Bear Grylls Vs. Ray Mears

[med2003]

Yep, was pointed out above Bear is just a big faker.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Grylls series 'to be transparent'

Ray is da Man!

[Trash Man]

I watched the series some time ago where Bear was going thro training for the French Foreign Legion. That was undoubtedly harsh.

That was a great series and Bear just took it all in his stride. Out of the 12 or so that started I think it was only 4 that finished the training.

I've not seen the born survivor series, at least not all of it. I saw one clip where Bear was squeezing the water out of an elephant **** to get something to drink, I mean WTF

[Whalefish]

My brother went to 'an evening with' Ray Mears at Kings Lynn the other week, reckoned that he is a really nice, interesting bloke.
As for Bear Grylls, mwhahahaha.

[leeglf]

i enjoy watching bear and ray... and i must say i think ray seems like the better survivalist of the two but bear is the most entertaining to watch.

check out this video of bear in an extreme situation YouTube - Bear Grylls is a Fake

[freddie]

i think ray is the man. also when he was in mogolia wrestling he stated he'd been doing judo for about 20 years. thats a lot of skill, he even beat the mongolian at his own game!

[TeePee]

Bear Grylls (They call it 'Man Vs. Wild' here) is a wimp compared to Les Stroud. Watch a few episodes of 'Survivorman' for the real thing. Good advice will save your life. Bear deliberately does dangerous stuff which might kill you.

[simonfitba]

Bush tucker man ftw.

[hitman67]

Ranulph Fiennes would beat all IMHO even at the age of 57

Agreed, he would run them all over in his Gold Land Rover

[autopilot]

Bush tucker man ftw.

Agreed. I actually met him in Oz back in the 80's. Most people dont know who he is anymore, but he was the original TV survival expert and still the best IMO.

[kippo]

From wikipedia

Criticism

Following allegations that the show deceived viewers into believing that he was really stranded in the wild when he wasn't, Channel 4 suspended broadcast of the show. Discovery aired re-edited episodes designed to remove faked elements, with a fresh voiceover, and has continued on with season three of the program.[6]

An adviser to the Man vs. Wild/Born Survivor series had claimed that rather than 'roughing it', Grylls had in fact been staying at a Californian hotel between filming. Similarly, it was alleged that Grylls had stayed at a motel in Hawaii while giving viewers the impression that he was stranded on a desert island. These allegations, and others, were confirmed by Channel 4, who argued that it wasn't a documentary, but a 'how-to' guide to survival, implying that 'faked' or re-shot scenes were acceptable in that context.

If you dropped Ray and Bear in the middle of the jungle hundreds of miles from anywhere, no doubt Ray would still be alive a month later. Not sure about Bear though.

[pollaxe]

Raymondo ftw!

I heard some interesting speculation on Mr Mears' background a while ago.

Grylls is quite controversial anyway - have a look about his hang-gliding above Everest claims - a tough guy, a charming guy but also a big-time self-publicist (which you probably have to be in the media, I suppose.)

[arbitor]

Mr grylls may be a bit of a nob..

But he has done some pretty cool things..

And HAS summited everest which I would say is something ray mears couldnt as I doubt hes fit enough

[Whiternoise]

Pfft Mears would make some nifty catapult contraption out of pine trees to summit Everest

[Corinne]

Ray is Awesome!! Bear is just doing this for fame. You see him killing animals, taste a bit, gag & spit it out! Thats not survival! Its obviously put on for the camera & is such a disgusting waste of life and resources! For real genuine survival master watch RAY MEARS. Not only does he survive but he does so with respect & consideration for the animals & environment. And Ray Mears programmes doesnt have that flashy showbiz reality tv feel that Bear has.

[Corinne]

Bear is just doing this for fame. You see him killing animals, taste a bit, gag & spit it out! Thats not survival! Its obviously put on for the camera & is such a disgusting waste of life and resources! For real genuine survival master watch RAY MEARS. Not only does he survive but he does so with respect & consideration for the animals & environment. And Ray Mears programmes doesnt have that flashy showbiz reality tv feel that Bear has. Even with Bears age advantage Ray would totally win in a survive-off!

[Stewart]

I saw Ray Mears jump on a monkey for fun.

And he jabbed another one in the foot win a tin opener.