You're not human if you don't feel fear. But I've learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. It's there to give me that edge for what I have to do.

Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.

Faith is personal if it's to be real.

The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.

And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It's the law of the universe.

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.