Bear Grylls - Our New Cheif Scout

Bear Grylls will be the new Chief Scout of the UK Scout Association. The famous adventurer takes over when current Chief Scout, former Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan, completes his five year tenure in July.

When asked why he chose to volunteer for the UKs largest mixed youth movement, Bear said: In short, because I love adventure and I love hanging out with good friends. For me this is what Scouting is about.

Born on 7 June 1974, Bear Grylls will be the youngest ever Chief Scout.

He first got involved in Scouting aged eight as a Cub Scout. Bear attributes this time as part of the inspiration behind his adult adventures presenting TV shows such as Born Survivor: So much of who we are as an adult is formed when we are kids, said Bear. What Scouting says to people is: its okay to go for it in life.

Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities. The prizes dont always go to the biggest, the best and the strongest they go to those who persevere. These are simple life lessons that Scouting teaches people.

The Chief Scout provides inspiration for the 100,000 adult volunteers involved in Scouting across the UK.

The position was created in 1920 with the appointment of Robert Baden-Powell, who founded the Scout Movement in 1908.

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[TheSh0cky]

bear man yo uare amazing..

[tylkojutube]

bear is awesome man

[junio5456]

saludo desde republica dominicana.. Scouts de la tropa 33.. Bear es el hombre.. lo esperamo tener por aqui pronto!!

[stanislasdemeestere]

please mr Grylls, come to the world scouting jamboree in Sweden this year!

[GemziiBaybiie08]

ooh i love bear being the chief scout :)

jealous my mate met himm ..i would love to!

hes a pretty inspirational guy :) x

[tommyTv29]

aw man! wish was my scouts chief lol. that'll be the best !

[OmgHuntard]

Bear is an inspirational guy, it's good to see he is working with youths to be more outgoing and adventurous, especially in this day and age, where sitting infront of the computer can easily consume large amounts of youths time.

[huyiy]

we do what they did at 1:58 but only one tower of crates not two, but only one person at a time