Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.
Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It's about finding joy and finding home.
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.
The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.
Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.
Life's full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn't matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You're vulnerable if you're on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you're not injured, face 'em off, be authoritarian with it, and look 'em in the eye.
Accidents on big mountains happen when people's ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.
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.
Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
Survival is not about being fearless. It's about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you're there. And you can have that anywhere.
