When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great.

A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.

To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you're there. And you can have that anywhere.

I think it's fun running with dogs. They're always so fit and fast.

Many people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces - all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top. It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.

Don't be scared to dream big, and don't be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It's the tenacious not the talented that win.

It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.