What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities

Many great people over the centuries have depended on their faith- it is a sign of great strength to need Jesus in your life.

I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.

The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.

I don't like expeditions where it is a total lottery whether you live or die. You have to keep those sort of good luck cards for rare occasions!

Dreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality.

The hardest thing about my job isn't the snake bites or the crocodiles, it's being away from my children. I have a really religious satellite phone call every day back to the boys, wherever we are, whatever time zone, to say goodnight.