Spring Edition 2019
Bear Grylls, Ben Fogle, Louise Minchin & Cressida Cowell all contribute to this packed edition on the wonders of the great outdoors! Win a family holiday to Forte Village, Sardinia and join our Holland & Holland school clay tournament. It's our best issue yet!!
Bear Grylls, Ben Fogle, Louise Minchin & Cressida Cowell all contribute to this packed edition on the wonders of the great outdoors! Win a family holiday to Forte Village, Sardinia and join our Holland & Holland school clay tournament. It's our best issue yet!!
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INTERVIEW<br />
capsized while rowing across<br />
the Atlantic, when we found<br />
ourselves on a crevasse field in<br />
Antarctica and oxygen bottle<br />
failures on Everest.<br />
Your most rewarding challenge?<br />
I think the Atlantic Row was<br />
one of the toughest and therefore<br />
most rewarding of my challenges.<br />
Your toughest expedition?<br />
They are all tough in their own<br />
way. Everest was dangerous, the<br />
Atlantic was monotonous and<br />
Antarctica was a war of attrition.<br />
What is the most frightened<br />
you have ever been?<br />
Swimming with wild crocodiles<br />
in Botswana without a cage or<br />
chainmail was terrifying.<br />
What is the worst thing you’ve<br />
had to eat?<br />
I have eaten most things.<br />
Surstromming must rate as<br />
the worst thing, I can’t stand<br />
the smell and it still makes<br />
me wretch.<br />
Which three characters would<br />
“I strive to add<br />
life to my days not<br />
days to my life”<br />
Crocodile infested waters in<br />
Botswana, conquering Everest,<br />
mum actress Julia Foster,<br />
conquering the Atlantic with<br />
James Cracknell, with wife<br />
Marina and children Ludo<br />
and Iona.<br />
you most like to be castaway<br />
with fictional, alive or dead?<br />
Attenborough, Palin and Castro.<br />
Is there one item you always<br />
take everywhere with you?<br />
I always travel with Marmite.<br />
Which TV show did you enjoy<br />
making the most?<br />
The Secrets of Scott’s Hut and Make<br />
Me a New Face were highlights.<br />
How do you relax?<br />
Walking with my family and<br />
dogs in the British countryside.<br />
How do you inspire children to<br />
get outdoors and explore?<br />
By storytelling, sharing my tales<br />
and getting them excited for the<br />
natural world.<br />
Which charities and causes are<br />
close to your heart?<br />
I’m UN Patron of the Wilderness<br />
and ambassador for The British<br />
Red Cross and WWF.<br />
What drives you on?<br />
I strive to add life to my days not<br />
days to my life.<br />
Your motto for life?<br />
If you haven’t failed you haven’t<br />
been trying hard enough.<br />
Next mountain to climb?<br />
I’m launching my first children’s<br />
book and also going on a Tales<br />
from the Wilderness UK tour in<br />
February/March.<br />
Ben’s new book Mr Dog<br />
and the Rabbit Habit<br />
is available from March<br />
at bookstores nationwide.<br />
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