That feeling when you're so cold you'd give anything to be warm - I've had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.

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.

I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.

I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.

For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!

What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.