Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. As a teenager, he found identity and purpose through both mountaineering and martial arts. He embarked upon the notoriously grueling selection course for the British Special Forces to join 21 SAS– a journey that was to push him to the very limits of physical and mental endurance. Then, in a horrific free-fall parachuting accident in Africa, Bear broke his back in three places. It was touch and go whether he would ever walk again. However, only eighteen months later and defying doctors’ expectations, Bear became one of the youngest ever climbers to scale Everest, aged only twenty-three. Bear Grylls has survived where few would date to go. Now, for the first time, Bear tells the story of his action-packed life. Gripping, moving and widely exhilarating, Mud, Sweat and Tearsis a must read for adrenalin junkies and armchair adventures alike.