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

Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.

I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.

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

I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I've never aspired to be a TV man.