Heroic Scottish climber prizes apart grizzly bear’s jaws in order to survive terrifying attack

A Scottish climber has been seriously injured in a “terrifying” attack by a grizzly bear in Canada.

Greg Boswell, from Cupar in Fife, and friend Nick Bullock were scaling an ascent called Dirty Love on the 3,261ft Mount Wilson in the Canadian Rockies at the weekend when the bear attacked.

Writing on his blog, Mr Bullock, from Llanberis, Gwynedd, north Wales, described how Mr Boswell had to “prize apart” the “monster” bear’s jaw to free himself from its grip.

However, Scotsman Mr Boswell posted on Facebook, insisting he  owes his life to Mr Bullock.

“I was in shock after the incident and didn’t know what to do,” he said. “Nick got me out of there and drove me to the hospital.

“It wasn’t a one-man mission to stay alive… it was a friend doing as much as he could in a crazy situation to keep his friend from dying.

“I probably would have died of hypothermia or blood loss if he hadn’t kept me going. My stupid idea was to climb a tree and wait until daylight.

“Twelve hours in -20C and with some serious bleeding to my lower leg is not the best way to spend the night.

“I can’t thank Nick enough, even though I know I don’t have to.”