But despite rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous and experiencing life’s extremes, he cares most about giving people the courage to take on the things they’re afraid to tackle. He has hosted programmes for the BBC, Natural Geographic, and Discovery, and taken celebrities including Tom Hardy, Adrien Brody, and Henry Cavill into some of the most extreme environments on earth.

We’ve been taking groups to incredible places for almost 50 years, which is why we’re excited to join forces with Aldo. Aldo is a firm believer that with the right head game, however hard it feels, you can get through anything life throws at you.Behind the screen, he is a go-to in the television and film industries around the world as a technical safety expert in all environments. Lauren Whelan, editorial director, won world rights at auction from Carly Cook at Found in conjunction with Miranda Chadwick at Mirador Management.

Aldo Kane joined the Royal Marine Commandos at the age of 16 and went on to become one of the youngest Elite Commando Reconnaissance Snipers in the UK armed forces.With an inquisitive mind and an extremely unique skill set, Aldo is well set up for hard-hitting investigative journalism missions. Lessons From The Edge will inspire readers to find the spirit to do the things in life they’ve previously been too scared to tackle, build the courage to know that failure isn’t the end, and the knowledge that the impossible can be made possible. Aldo Kane is a superb motivational keynote speaker drawing on his rich and varied life with resilience featuring as a key theme. He also led a special departure on our Atlas Descent adventure in Morocco, where he shared his passion for mountain biking with other like-minded travellers.

In his book Lessons From the Edge: Inspirational Tales of Surviving, Thriving and Extreme Adventure, Aldo shared his jaw-dropping stories of how to survive and thrive through sheer strength of mind and sharp decision-making. Trained Royal Marines Sniper, world record breaker and extreme TV adventurer, Aldo Kane, is known for his ability to navigate and lead through challenging and pressured environments. In his debut audiobook, Lessons from the Edge, Aldo will inspire listeners with his jaw-dropping stories and show them how to survive and thrive through sheer strength of mind and sharp decision-making. Aldo saw active military service from Northern Ireland to the Middle East and became a survival expert in many environments.

I had all that prep from the last 20 years — from serving in Iraq all the way until now — so it was just a case of organising it.