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Bear Grylls

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The Resume

    (June 7, 1974- )
    Born in Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
    Birth name is Edward Michael Grylls
    Served in the British Special Forces
    Hosts the Discovery Channel program Man vs. Wild (2006- )
    Wrote 'The Kid Who Climbed Everest' (1998) and 'Facing the Frozen Ocean' (2003)

Why he might be annoying:

    His claim to have set a new altitude record while paragliding (2007) was never ratified, since the altimeter froze during the flight making verification impossible.
    During 'Man vs. Wild,' he has wrapped his urine-soaked shirt around his head to stave off the desert heat, squeezed elephant dung to extract water, ripped off raw chunks of dead zebra with his teeth and drunk his own urine.
    Other survival experts have questioned the wisdom of the advice he gives on the show.
    Producers of 'Man vs. Wild' admitted that on at least two occasions, Grylls spent the night in hotels instead of roughing it.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His military career ended when he fractured three vertebrae when a routine parachute exercise went wrong (1996).
    Only two years later, he fulfilled a childhood dream by climbing Mount Everest.
    He has used his expeditions and stunts to raise money for charities, including the Royal National Lifeboat Association, Global Angels, the Prince's Trust and Hope & Homes for Children.
    He received an honorary commission in the Royal Navy after leading the first unassisted crossing of the North Atlantic in an open rigid inflatable boat.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 6.25% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 37 Votes: 37.84% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 51 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 46 Votes: 58.70% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 56 Votes: 58.93% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 49 Votes: 59.18% Annoying