BearGryllsisamanwhohasalwayssoughttheultimateinadventure.GrowingupontheIsleofWight,hewastaughtbyhisfathertosailandclimbatanearlyage.Asateenagerhefoundidentityandpurposethroughbothmountaineeringandmartialarts,whichledtheyoungadventurertothefoothillsofthemightyHimalayaandagrandmaster'skaratetrainingcampinJapan.
Onreturninghome,heembarkeduponthenotoriouslygruellingselectioncoursefortheBritishSpecialForcestojoin21SAS-ajourneythatwastopushhimtotheverylimitsofphysicalandmentalendurance.
Then,inahorrificfree-fallparachutingaccident,Bearbrokehisbackinthreeplaces.Itwastouchandgowhetherhewouldeverwalkagain.However,onlyeighteenmonthslaterBearbecameoneoftheyoungesteverclimberstoscaleEverest,agedonlytwenty-three.Butthiswasjustthebeginningofhismanyextraordinaryadventures...
Knownandadmiredbymillions,BearGryllshassurvivedwherefewwoulddaretogo.Now,forthefirsttime,Beartellsthestoryofhisaction-packedlife.Gripping,movingandwildlyexhilarating,Mud,SweatandTearsisamust-readforadrenalinjunkiesandarmchairadventurersalike.