mrmck325:  Where is the most dangerous place you have ever been?

Bear: Some of the places that I served in the Army, and the summit of Mount Everest - both not to be repeated.

tseely: Hey Bear, what was the Foreign Legion like?

Bear: A long, hard process that was made harder by the lack of control that you have going through basic training. They control everything from when you sleep, when you eat, when you stop and start running, down to not even having your own watch. It's a process of being taught to obey orders. Although at the end of it all, it did work.

Flyby35: Which was the most difficult environment for you during this season?

Bear: I think probably the jungles of Costa Rica, just because of how humid it was, how much it rained, how ill I got, and how many nasty animals there were about.

Lee: Enjoyed the show! How does the camera crew impact your actions while in a hostile environment?

Bear: They're under very strict instructions not to get involved or help unless my life is in danger, and tend to keep that distance. Having said that, they're right there with me in almost everything and have done some great climbs, etc. that tend to go unnoticed.

JoshInOhio: In tonight’s episode, how were you able to get such great shots when you were under water?

Bear: Simon's a very clever man! But on a serious note, they picked the best camera man around for this job. And he's needed to be fit and able to work in some pretty difficult situations.

AliveinFl: Have you ever eaten a snake? What kind?

Bear: Yeah I've eaten quite a few. I ate a rattlesnake in the Rockies, and in the Army in North Africa we used to carry them around with their mouths sewed up so they'd be fresh when you wanted to eat them.

jeeping31: Bear, I have question — are you going to do a show on swamps?

Bear: I start filming this week in the Everglades of Florida, a whole program just about swamp techniques for next season.

retzl90: How much research do you do before heading out to the location? Do you plan for certain possibilities, or is it mostly improvised?

Bear: I start two days beforehand with arrangers and experts filling me in on all the safety procedures, local animals, etc. I then try to get as many survival techniques that are native to that area as possible. I also have a pretty good idea of the things I want to do along the way, so then of course you're dealing with things as they happen. What makes the final show is generally about a tenth of what actually happened, but that's TV!

firedragon: What's the worst situation you've ever been in?

Bear: I think probably when my parachute didn't open properly while in Southern Africa. I smashed into desert and broke my back in 3 places.

AUGUSTAGA: How was the British Special Forces?

Bear: The formative years of my life, really. It gave me a confidence that I could actually do these things. And it was a real privilege to work with such brilliant people. And it's the people I miss. But the reality of it was 2% glamour, and 98% of the time it was carrying heavy rucksacks across very big mountains in quite scary situations.