Human Interest
Obama to appear in Bear Grylls survival programme─── 08:45 Tue, 01 Sep 2015
Washington - Just when you think American politics cannot get weirder, the White House announced that Barack Obama will trek through the Alaskan wilderness with Bear Grylls for an upcoming episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls.
The US president is due to receive wilderness survival training from the British television adventurer to raise awareness about climate change.
NBC said in a statement yesterday that President Obama will become the first US president to receive a crash course in survival techniques from Bear Grylls.
Running Wild with Bear Grylls, now in its second season, follows the presenter as he takes celebrities, who have included Kate Winslet, Kate Hudson, Zac Efron and Channing Tatum, on one-on-one adventures.
What he will do with the commander-in-chief, possibly under scrutiny from drones and satellites, is anyone’s guess, because the most dangerous activity a sitting US president is usually allowed to do is drive a golf cart.
The Guardian
