In May 1998, at the age of 23, Bear Grylls became the youngest British climber to climb Mount Everest....
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The son of a South Yorkshire coal miner, Brian Blessed was born in 1936 in Mexborough and grew up in the mining village of...
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Benedict Allen has experience of surviving adversity across the remote world second to none. He uses his knowledge and experience...
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The Speaker who walks the talk Chris Moons remarkable life story is one of consistently overcoming incredible odds. Working for a...
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Debra Searle MBE is a professional adventurer, author and TV presenter. She is also a keynote speaker par excellence who is...
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Ranulph Fiennes was described by the Guinness Book of Records as "the world's greatest explorer". Born in 1944, Sir Ranulph...
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She successfully completed the 1990 Whitbread Round the World Race — with the first ever female crew. Their yacht ‘Maiden’ became...
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The first the world saw of RAF Navigator John Nichol was as a British prisoner of war, shot down during the Gulf War and paraded...
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