I want to be your stranger across a crowded room.

It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing their skills, and at least a day attempting to reach the summit. And then, having achieved their goal, they spend just a few moments enjoying the experience, along with one or two equally certifiable companions who have little in common other than wanting to do it all again, but a little higher.

Well I certainly have learned and I hope I'm moving on and certainly two years of prison was a terrible punishment.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.

While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story.

Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.