How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.

I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.

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.

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

One killer exercise that's really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That's my favourite. It's such functional core strength, and that's why I can climb up trees and down vines.

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.

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