairlinesafetyvideoforAirNewZealandentitledBearEssentialsofSafety,filmedagainstthebackdropoftheRouteburnTrackonthesoutherntipofNewZealand'sSouthIsland.[49]In2014,GryllsappearedonPiersMorgan'sLifeStories. EscapetotheLegion Gryllsfilmedafour-partTVshowin2005,calledEscapetotheLegion,whichfollowedGryllsandelevenother"recruits"astheytookpartinashortenedre-creationoftheFrenchForeignLegion'sbasicdeserttrainingintheSahara.TheshowwasfirstbroadcastintheUKonChannel4,[50]andintheUSontheMilitaryChannel.[51] BornSurvivor/Manvs.Wild GryllsinfrontofanAlaskaAirNationalGuard,210thRescueSquadronHH-60PaveHawkhelicopterbeforeheadingouttoSpencerGlaciertofilmManvs.Wild Mainarticle:Manvs.Wild GryllshostsaseriestitledBornSurvivor:BearGryllsfortheBritishChannel4andbroadcastasManvs.WildinAustralia,NewZealand,Canada,India,andtheUnitedStates,andasUltimateSurvivalontheDiscoveryChannelinEurope,Asia,andAfrica.TheseriesfeaturesGryllsdroppedintoinhospitableplaces,showingviewershowtosurvive.Manvs.Wilddebutedin2006,anditssuccessledittolastingsevenseasonsoverfiveyears. TheshowhasfeaturedstuntsincludingGryllsclimbingcliffs,parachutingfromhelicopters,balloons,andplanes,paragliding,iceclimbing,runningthroughaforestfire,wadingrapids,eatingsnakes,wrappinghisurine-soakedT-shirtaroundhisheadtohelpstaveoffthedesertheat,drinkingurinesavedinarattlesnakeskin,drinkingfecalliquidfromelephantdung,eatingdeerdroppings,wrestlingalligators,fielddressingacamelcarcassanddrinkingwaterfromit,eatingvarious"creepycrawlies"[insects],usingthecorpseofasheepasasleepingbagandflotationdevice,freeclimbingwaterfallsandusingabirdguano/waterenemaforhydration.[52][53] TheshowcausedcontroversyafteraprogrammeconsultantrevealedthatGryllsactuallystayedinahotelonsomenights—includinganepisodeinHawaiiinwhichGryllswasostensiblystrandedonadesertedisland—andthatcertainsceneswerestagedforhim.[54]Gryllssubsequentlyapologizedtoviewerswhomighthavefeltmisled.[54] InMarch2012,theDiscoveryChanneldroppedGryllsfromitslineupbecauseofacontractualdispute,[55][56]althoughhehassubsequentlyworkedwiththemagain. InAugust2019,BearGryllsappearedwithIndianPrimeMinister,NarendraModiinaspecialepisodeshotintheIndia'sJimCorbettNationalPark,Uttarakhand.Theepisodewasshowcasedinmorethan180countriesacrosstheworldontheDiscovery,Inc.network.[57] Worst-CaseScenario Mainarticle:Worst-CaseScenario(TVseries) In2010,GryllscameoutwithanewprojecttitledWorst-CaseScenariowhichairedonDiscoveryintheUS.Itisbasedonthepopularbooksofthesamename.[58]Twelveepisodeswereproducedbeforetheshowwascancelled.[59] Bear'sWildWeekend In2011,hemadetwospecialsunderthetitleBear'sWildWeekendforChannel4intheUKwhichwasbroadcastovertheChristmasholidaythatyear.EachspecialfeaturedGryllstakingeitherJonathanRossorMirandaHartonshorttwo-dayadventures;RosstorainforestintheCanaryIslands,HarttotheSwissAlps.[60]ThesescreenedintheUSunderthetitleBearGrylls'WildAdventure.AthirdepisodewithStephenFry,thistimeintheDolomitemountainsofSouthTyrol,screenedinlate2013.[61] In2014,twofurtherepisodeswereairedintheUKunderthetitleWildWeekends.Thefirstofthesewasthe2011specialofManvs.WildfeaturingJakeGyllenhaal,[62]andthesecondwastheRunningWildepisodefeaturingBenStiller.[63] GetOutAlive Mainarticle:GetOutAlivewithBearGrylls GryllshostedGetOutAlivewithBearGrylls,arealitycompetitionseriesfilmedinNewZealand,whichpremieredonNBCon8July2013.[64][65] EscapefromHell InBearGrylls:EscapefromHell,herevealsthetruelifestoriesofordinarypeopletrappedinextraordinarysituationsofsurvival.Thesix-episodeseriespremieredontheDiscoveryChannelintheUKon4October2013,andintheUSon11November2013.