The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word - extra. And for me, I had always grown up with the belief that if someone succeeds it is because they are brilliant or talented or just better than me... and the more of these words I heard the smaller I always felt! But the truth is often very different... and for me to learn that ordinary me can achieve something extra-ordinary by giving that little bit extra, when everyone else gives up, meant the world to me and I really clung to it.

Unless you have shelter, fire is going to be very hard and if you have fire, but no water, you're going to die. They're all super important.

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

My Christian faith is my backbone

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

Textbook survival tells you to stay put. Stop. Wait for rescue. Don't take any risks. But there'd been a whole host of survival shows like that and I didn't really want to do that.

Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.