#1 he was in the artists rifles. which is a volunteer reserve, not to diminish his achievements, but he's wrongly attributed to having just been in the SAS. #2 a few thousand people have been up everest, i respect those that have, I probably couldn't, but it's not superhuman. #3 who the f**k is called bear in a non homosexual context? his name is edward. T-F fundraiser anyone?