Lessons From the Edge: Inspirational Tales of Surviving, Thriving and Extreme Adventure

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Aldo was recently the on-screen Expedition Leader for National Geographic’s latest flag-ship feature-length Natural History series One Strange Rock, hosted by Hollywood star, Will Smith. 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. With an inquisitive mind and an extremely unique skill set, Aldo is well set up for hard-hitting investigative journalism missions. It will reveal how this tough military man was able to cope with suddenly feeling worthless, how he overcame doors literally slamming in his face, how he came to realise that you can't wait for things to happen and instead how he rediscovered his identity and harnessed his emotions to his advantage to find determination, purpose and a renewed sense of belonging. He also hosts the reality show The Bridge alongside AJ Odudu, guiding the teams across tests of physical ability, mental skill, and teamwork.

Watch our short film where Aldo sets foot on the Via Dinarica trail in Bosnia to hike with award-winning Exodus guide Samer Hajrik and learn about why this is so much more than just a trail. Aldo has been held at gunpoint, Charged by a black Rhino, Abseiled into an active volcano, escaped Ebola, rowed across the Atlantic and dived on Captain Kidd’s pirate ship, and that’s just the last year or two.It will reveal how this tough military man was able to cope with suddenly feeling worthless, how he overcame doors literally slamming in his face, how he came to realise that you can’t wait for things to happen and instead how he rediscovered his identity and harnessed his emotions to his advantage to find determination, purpose, and a renewed sense of belonging.

Like going out and climbing a mountain at the weekend isn’t actually that risky when you put all the mitigations into place. All means of earning money went away so I had to somehow capitalise on the time and find a way to make a living. In his debut book, Aldo will inspire readers with his jaw-dropping stories and show them how to survive and thrive through sheer strength of mind and sharp decision-making. As well as working on adventure shows for ITV, Channel 5 and the History Channel, Aldo is also the on-screen Expedition Leader for National Geographic’s Natural History series One Strange Rock which sees him lead a team deep inside one of Africa’s most dangerous volcanoes whilst it was erupting.He says: “I suppose a lot of people who are in TV do one job and that’s them and they do their six projects for the year. 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. I wanted to show an extreme situation I’ve been in, the cool story around it but also the lessons I learned and how they can be directly transferable to anyone who is reading.

Sharing tips on how to survive and thrive through sheer strength of mind and sharp decision-making, you’ll leave feeling entertained, inspired, and ready to be the captain of your own ship. 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, whether it be abseiling into an erupting volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rowing the Atlantic, getting locked in a bunker for 10 days with zero daylight, leading Steve Backshall into the jungle or being held at gunpoint. In his debut book, Lessons From The Edge, Aldo aims to inspire readers with his "jaw-dropping" stories and show them how to survive and thrive through sheer strength of mind and sharp decision-making, says the publisher.This saw Aldo lead a prominent American Scientist deep inside one of Africa’s most dangerous volcanoes whilst it was erupting.