Mud, Sweat and Tears - Bear Grylls
Mud, Sweat and Tears is the autobiography of Bear Grylls. Bear has led a fascinating life — at the time of writing he was only 38, so there was clearly plenty ahead of him. Bear had perhaps become a household name from his Discovery Channel TV series Man vs. Wild, but he has done so much more.
His most high-profile achievement is becoming the youngest Briton, at 23, to summit Mount Everest — just 18 months after injuring his back in a parachuting accident. The book includes a lot of detail on this trip.
Since then he has taken on a lot of expeditions for charity: circumnavigating the UK on a jet ski, paramotoring over Angel Falls and the Himalayas, an Antarctic expedition, and much more.
Bear has also hosted several outdoors TV shows: Escape to the Legion, Man vs. Wild / Born Survivor, and Worst-Case Scenario.
In 2009 Bear Grylls was made Chief Scout, the youngest Chief Scout since the role was created in 1920.
Mud, Sweat and Tears had a 4.5 star rating on Amazon UK from over 100 reviewers at the time. Available in paperback, it makes a great stocking filler or travel read.