How long will you continue to be an explorer?

How long will you continue to be an explorer?

Benedict Allen (Explorer) gives expert video advice on: Do you get nervous before an expedition?; How long does an expedition last?; How do you decide what expedition to do next? and more...

I don't know. I think things will evolve. I've always felt that writing is part of the process. It is my way of communicating what I've done and I image that will become the major part instead of equal parts. So, for me it is a cause and effect thing. You go away and you reflect on your experience and you write the book and the book is part of the adventure. I don't move on until I have finished the book but increasingly I think I will just write and not need the experience. There's a lot in my head that I've got stored up. So, I think I'm weary of the adventures now. I don't think it is necessary for me to risk my life and I don't seem to have a desire to push myself to the limit as much. I don't know the answer to that. I will keep on going until I drop dead doing something creative, something that will make me exert myself but I suppose explorers don't really retire. They keep on doing something or another. Who knows?