After Dinner Speakers: Bear Grylls, Chris Rea, Kiss

At the age of only 23, Bear Grylls became the youngest British climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest and return alive. This feat is made even more remarkable by the fact that only two years earlier Bear broke his back in a freefall parachuting accident in southern Africa, whilst serving with the British Army. Miraculously, he was not paralysed and made a determined and full recovery to face the severe conditions on Everest.During more than seventy days on the south east face of Everest, where he narrowly escaped death when he fell into a cravasse at 19,000 feet, Bear overcame torrid weather conditions with limited sleep to stand on the summit of the world's highest peak.His tale of teamwork and motivation in situations of extreme danger make him an excellent and entertaining speaker.