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sewer expedition 81–2
Shara (boat) 370–1
Shearman, Steve 390
Sherpa climbing team 281–2, 284–5, 296, 329, 330–1, 332, 333, 359–60
Sikkim, northern 112
Silva, Alan 280–1, 302, 303, 307, 308, 313, 319, 324, 329–31, 333–4, 343, 346
Singapore expedition, Everest 323, 324
Sir Samuel Kelly (lifeboat) 15
skydiving accident, Zimbabwe 239–44
sleep problems, SAS(R) Selection 169
Smiles, Margaret (BG’s great-grandmother) 12, 16, 17
Smiles, Patricia see Fisher, Patricia
Smiles, Samuel, Self-Help 7–9, 17–19
Smiles, Walter (BG’s great-grandfather) 7–9, 10–17, 24
Snowdon, Eton expedition 85–7
South Col, Everest 278, 306, 319–20, 323–4, 346
1996 casualties 319–20
South Summit, Everest 307, 334–9
Spain, 1999 holiday 363–5
Special Air Service (SAS) 131
and ‘toffs’ 214
BBC on 131
BG badged 230–2
BG leaves after spinal injury 253–5
BG’s medic status 152, 353, 380
Old Etonians in 96
Reserves Selection 52, 124–6, 131–3
endurance route march 198–208
failed exercise 175–9
physical demands 136–44
pre-Selection weekend 140–4
re-try decision 179–82
second attempt 182–208
selection proper 145–78
Test Week 186–208
training
battle camp, final exercise 217–29
enemy contact drills 212
green army skills 209
SF skills 209–12
team work 211, 212–13, 217–24
spinal injury, recovery 243–53
sponsorship seeking 263–7
St Tropez, camping in bell tower 105–6
stag weekend 371
Stan (Eton friend) 81, 94, 106–7, 371
in Bristol 120, 121
standard operating procedures (SOPs) 210–11
Stanford, Geoffrey 277, 281, 302, 313–15, 317, 319, 324, 329–31, 332, 346–7, 360
Stani (TV team) 390
Stephen (BG’s godfather) 93
Stephie (IW girl) 99–100
Stewart, Rory 71
Stranraer 13
Strawberry Cricket Club 89–90
strip poker 99
Sturgess, Mr (gym teacher) 26–7
summit water 344
Summit, Everest 343–4
Sure for Men deodorant TV campaign 383
survivors, real 393–4
Sutherland, training for Everest 270–2
Swiss-German family, practical joke on 39–40
Sykes, Sam 94, 270–1
Taff, Sgt 52–3, 173, 213, 214
Tankard, Scott 390
Tatiana (first girlfriend) 90–1, 94
team work
SAS training 211, 212–13, 217–24
support team 397–8
TV shows 386–8, 390
Thengba (Sherpa) 289, 305, 360
Todd (LA support team) 398
Todd, Henry
and Ama Dablam Expedition 267–9, 276
and Everest expedition 276, 301, 302, 303, 311, 312, 316, 353, 360, 362
Transvaal, game farm 239
Troodos Mountains, lost in with MG 54–6
Trucker 120, 122–3, 371, 373
and SAS Reserves Selection 124–6, 136–7, 150, 160–3, 167, 170, 178
at battle camp 214, 217, 228
second attempt 182–3, 186, 192, 200, 204–8
SAS badged 230–2
at Bristol cottage 182, 233–4
TV shows 382–94
University of the West of England, BG at 119–24
Unsworth, Walt, Everest: the mountaineering history 360–1
Valley of Silence, Everest 278
Vietnam, emergency room 3
Vinnie (Shara’s mother) 380
virginity 94
VW Valley 205–8
water filter business 35, 104
Watty (Eton friend) 85–7, 94, 104, 371
visits India with 112–15
weather forecasts 299–300, 303, 310–11, 312
Welsh island 382
Western Cwm, Everest 278, 291–2, 294–9, 318, 349
Wheelock, Karla 280, 302, 303, 307, 313, 316–17
Who Dares Wins 161, 210
wild, preparing for 387–8, 401
Women’s Caring Trust 22
Woody (TV team) 390
Worst-Case Scenario 235, 394
Yahara, Sensei 71
Yellow Band, Everest 318
yoga 75
Yukon, rockfall 3
Zimbabwe, skydiving accident 239–44
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bear Grylls’ prime-time TV adventure series is one of the most watched shows on the planet, reaching an estimated 1.2 billion viewers in over 180 countries.
Bear has authored ten books and, as a former member of the UK Special Forces, was made an honorary Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy. He continues to lead record-breaking expeditions to the world’s extremes, and these missions have raised over £1.5 million for children’s charities.
Bear recently took over as the youngest ever Chief Scout to the Scouting Association, acting as the figurehead to 28 million Scouts around the globe.
He lives with his wife, Shara, and their three sons, Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry, on a Dutch barge in London and on a small remote island off the coast of Wales.
For more information on Bear Grylls and his books, see www.beargrylls.com
Also by Bear Grylls
Facing Up
Facing the Frozen Ocean
Born Survivor
Great Outdoor Adventures
Living Wild
With Love, Papa
Mission Survival
Gold of the Gods
Way of the Wolf
Sands of the Scorpion
Tracks of the Tiger
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