Is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and devotes much of his time to conservation projects in Honduras, Guyana, and Nepal
Rowed across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean in 2007 and manhauled on skis across Greenland in 2009
Graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in Zoology and earned his PhD from Cardiff University
Made his television debut in the 2011 documentary film "Lost in the Amazon: the Enigma of Col Fawcett․"
Went on his first expedition in 2000 at the age of 18, when he cycled through the Khunjerab Pass in the Himalayas with his father and a friend
Is a member of the Cardiff University High Performance Programme
Best known as the "explorer scientist" host of the documentary series "Biggest and Baddest․"
Specializes in endangered species and has performed zoological research in several countries, including Namibia, Italy, Honduras, the UK, and Bolivia
Among his many adventures are cycling the highest road in the world, mountaineering in the Alps, canoeing the River Yukon, and rock climbing in the U․S․ and Europe
For his PhD he studied the Baird's tapir, the largest neotropical mammal and one of the Americas' most threatened species