Journey of a Lifetime Trust

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Millie Olivera (561) 324-0414
millieolivera@yahoo.com

Fact Sheet

 Journey of a Lifetime Trust was established to make a positive and lasting difference for
the lives of disabled, ill, neglected and abused young people.

 The charity was founded in 1983 and its office is in London.

 Volunteers run the organization.

 All donations go directly toward the funding of trips for youth and group leaders.

 Every two years, the charity organizes expeditions all over the world for groups of young
people between the ages of 14 and 21.

 Each person is expected to raise a proportion of the overall cost of the trip. Donations
make up the balance to help fund a child or a leader on the Journey of a Lifetime.

 Past expedition groups have traveled to several locations around the globe, including
New Zealand, Chile, India, Alaska and Australia.

 In addition to its regular trips, the charity sponsors all-women expeditions every two
years.

 Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan is the president of the charity.

 Bear Grylls is one of the vice presidents. Grylls uses his experience with adventure,
hardship and recovery to support charities that pour into the lives of young people.

 Diaries are kept from every expedition that document daily activities. These can be read
on its website at http://www.jolttrust.org.uk/past-expeditions/jolt-2010-borneo/jolt-2010-
diary/.

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Media Contacts:
Millie Olivera (561) 324-0414
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BEAR GRYLLS

Bear Grylls is an adventurer and a “Man vs. Wild” TV star. The mountain climber, author,
motivational speaker and TV host has been venturing around the world since his early 20s.

Grylls was born on June 7, 1974 in the U.K. When he was just one week old his sister gave him
the nickname “Bear.” His family decided to move to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight when he
was 4 years old.

At the age of 18, Grylls enrolled at Eton College where he helped start his first mountaineering
club. By this time, he had learned to climb, skydive and had been awarded his second Dan black
belt in Shotokan Karate. He was one of the youngest people to accomplish this in the U.K.

Between 1994 and 1997, Grylls served as a trooper with the 21 Special Air Service Regiment,
part of the U.K. Special Forces Reserve. He trained in combat survival, demolitions and close
quarter fighting.

In 1996, Grylls was sent to military rehabilitation at Headley Court after experiencing a

parachuting accident in Zambia. He broke his spine in three places and was told he might
never walk again. On May 16, 1998, after 18 months of rehab, Grylls was awarded the
Guinness World Record for the youngest British person to scale Mount Everest. He was only
23 years old.

In 2011, he became a published author by releasing “Mud, Sweat and Tears.” In 2014, He
premiered his first British reality TV program “The Island with Bear Grylls.” He went on to
host four more TV series, including “Man vs. Wild.”

Grylls has been married to his wife, Shara Grylls, since 2000. Over the years, they’ve had
three sons, Marmaduke, Jesse and Huckleberry.

For Grylls, it’s not only about pushing his limits, but overcoming challenges and living out
dreams as well. Early on, he realized he could support and raise money for those causes close
to his heart. In 2000, he guided a team that circumnavigated the British Isles on Jet Skis to
raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. He is also a vice president for
Journey of a Lifetime Trust, a charity that helps young people from troubled backgrounds
grow in confidence and self-esteem.

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