Barack Obama tests his survival skills on Bear Grylls show

US President Barack Obama will trek through the wilderness in Alaska this week with British TV adventurer Bear Grylls.

He is due to tape an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls to observe the effects of climate change on the area. He is the first president to appear on the show, to be aired later this year. President Obama is on a three-day tour of Alaska aimed at highlighting the pace of climate change.

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