Exercise helps my back. If I don't exercise, that's when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise.

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

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.

You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.

Life doesn't reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.

I've fallen down crevasses, been bitten by snakes, been knocked unconscious, had various limbs broken and once, a heavy camera came plunging down which very nearly decapitated me.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.