But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it's always when you're least expecting it.

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.

My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.

You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.

Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.

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