Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?

I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.

There is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return.

In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

Dreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality.

The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.