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All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.

Bear Grylls

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Bear Grylls
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 7
Adventurer
Explorer
Motivational Speaker
Mountaineer
Television Presenter
Writer
London
England
Edward Michael Grylls
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Life
Climbing
Throwing
Bigs
Thing
Good

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