| Quick Facts |
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Ex Royal Marines officer who got into expeditions
because it seemed a rather good alternative to working for a living.
Passionate about the sea and the animals living in it!
Qualified marine biologist, led various projects to all sorts of unlikely
places around the world. Helped find a sunken city off India, been
chased around a pool in Central America by an irate crocodile, led
a team of mildly mutinous divers around the world to the ten greatest
diving destinations of them all.
Occasional motivational speaker having
observed the dynamics of teams under considerable stress in just about
every peculiar situation imaginable. Quite simply appalling rugby
player although competition standard armchair pundit.
Likes nothing
more than peering at something slimy through a camera under the water
in some benighted corner of the globe. |
Why should you win
Superhuman? |
Good question - not sure I should or will
to be frank! Wes would be a splendid man to have around
in a tight corner, an absolute rock, and Ben is a true
all rounder (although he could lose the parting and the
habit of tucking his shirt in all the time). Mark has the
heart of a lion, and Jak is the most creative of us all.
I have boundless energy and surfeit of (possibly quite
annoying) enthusiasm and drive. Depends on what one defines
as Superhuman I suppose. |
| What makes someone Superhuman? |
Sounds something
of a cliché, but I firmly believe everyone has Superhuman
elements within them. I have seen this time and again on
expeditions - put someone in an extraordinary situation and
they are capable of the most remarkable fortitude, resilience,
initiative, athleticism and dogged will to succeed.
We're
a great piece of design as an animal - perhaps modern society
doesn't let it show that much. If I had to define Superhuman
qualities I would say it is true altruism - nurses working
absurd hours for terrible pay, teachers doing the same - that
sort of thing. |
What was being on
Superhuman
like? |
A thoroughly positive experience all round. Great people
both in front of and behind the camera, and a set of tests that really
did explore your limits. I would possibly rather not have had the
opportunity to violently hurl on national television, but you have
to take the rough with the smooth. Would recommend the programme as
an experience to anyone. |
| Favourite Test |
The bungee (Fearlessness test). I
thought I'd do terribly as I'm not overly fond of heights,
but really enjoyed getting to grips with a pounding heart
and clammy palms to achieve a good result. |
| Worst Test |
The centrifuge (Extreme G-Force test) - a combination
of an unwise choice of lunch and high G force. Overall a negative
experience (although the crew seemed to find it pretty dam funny). |
| Superhuman Lessons |
Don't eat deep-fill all-day breakfast
sandwiches before climbing into centrifuges. |
How has life changed
since Superhuman? |
Made some new
friends, apart from that difficult to say at present. Slightly
pensive about how things may change after the programme is
screened, but hope to make the most of any passing opportunities. |
How to become
Superhuman |
Enjoy yourself and be yourself. No point in trying
to put on a front as you'll be found out. The show dissects you like
a gigantic laboratory rat. |
And Who's your ultimate
Superhuman? |
Henri Bource (Papillon) - absolute resilience and defiance
under the most awful conditions imaginable. Major Jason Ward, Royal
Marines - a great man and a great friend who was killed in the last
Iraq War. Completely inspiring individual, utterly rampaged through
life. Wes - solid as a rock, utterly dependable, fit as a butchers
dog. |
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