In 2000, Grylls led the team to circumnavigate the British Isles on jet skis, [28] taking about 30 days, to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). He also rowed naked in a homemade bathtub along the Thames to raise funds for a friend who lost his legs in a climbing accident. [31] Crossing the North Atlantic Global Angels, a UK charity which seeks to aid children around the world, were the beneficiaries of his 2007 accomplishment of taking a powered para-glider higher than Mount Everest. Grylls' held the highest ever dinner party at 7,600 metres (25,000ft) in aid of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, and launched the 50th anniversary of the Awards. His successful circumnavigation of Britain on jet skis raised money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The first series aired in 2015 and was won by DJ and model Vogue Williams. [3] Shortly after the first series aired, it was announced that the show would return in 2016 and was won by Arsenal L.F.C. player Alex Scott. [4] a b Michael Roberts (7 August 2012). "Gone with the Wind". Outside Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015 . Retrieved 19 July 2013. Grylls married Shara Cannings Knight in 2000. [15] They have three sons, born in 2003, 2006 and 2009. [16] [17]

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