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To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen.

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Bear Grylls
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 7
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Edward Michael Grylls
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