Bear Grylls has disclosed that he experiences pain 'every day' following a parachuting accident that broke his back 25 years ago. The 46-year-old adventurer fractured three vertebrae during an SAS training exercise in Zambia when his parachute failed to inflate, causing him to land on his pack.
In an Instagram post, Grylls shared a photo of his scars and described the 'intense' ice treatment he undergoes daily to manage the pain. He wrote: 'People sometimes ask me if my back ever hurts having broken it all those years ago... The answer is every day.' He added that he chooses to be grateful for the opportunity to live life as best he can.
Fans praised Grylls for his positive mindset, with one calling him an 'inspiration'. Despite his injury, Grylls went on to summit Mount Everest two years after the accident, becoming the youngest Briton at the time to reach the top. However, he has said he feels the record belongs to Michael Matthews, the late brother of Spencer Matthews, who died attempting the climb at age 22.
Grylls also recently recalled the scariest moment of his career: being choked by a boa constrictor underwater while filming for his Netflix series 'Animals on the Loose'. He told The Sun: 'I've never been so scared in my life... I look back on the many times in my life when I really should have died. I feel incredibly lucky to have survived.'
