The blues is also existential and offers a sense of mature reflection that enabled it to be the leitmotif of modern life.

The blues is also existential and offers a sense of mature reflection that enabled it to be the leitmotif of modern life.

Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.

When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.

If you want to swim across the English Channel from England to France - you have to leave your doubt on the beach in England.

The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we're exploring are the full boundaries of human endeavour. It's not physical - it's all in the head.

We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it.