TIL in 1996, Bear Grylls broke his back after falling 16'000ft when his parachute ripped. Two years later he climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Grylls#Military_service



Submitted February 05, 2015 at 03:50PM by seanmashitoshi http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2uuxug/til_in_1996_bear_grylls_broke_his_back_after/