[66] TheIsland Mainarticle:TheIslandwithBearGrylls HepresentedTheIslandwithBearGrylls,firstshownonChannel4on5May2014.AnAmericanversionoftheshowwasalsomadeanditpremieredon25May2015onNBC.[67] RunningWildwithBearGrylls Mainarticle:RunningWildwithBearGrylls InthisadventureTVseriesfromNBC,whichpremieredon28July2014,Gryllstakescelebritiesonatwo-daytripinthewilderness.ThecelebritieswhotookpartinSeason1areZacEfron,BenStiller,TamronHall,DeionSanders,ChanningTatum,andTomArnold.[68][69]CelebritieswhotookpartinSeason2wereKateWinslet,KateHudson,DrewBrees,JesseTylerFerguson,EdHelms,MichelleRodriguez,AjayDevgan,[70]AkshayKumar,Rajanikanth,[71]India'sprimeministerNarendraModi,[72]JamesMarsden,MichaelB.Jordan,andPresidentBarackObama.[73] MissionSurvive Mainarticle:BearGrylls:MissionSurvive In2015,hebeganpresentingthesix-partITVseriesBearGrylls:MissionSurvivewhichfeatureseightcelebritiesonatwelve-daysurvivalmission.Theseriesbeganairingon20February2015.[74]MissionSurvivereturnedforasecondseriesin2016.[75] BearGryllsSurvivalSchool In2016,hepresentedaCITVseriescalledBearGryllsSurvivalSchool.FilmingstartedinAugust2015.Theseriesbeganairingon10January2016.[76][77]Asecondserieswasscheduledtobeginon7January2017. SurvivorGames Insummer2015,China'sDragonTVorderedaGrylls-frontedadventureseriestitledSurvivorGames(Chinese:跟着贝尔去冒险).TheseriesfeaturedGryllsandeightChinesecelebritiesandpremieredonDragonTVon16October2015.[78] Bear'sMission In2018,ITVbeganairinganewseriessimilartotheUSAseries"RunningWildwithBearGrylls"called"Bear'sMissionwith...".ThisshowfocusesononeBritishcelebritytakinganovernightadventurewithBeareachepisode.TheseriespremieredonITVonearly2018.[79] Youvs.Wild Mainarticle:Youvs.Wild Later,GryllswentontoreleaseaninteractiveseriesonstreamingserviceNetflix. World'sToughestRace:Eco-ChallengeFiji Mainarticle:World'sToughestRace:Eco-ChallengeFiji GryllspresentedtherevivaloftheEco-Challengeseries,whichistitledWorld'sToughestRace:Eco-ChallengeFiji.Itinvolvedteamsfromaroundtheworldcompetinginanadventurerace,whichtookplaceinFiji.TheseriespremieredonAmazonPrimeVideoon14August2020.[80] BearGryllsWildAdventure Spring2021,two-partITVseriesfeaturingJonnyWilkinsonandNicolaAdams,respectively.[81] RunningWildWithBearGrylls:TheChallenge PremieredinJuly2022,itisaspin-offofGrylls'longrunningRunningWildWithBearGryllsseries.[82] Motivationalspeaking OutsideofTV,Gryllsworksasamotivationalspeaker,givingspeechesworldwidetocorporations,churches,schools,andotherorganisations.[27][56] PositionsinScouting Gryllsspeakingin2016 DesignationofChiefAmbassadorofWorldScouting On16November2018,TheWorldOrganizationoftheScoutMovementannouncedtheappointmentofBearGryllsasitsfirstChiefAmbassador.[83]Uponhisappointment,hesaid"I'mveryproudandhumbledtotakeonthisnewroleasChiefAmbassadorofWorldScoutingandcontinuetopromotethegreatworkScoutingisdoingacrosstheglobe.Scoutingisaworldwideforceforgoodthatunitesyoungpeoplewithpositivevaluesandanadventurousspirit.Weaimtomakeadifferenceinourcommunities,helpyoungpeoplelearnnewskills,andbekindtoallpeople."[83] BearhaslongbeenasupporterofScoutingaroundtheworldoftenvisitingScoutgroupsonhisfilmingmissionsandappearedatthe24thWorldScoutJamboreeinhisroleasChiefAmbassador[84] TermasChiefScoutoftheScoutAssociation Seealso:ChiefScout(TheScoutAssociation) On17May2009,TheScoutAssociationannouncedGryllswouldbeappointedChiefScoutfollowingtheendofPeterDuncan'sfive-yearterminJuly2009.