There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.

I've eaten sheep's eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which give you 70 calories to the ounce.

I've never really had a TV career. I've been a soldier and a climber.

Change the way you use your time, and you change your life.

I think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you're stuck in the middle of nowhere.

I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.

I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don't want adventure.