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

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Aldo joined the Royal Marine Commandos at the age of 16 and became one of the youngest Snipers in the UK armed forces. 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. So, we use our vast network of local contacts on the ground to help improve life through travel and make a positive impact, whether that’s through community empowerment projects, nature restoration, or disaster relief. 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.

And that’s made apparent by someone getting cancer then they recover and run a marathon or climb a mountain or do this epic thing. 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. You’re back into the mixing pot of humanity who don’t care or know what you’ve done in the military and you feel lost. A Fellow at the Royal Geographic Society, he shares his unique experiences from some of the world’s most dangerous, extreme, and remote locations. Yellow Kite has acquired Aldo Kane's "inspirational" memoir Lessons From the Edge, following an eight-way auction.Leaving the Royal Marines as an expert in Jungles, Deserts, Mountains and the Arctic, it wasn't long before Aldo started to carve a new career for himself in the TV and Film industry. But before the battle-hardened Scot found fame for his telly escapades, he often felt like a failure after leaving behind his role as a Royal Marines sniper in 2003.

Lessons From The Edge will inspire listeners to find the spirit to do the things in life they’ve previously been too scared to tackle, build the courage to know that failure isn’t the end, and the knowledge that the impossible can be made possible. But because I’m freelance and a go-to guy for these projects for the last ten years, I’ve bounced from project to project.That does sound a bit wishy-washy but when you work in extreme situations you see how fragile life is. He not only has a wealth of expertise exploring far-flung and hard-to-reach places, but also is passionate about shining a spotlight on the local people and unique environments of the places he visits.