Levison Wood is a full time explorer and writer, who has spent ten years in the British Army and led expeditions on five continents. He has travelled in over 80 countries and spent a number of years living in the wilds of Africa and Asia. As a photographer and journalist he specialises in documenting people and cultures in remote regions and post-conflict zones. He has worked with various regional and national government departments in promoting access in developing economies. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and International Fellow of the Explorers Club.
Britain's best-loved adventurer... he looks like a man who will stare danger in the face and soak up a lot of pain without complaint. The Times In the macho, adrenaline-fuelled arena of TV adventurers, Levison Wood is that rare beast: the real deal. Radio Times Wood's USP is that, unlike a great many pretenders, he is the real deal: a former paratrooper, a major in the army reserves and as hard as nails. Telegraph Adventurer Levison Wood is 'bewildered' by being called a sex symbol, as a death-defying trek through the Himalayas is set to have fans' pulses racing. Daily Mail