Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous - but divorced. I'm always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.

Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.

In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.

It's unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.

Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.

The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.

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.

One killer exercise that's really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That's my favourite. It's such functional core strength, and that's why I can climb up trees and down vines.

You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.

Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.

I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

Faith is personal if it's to be real.

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

As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.