INTREPID TV adventurer Bear Grylls was named today as the youngest ever chief Scout.
Grylls, 34, said he wanted to encourage more adults to volunteer so the 33,000 youngsters on waiting lists could join Scout groups.
Grylls was the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest when he was just 23, and has presented television programmes such as Man vs Wild.
“I hope I can use this post to encourage masses of adults in the UK to volunteer as leaders,” he said.
Grylls will hold the title, which is a voluntary position, for five years.