[85]HewasofficiallymadeChiefScoutatGilwell24on11July2009inahandovereventfeaturingPeterDuncaninfrontofacrowdofover3,000ExplorerScouts.HeisthetenthpersontoholdthepositionandtheyoungestChiefScoutsincetherolewascreatedforRobertBaden-Powellin1920.[1][86] On9April2015,TheScoutAssociationannouncedthatGryllswouldcontinueasChiefScoutuntil2018.Gryllswrote,"IamsoproudthatthelargestyouthmovementontheplanethasaskedmetocontinueinmyroleasUKChiefScout."[87] On5June2015,Grylls,inaninterviewwithTheTelegraph,praisedthechallengeofbeingBritain'syoungestChiefScout,saying"Scoutinghumblesmeeveryday".[88]HeremainsChiefScoutin2022.[89] BeMilitaryFit Mainarticle:BeMilitaryFitBearGryllsVenturesandNMCapitalpurchasedBritishMilitaryFitnessinSeptember2018andre-brandedas"BeMilitaryFitwithBearGrylls",toretaintheexistingacronymBMF.Thecompanyrunsoutdoorgroupfitnessclassesin140publicparksandoutdoorspacesacrosstheUnitedKingdom.TheclassesareledbyformerorservingmembersoftheBritishArmedForceswithrecognisedfitnesstrainingqualifications.ItisEurope'slargestoutdoorfitnesscompany.[90][91][92][93] Charityandpolitics Gryllsjugglingin2016 GryllsisanambassadorforThePrince'sTrust,anorganisationwhichprovidestraining,financial,andpracticalsupporttoyoungpeopleintheUnitedKingdom.[14] GlobalAngels,aUKcharitywhichseekstoaidchildrenaroundtheworld,werethebeneficiariesofhis2007accomplishmentoftakingapoweredpara-gliderhigherthanMountEverest.Grylls'heldthehighesteverdinnerpartyat7,600metres(25,000 ft)inaidofTheDukeofEdinburgh'sAwardScheme,andlaunchedthe50thanniversaryoftheAwards.HissuccessfulcircumnavigationofBritainonjetskisraisedmoneyfortheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution. Grylls'EverestclimbwasinaidofSSAFAForcesHelp,aBritish-basedcharitableorganisationsetuptohelpformerandservingmembersoftheBritishArmedForcesandtheirfamiliesanddependents.His2003ArcticexpeditiondetailedinthebookFacingtheFrozenOceanwasinaidofThePrince'sTrust.His2005attempttopara-motorovertheAngelFallswasinaidofthecharityHopeandHomesforChildren.[94] InAugust2010,Gryllscontinuedhisfund-raisingworkforGlobalAngelsbyundertakinganexpeditionthroughtheNorthwestPassageinarigidinflatableboat.ManyofhisexpeditionsalsosupportenvironmentalcausessuchashisAntarcticaexpeditionandhiscircumnavigationofBritainwhichtestedapioneeringnewfuelmadefromrubbish.In2011,GryllswasinNewZealandduringtheFebruary2011Christchurchearthquake.Followingtheincident,heappearedonNewZealandadvertisementsencouragingpeopletodonatemoneytohelprebuildthecity.[95][96] GryllsisalsoanambassadorforCareforChildren,anorganisationthatpartnerswithgovernmentsinAsiatohelpcreateapositivealternativetoinstitutionalcarethroughlocalfamily-basedcarefordisadvantagedchildren.[97]In2014,GryllsdesignedaScouts-themedPaddingtonBearstatue,oneoffiftylocatedaroundLondonpriortothereleaseofthefilmPaddington,whichwasauctionedtoraisefundsfortheNationalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoChildren(NSPCC).[98] Gryllssaidhespoke"fromtheheart"inbacking"Remain"inthe2016referendum."AtsuchatimefortheUKtoretreat,runandcutourselvesloosefromEurope,whentherearesomanychallengesonourdoorstep,tomejustdoesn'tfeeleithercourageousorkind,"hesaid."Europehasmanyflaws,butIalsobelievethewaytohelpresolvemanyofthosetoughissuesisfromwithin...IhaveneverbeenagoodquitterandIamsoproudoftheUKandourvalues:tolerance,kindness,respect,courageandresilience.ThisiswhyIwantustostaytogetherandRemaininEurope."[99]InJanuary2020,heannouncedthathehadassertedhisrighttoIrishcitizenshipandhadobtainedanIrishpassport.[100] 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