A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile ….

Unless you have shelter, fire is going to be very hard and if you have fire, but no water, you're going to die. They're all super important..

What I've learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is d….

I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I live in an area where there are brilliant hills and m….

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!.

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

You don't need to go to the ends of the earth, you don't need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it's invariably on our doorstep..

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….

I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don't want adventure..

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

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win..

And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you'd ever come across..

All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It's the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still ma….

To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths under….

Juice Plus+ is great stuff that I have used through all of my expeditions. What I like about it is that the research behind it is so strong. It is 10….

Our dreams are just wishes, if we never follow them through with action. And in life, you have got to be able to light your own fire..

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

Many great people over the centuries have depended on their faith- it is a sign of great strength to need Jesus in your life..

Dreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality..

My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death..

I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one..