Bear Grylls Quote
On one occasion, after a particularly long spell away from home, I got Shara to fly into the mountains we were filming in.Bring the boys, my love, I miss you.That night, I hitched a lift with the crew, jumped into the helicopter that was extracting them back to base, and went to the lodge they were staying in.Shara was there, waiting.I spent the night in my family’s arms and went back to film the next day. Reckless, I know.But the press got wind of it, as they do, and they went for the jugular. It made for a killer headline. I totally understood. But who hasn’t made the odd mistake?In hindsight, it was more than reckless--it was an error, and it opened a can of worms for the papers to feed on.But, for the record, it had been total heaven to see Shara and the boys. So which do I value more--being a hero or being a father?I know. It is never my strong point.So this was another moment that could have sunk the show, but Channel 4 and Discovery backed me. They knew all too well how hard I work and the risks I take every day.And the best response to the critics was the show’s subsequent runaway success.
On one occasion, after a particularly long spell away from home, I got Shara to fly into the mountains we were filming in.Bring the boys, my love, I miss you.That night, I hitched a lift with the crew, jumped into the helicopter that was extracting them back to base, and went to the lodge they were staying in.Shara was there, waiting.I spent the night in my family’s arms and went back to film the next day. Reckless, I know.But the press got wind of it, as they do, and they went for the jugular. It made for a killer headline. I totally understood. But who hasn’t made the odd mistake?In hindsight, it was more than reckless--it was an error, and it opened a can of worms for the papers to feed on.But, for the record, it had been total heaven to see Shara and the boys. So which do I value more--being a hero or being a father?I know. It is never my strong point.So this was another moment that could have sunk the show, but Channel 4 and Discovery backed me. They knew all too well how hard I work and the risks I take every day.And the best response to the critics was the show’s subsequent runaway success.