WTF is Bear Grylls doing flying over Everest in a flimsy little 'plane'?

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Is anyone else watching this on ch4? I missed the beginning, is there any point to it or is he being a reckless tosspot?

He's more fun when he's eating grubs and making fires.

He's a reckless tosspot! And too posh.

I'm glad someone agrees . His friend is even posher.

Oh dear, they're struggling to take off. Pity . What is the point??!!

I secretly fancy him

Oh no he is too creepy. And the way he pretends to be 'in the wild' catching maggots for tea when you know he is kipping in a 5 star hotel each night

He is very rugged . But its not much good if he kills himself doing daft things like this.

In RL I know I would hate him or his ilk, but I do like his wiry bod .

I couldnt stop laughing at the irony of his mate being called something sounding like Giro.

I bet at the end Giro wished he'd given Bear the one with the crappy motor. Especially when poor old Giro had sweated blood making the things!!

Those 'planes' did look like they'd been built out of mecanno and a hankerchief. Not at all robust.

Well that is an hour of my life I will never get back.