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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.

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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Extreme
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Extremes
Weather
Protection
Survival
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