167: Brutally attacked by a Grizzly Bear Twice | Todd Orr

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 874 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Attacked by a Grizzly bear, twice, Todd Orr survived a modern day version of The Revenant. He not only lived through dual brutal attacks from a grizzly mother, but was conscientious enough attempt writing a warning note to hunters before driving himself to the emergency room. The extent of his injuries made this impossible. His survival was not due solely to luck, but to forethought and preparation. It gave him the best chance to walk away from these dire attacks. Orr is a true Spartan and his story will impart valuable lessons on how to face and transcend extraordinary challenges.

Lessons:

1. Chance favors a prepared mind. 

2. The will to survive sets the standard for our innate resilience. 

3. Bad things have the potential to happen at any time and any place; be ready, but don't be afraid.

LINKS:

Todd Orr http://www.thetoddorr.com/

Todd's Knives http://www.skybladeknives.com/

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CREDITS

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Tim Nye, & Dr. Delle

Synopsis – Matt Baatz

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Spartan Up Podcast. We are filming today in Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley, Spartan World Championships,
0:06.2	uh, unbelievable scenery, unbelievable day, unbelievable story.
0:10.9	Oh my God, I've been trying to get to this guy for a long time. I saw the
0:15.0	revenant you guys saw the revenant he well I don't want to get into exactly what
0:19.1	happens but let's just say he has a face off not once multiple times with a grizzly. Todd Or is our guest I
0:26.6	interviewed him he's awesome you guys are gonna love it pay attention stay till the
0:31.2	end and if this is your first time we have Colonel Nye,
0:34.0	Joe DeSena, Johnny Waite, Seth for myself,
0:36.0	and our producer and director Marion Abrams,
0:39.0	this is a pretty hardcore story.
0:41.0	All right, we're rolling.
0:43.6	So we are here for Spartan Up Podcast with probably the most unique guest we've ever had here
0:49.9	in Tahoe, Todd Orr.
0:52.2	You were attacked by a bear. By a grizzly bear.
0:55.0	Was it once or twice? Twice in one day. So they say the chances of being attacked by a
0:59.9	grizzly or a shark is like lightning striking.
1:02.5	What are the chances of being attacked twice?
1:05.6	Well, when you spend your life in the woods,
1:07.6	I'm out there every day, I'm working in the woods,
1:10.2	I'm recreating in the woods, I'm in bare country, I see in bare country I see bare sign I see bare tracks every day
1:15.9	It could be a 50-50 you run into a grizzly bear or you don't do you see them off? Have you seen them off? I see a lot, probably a dozen bears a year, mostly black bears, but occasionally.
1:26.0	A grizzly. A grizzly. And where are you? Exactly?
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