Bear Grylls retires and plans to live with his family in the "wilderness"

Bear Grylls, a British television host best known for the Discovery Channel program "Man vs. Wild," has announced his retirement. Today, he made the announcement via his official Facebook account.

"It was difficult for me to decide, but I think now is the right time to make this choice. I have always known that I want to act quickly – before it is too late – as the world becomes ever more unstable. To that end, I have relocated my family and I to a secret wilderness area," he wrote.
 

He also stated that he was taking the preparation to move with his family into wilderness for a long time. The factors he considered was--- his children's continual education with a focus on practical skills and sustainability of resources - and scale-able equipment for survival, hunting, medicine, communication and nutrition.

"This will be the last post on this platform. Those close family and friends will receive an email tomorrow that will be our only form of communication. Please keep that email address confidential," he added.

Bear Grylls made headlines after embarking in a variety of adventures in the wild, and later rose to fame for hosting television programme "Man vs. Wild" from 2006 to 2011. He also hosted US and UK television programmes including "The Island with Bear Grylls" and "Running Wild with Bear Grylls".