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But this was just the beginning of his many extraordinary adventures.

Known and admired by millions, whether from his global adventure TV series, as a best-selling author, or as Chief Scout to The Scouting Association, Bear Grylls has survived where few would dare to go.

Now, for the first time, Bear tells the story of his action-packed life.

Let's hear a sample of Mud, Sweat, and Tears by Bear Grylls.

Is that okay? No, I'll tell you what I will bring up.

We had a lovely post on LinkedIn about our summer special with the Scouts Association.

About the Scouts, not with them.

I don't think they would be with us on it necessarily.

But of course, we're trying to turn the things that have happened into a learning opportunity for all of us.

So as much as we're educating about what we should be doing proactively and to comply with the law and keep people safe, there is also benefit from looking at what has happened and ultimately trying to make sure it doesn't happen again.

One of the big issues with the Scouts Association was the massive failing in delivering training that was to a standard.

Say they took 12 minutes was the average time to do training on risk assessment,

Jamboree on the Air takes place between Wednesday 16th and Friday 18th October.

It's the world's largest radio scout event and is a brilliant celebration of amateur radio among the groups within the Scout Association.

It also promotes friendship and global citizenship.

The RSGB Youth Vice-Chairman and Youth Champion for Scouts, Sam McCutcheon, M0UEL, will be compiling a list of JOTA stations.

You can read all the papers submitted for the conference.

Are you a radio amateur who is also active within the Scout Association? Would you like to support RSGB in encouraging Scouts to take part in amateur radio activities through the Scout Programme? If so, you could be the next RSGB Youth Champion for Scouts.

This exciting volunteer role will build on the success of the current Scout champion and will be supported in developing and furthering this over time.

The champion will work with Scout groups, the National Radio Scouting Support Unit and local radio clubs to encourage participation in radio technology and STEM activities and to support young people on their journey towards an amateur radio licence.