For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!

I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.

All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It's the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still manage to keep a smile on their face.

I love Ray Mears. He's brilliant. He's so rude about me in the press, it's outrageous!

Life's full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn't matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.

The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word - extra.

Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous - but divorced. I'm always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.