Life Doesn't Reward The Naturally

Textbook Survival Says Stay Still, Don't Take Any Chances, Wait For Rescue. That's A Boring Tv Show. My Thing Was Always, "listen, Shoelace, Dead Squirrel And No Other Way Down This Rock Face. You Can Do This!"

I Started To Get So Many Letters From Unlikely People; A Single Mum Going, "i Watch Your Show, I'm Not Into Survival, But I Hold Down Four Jobs And I Get It When You Say It's About Persistence And Putting A Positive Attitude Into Things During Difficult Times." That For Me Was A Great Liberator To Realize That The Show Isn't About Me Running Around, Jumping Off Stuff And Flexing Muscles, It's About Inspiring People. That Makes Me Really Happy.

When I Take Kids Into The Woods, I Tell Them, "what We're Going To Do Today Is Going To Be Incredibly Dangerous." And You Just See 20 Smiles Go Up. "but, We're Also Going To Learn To Look After Each Other, Who To Work Together And Who To Understand And Manage That Risk." That's What It's About, You Don't Empower Kids If You Don't Expose Them To Risk.

Many People Find It Hard To Understand What It Is About A Mountain That Draws Men And Women To Risk Their Lives On Her Freezing, Icy Faces - All For A Chance At That Single, Solitary Moment On The Top. It Can Be Hard To Explain. But I Also Relate To The Quote That Says, Iif You Have To Ask, You Will Never Understand.

Life Has Taught Me To Be Very Cautious Of A Man With A Dream, Especially A Man Who Has Teetered On The Edge Of Life. It Gives A Fire And Recklessness Inside That Is Hard To Quantify.