Wow are people actually saying he isn't a remarkable person, he couldnt survive on his own and kids shouldnt look up to him?
I will give you all some information since clearly some have looked past it all.
He has climbed Mt. Everest. Over 4000 have tried with only 660 actually making it. 142 have died trying, not to mention he did this just 18 months after a parachuting incident which left him with a broken back.
He was in the British SAS, which also is not an easy thing to accomplish. There are roughly 200 canidates and by the end most time less then 15 will make it. Throughout the selection you will have to trek 65 kilometers with a rifle and 55 pound bag in 22 hours. Do a jungle training exercise, evade hunters and then once finaly caught be mentally tortured and interagated. He was also a survial instructor for the SAS so im sure he could survive if need be with just the bare essentials.
He holds 2 current world records and is the youngest ever chief scout. He crossed the north atlantic in a small rigid inflatable boat and was awarded an Honorary commission in the Royal Navy as a Lieutenant-Commander for this.
He has also done lots of charity work and is the vice president of one.
How could you say this guy is not an amazing person or kids shouldnt look up to him as a role model because you disagree with an aspect of a show he is on. So for everyone who hates him and thinks he it s a "phony" please by all means go complete everything he has done.
AND I DONT EVEN LIKE THE SHOW. People need to wake up...