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Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born in 1944 and educated at Eton. He served with the Royal Scots Greys for a time before joining the SAS. In 1968 he joined the Army of the Sultan of Oman and in 1970 was awarded the Sultan's Bravery Medal. In the same year he married his wife, Virginia. (In 1987, Virginia was the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal). Since 1969 when he led the British Expedition on the White Nile, Ranulph Fiennes has been at the forefront of many exploratory expeditions. Described in 1984 as the "World's Greatest Living Explorer" by the Guinness Book of Records, his expeditions around are legion.  Sir Ranulph's expeditions have raised over £4.2 million for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, (which has enabled the building of Europe's first MS research centre in Cambridge) and £1.9 million for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. In 1993 he was awarded an OBE for 'human endeavour and charitable services'. Sir Ranulph is also the author of several books including his autobiography Living Dangerously, The Feather Men (UK Number One Best-seller), Atlantis of the Sands, Mind Over Matter (a harrowing account of his Antarctic expedition), The Sett, Beyond the Limits and his most recent The Secret Hunters. On 21 May 2009 at the age of 65, Sir Ranulph climbed Everest to become the oldest Briton to achieve this and vowed never to climb a mountain again! Watch this space!!

Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls is one of the most well known and successful, young adventurers in the world. At just 23 years old, he became The Youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest. In August 2003, he led the first crew to cross the Atlantic via the Arctic Circle in an open rigid inflatable boat. in September 1997, he became the Youngest Briton to climb Mount Ama Dablam in the Himalayas (22,500 feet), a peak described by Sir Edmond Hillary as ‘unclimbable’. Before climbing Everest, Bear spent three years as a Specialist Combat Survival Instructor and Patrol Medic with the British Special Forces. As a keen environmentalist, he led the first team to Jet Ski around Britain testing a pioneering new fuel made from rubbish and owns a nature reserve on an island, off the Welsh coast. His natural talent for communicating and entertaining on all levels with everyone and anyone has made him a popular personality in his own right. As one of the youngest and most successful motivational speakers on the international business circuit, Bear has won over even the toughest of audiences and has a list of extremely impressive references to his credit.

Benedict Allen, author, explorer, TV presenter-filmmaker and public speaker, is best known for his arduous expeditions to remote corners of the globe, journeys generally achieved without any "backup" and by immersing himself alone in indigenous communities. These journeys are depicted in his nine books - including two best sellers - and five BBC television series. His approach to exploration is exemplified by his decision to undergo the harrowing "crocodile" initiation ceremony in New Guinea – he was given extensive crocodile scars and beaten for six weeks. It was an attempt not just to report back about things never before witnessed at the frontiers of our knowledge but to understand a different perspective on the world. His belief in leaving the back-up systems often employed by adventurers – satellite phones, GPS navigation etc – at home make his solo expeditions particularly precarious; likewise, his technique of not bringing along camera-crews continues to ensure he is the only "adventurer" on TV often in very real and constant jeopardy; arguably, he has the most dangerous job seen on television.

Born in Macclesfield, Ben Ainslie grew up in Cornwall and it was there that he found his passion for sailing. Ben starting sailing when he was just four, his talent on the water did not go unnoticed as he soon gained a reputation within the Laser class. After several youth championships under his belt, at just nineteen Ben qualified for the British Olympic Squad and the Atlanta Games. After a hard fought battle with the Brazilian Champion , Ben was pipped at the post and had to settle for silver. Four years later he returned to Sydney with one thing on his mind, after a battle royale on the water he added gold to his various world titles. Ben was to return in Athens in 2004 to defend his title as Olympic Champion but this time in the Finn class. He was victorious securing his second gold and crowning himself as one of Britain’s most successful Olympians. Life after the Games took on a different route. The world of the America’s Cup beckoned and Ben joined challengers Emirates Team New Zealand in the quest for sailing’s greatest prize. As his America’s Cup campaign draws to a close, Ben will have a busy 2007. He is at the height of success in the sailing world. World Champion on seven occasions, three Olympic medals and now sailing with one the top America’s Cup teams. But, with just over a year to go until Beijing 2008, Ben is about to enter the final qualification process for the next Games; if he qualifies he will be one of the most senior member on the British Squad in China.

Bob was born in 1948 into a hunting family. His father was huntsman to the Cleveland in Yorkshire, where he started riding at an early age hunting with his sister and father. At the age of 15 he rode his first point to point winner then went into National Hunt racing with Toby Balding at Weyhill, eventually riding for many top trainers including Josh Gifford. Bob's racing career took him to America where he rode several winners. In 1979 he was diagnosed to have cancer and was given 6 months to live. After several months of chemotherapy he returned to race riding, coming back with several winners both in England and America.In 1981 Bob won the Grand National on Aldaniti, trained by Josh Gifford. He finally retired from racing in 1983 having won some 500 races. Other major races that Bob won during his career were the Tote Ider Chase, The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, The Black & White Hurdle, The SGB Chase, The SGB Hurdle & the Whitbread Trial Chase. In 1983 he received the MBE and also formed the Bob Champion Cancer Trust which to date has raised some ten million pounds towards cancer research. Bob had his life story portrayed in the book "Champion's Story" which was made into a feature film starring John Hurt.

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