'How To Stay Alive': Adventurer Bear Grylls Shares His Survival Tips

With Meghna Chakrabarti

Globe-trotting adventurer Bear Grylls wants to get you off the couch and awaken your inner wild child. He shares his ultimate survival tips.

Guest

Bear Grylls, adventurer, writer, television host. Host of “Man vs. Wild” from 2006 to 2011. Host of “Running Wild with Bear Grylls.” Author of “How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation.” (@BearGrylls)

5 Survival Tips From Bear Grylls

How to track and trap an animal

Keep your eyes on the ground — fresh feces or teeth marks indicate an animal has passed by recently.

Animals want to survive, too. You’re clumsy. You’re loud. You smell. Your one advantage? Your superior brain. Use it.

To create a simple snare:

• Create a small