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All very sad

Wow! Sorry to see you're so hurt. Understand, 99% of Bear's "decisions" aren't his own. Producers make the world go round in TV land. If your beef is with the details listed, at least aim it at the right people. TV stars/shows all require insurance. This is a sad reality beyond anyones control. Has it crossed your mind that maybe the insurance providers are placing the demands of rope...aide...extra crew? No insurance = no show. Guides before and during? Who cares!? Survivor man does the same...you know insurance requires it...a local expert will always know more than the general practitioner. All said and done, it allows for a better show.

Again, I understand you are bothered...but you are taking it way too far and are not looking at the reality of it all. TV is not real...even reality. If you can't accept this, then don't watch. The rest of us realize it is about entertainment...and this show pulls that much off.

~~I find it hilarious how many people are upset by the fact that Bear doesn't do everything in his shows, such as staying the night outside in the huts he builds. He doesn't need to. He's just showing you how. No one is going to agree 100 percent of the time, but Bear does a pretty good job of atleast giving you a chance of getting your ass out alive.

See Bad Advice and Inaccuracies. -- Rei 10:45, 3 December 2007 (CST)

Not all of the advice on the show is bad; some techniques shown are good, some a little less practical.

But its really about entertainment; face it. Its like professional wrestling. People who watch it really know what they are watching. Its reality Television; and about as "real" as any other reality TV Show.

A whole website dedicated to demonstrating this fact? Really; of course its not "REAL". I Think someone needs a more constructive hobby, in all honesty.

-Erik Nyquist

And of course, you claim that "of course it's not real", yet you'll find the site full of comments from "true believers" who insist that it is. Hence, one of the main reasons for the existence of this site. -- Rei 11:33, 5 December 2007 (CST)

[edit] Its a show!

Who the hell cares if it all isn't real. It says right at the start of the show that it has been set-up and you should not use its advice in a real-life situation. It's a TV show which means its main goal is to entertain people. Also he has said many times that it has been set-up [1]. You're waisting your time here. There's nothing here that a viewer with a little commons sense can't find out for himself. As for him being "pussy"(not pointing at this site) he broke a world record and was the youngest Brit to climb Mount everest. Thats more than enough proof more many people to keep watching his show. 80.56.202.60 14:58, 17 August 2008 (CDT)

It says right at the start of the show that it has been set-up and you should not use its advice in a real-life situation -- That disclaimer was added after sites like this were created and a big scandal erupted in the news. The show used to pretend to be legit.

And no, he wasn't the youngest Brit to climb Mount Everest. He likes to write James Allen out of the history books because he had dual citizenship. -- 129.255.93.219 11:05, 2 September 2008 (CDT)

I hope that the "he" you are referring to is not Bear. If you believe that he has any say in what is written in the record books then please think again. He also holds the world record for highest elevation achieved in a motorized craft over the Himalayas, beating his old record by almost 10,000 feet. The situations he makes may be fake, but the advice he gives works. Much of it is even taught in the boy scouts. It should also be noted that he and Les spend time with local survival experts before taping the shows to make sure that what they are saying is accurate.

He does NOT hold any world record for altitude. His “record” has never been validated and never will be. He ignored all requirements to get an official record ratified by the FAI. The ONLY evidence that exists that he reached the altitude he claims is his “word”. And we all know what that is worth…