Bear Grylls Injury Update
December 9, 2008
The injury to Bear Grylls, host of Discovery Channel’s Man vs. Wild, is currently being evaluated and assessed. Bear Grylls was on an expedition to climb a peak in Antarctica with a team of four climbers sponsored by Ethanol Ventures. Soon after the accident, Bear Grylls posted this report to his Journey Antarctica 2008 website:
Sorry for the radio silence over the last 24 hours - but I have had a bit of an accident. We were all flying across the ice using the kite skis, which is when you use the big flexi-foil kites on long lines attached to your harness that propels you across the snow and ice. I was doing speeds of over 50 kilometres an hour when I hit a patch of blue ice, lost a ski and got catapulted into the air, crashing down very hard. There is no doubt my helmet saved my life, but I smashed my shoulder and hands and was badly winded. I knew at once I had done something bad to my shoulder and was in absolute agony, my shoulder was drooped down and a bone was sticking out at a weird angle. I am safe at our expedition basecamp now and the shoulder is all strapped up tight, but is very painful. The bottom line is I am lucky.
This report lays out the details of what exactly took place. The extent of his injuries are still not known and various reports have him currently in Britain, South Africa, or even still in Antarctica awaiting a heli-evac. It is thought that Bear Grylls has suffered a broken shoulder and possibly some internal injuries after suffering the fall while kite skiing.
It is also being reported that the team Bear Grylls was climbing with has made a successful summit of the peak that Bear was shooting for. I have read some mixed reports that portions of this incident, including the after-accident medical attention, may be boadcast on a future episode of Man vs. Wild. Bear Grylls was not filming for this program at the time the event took place, but we all know when something big happens to a star, the cameras can follow in very short time.
It will be interesting to see what effect this may have on Bear Grylls and his Man vs. Wild program. If I remember correctly, the new season of Man vs. Wild usually begins in February. Hopefully the injuries aren’t to severe and Bear can get back to doing what he does best.
The Moose Droppings blog has an interesting update to the Bear Grylls Antarctica saga. If you want to read more, head over there and see what Moose has to say.
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