Continuing National Geographic’s expansive legacy of partnering with the most iconic natural history documentary filmmakers in the world to deliver ground-breaking stories about Earth’s oceans, National Geographic announced the start of production of its upcoming global, six-part series OCEANXPLORERS. Pairing a dream team of the world’s greatest ocean storytellers with the most advanced combined exploration and media vessel ever built, the cross-platform event will begin filming this February in the shark capital of the Atlantic—the West Indies. The research team’s first mission is to study the great hammerhead’s hunting behaviors and solve one of the ocean’s most pressing mysteries: What makes this critically endangered species the ultimate predator, and why is it rapidly disappearing? I’ve spent a lot of time on Barra so it would probably have to be there. You get an Airbnb up there, and you can just walk for hours along beautiful turquoise water, white sandy beaches and there’s not very many people there. He also endured the toughest infantry training in the world at just 16 years old. Hard man? Yeah, he's a hard man. Aldo Kane has been on screen around the world on many broadcasters from the BBC, to Discovery, Nat-Geo, Channel 4, PBS, ITV, Channel 5, History Channel and many more. Aldo has appeared on Discovery with Hollywood A-Listers like Tom Hardy, Adrien Brody & Henry Cavill in some of the most extreme environments on earth. With an inquisitive mind and an extremely unique skill-set, Aldo is well set up for hard-hitting investigative journalism missions. Over the last seven years, Aldo has worked on well over 45 TV & Film productions, appearing on many broadcasters from the BBC, to Discovery, Nat-Geo, Channel 4, PBS, ITV, Channel 5, History Channel and many more. Aldo was recently the on-screen Expedition Leader for National Geographic’s feature-length Natural History series Welcome to Earth, hosted by Will Smith.

Here are some of my favourite inspiring quotes from the book that I have really hit home and I found inspiration and motivation from -Preparation and the right mindset. I had it in my head that I wanted to join the British military to pursue a career of adventure, and I went to the careers office and asked what was the hardest service to get into. I was told the Royal Marine Commandos. I was about 13. He went on to gain rope and inspection certificates, worked offshore on an oil rig, read business books, made plans, and then in 2010, got a call from someone who’d heard he was an ex-Marine and “handy with ropes” asking if he could get a film crew into an active volcano. Operations and survival expert Aldo Kane ( @AldoKane) – As a trained Royal Marine Commando, where he became one of the youngest elite Commando snipers ever, and an expert in survival and operations in all environments—jungle, desert, arctic, ocean and mountains—Kane has led countless water-based expeditions with some of the world’s elite. About the Author: Aldo joined the Royal Marine Commandos at the age of 16 and became one of the youngest Snipers in the UK armed forces. He spent 10 years operating around the globe in all environments including war in the Middle East. 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. Aldo now runs Vertical Planet, a technical safety risk management company providing services for some of the world's largest TV and film productions. At the start of each round, you'll buy-in with 20 double-unders (scale to 45 single-unders if necessary) and a 40m shuttle sprint. For each exercise, you'll work through 20 reps each for five total rounds, starting at the jump rope every time.

In 2021, he was cast by James Cameron as Mission Ops Leader for the adventure and conservation series OceanX, to air on Disney+ in 2023. Also last year, Aldo wrote his first book, Lessons From the Edge: Inspirational Tales of Surviving, Thriving and Extreme Adventure, published by Yellow Kite to great success. I dedicated all my spare time outside of school to getting fit and strong for the 30-week basic Commando training course. I’ve been diving with whales and sharks since Atlas was born, so I’m managing to compartmentalise it, and I’m happy with who I am and what I do,” says Kane. The only difference between someone who’s successful and isn’t, is that the person who’s successful has applied themselves in one direction, and given it their all rather than drifting. Time is so valuable and only goes, so if you have an inkling of what you want to achieve, then all you have to do is break it down into sizable chunks. For me, it’s always been about having a target in mind and trying to reach it.”Clothes are just clothes and cars are just cars, however expensive they are. No one has ever been on their death bed and thought ‘I didn’t do much. But at least I owned some lovely trainers’ But people will reflect on the amazing adventures they had, or regret that they didn’t have more’’ Yes, they’re going to earn it. Effectively, I’m the puppet master pulling the strings on the challenges. It’s one of the biggest cash prizes in TV at the moment, so it’s pretty full on. The winner must be worthy of it and will have to work hard for it. In his own words, he’s “been risk assessing and avoiding danger for years, basically, so it’s hardwired into me. I almost feel comfort in that discomfort. Living out of a bag, being cold, wet, hot, underground, covered in beasties, that’s my norm.” Aldo Kane is a world-record-setting adventurer, explorer, a Fellow at the Royal Geographic Society, producer, author & TV presenter with a penchant for the world’s most dangerous, extreme and remote locations. A former Royal Marines Commando Sniper, Aldo is an expert in all environments, making him the go-to man for TV & Film companies around the world. BBC Studios Natural History Unit produces the world’s most iconic natural history programmes, such as Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II, which have been watched by more than a billion people globally. Ranging from technically challenging live shows and super-landmarks to long-running series and children’s content, The Natural History Unit programmes include Seven Worlds, One Planet presented by Sir David Attenborough, Primates, Earth’s Tropical Islands, Dynasties, Blue Planet Live, Springwatch, Bears About the House, Andy’s Aquatic Adventures and third-party commissions for Discovery, Apple, NBC, Quibi, National Geographic and BBC America.

Featuring talks from some of the UK’s biggest nature-loving personalities, the much-loved Inspiration Theatre will see familiar faces Hamza Yassin and Aldo Kane share stories of life behind the lens and road trips as well as provide top tips on where to go and what to expect from a life on the road. Julia Bradbury Aldo joined the Royal Marine Commandos at the age of sixteen and went on to become one of the youngest Elite Commando Reconnaissance Snipers in the UK armed forces. While completing active service in countries from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, he became a survival expert across the different environments he found himself in. He is a skilled mountain leader, skydiver, bodyguard, medic, and a professional climber. I wasn’t sobbing my heart out, but I was blown away by emotion, of new life being born, of me not being there. It was amazing but also testament to the sacrifice you make having a life of adventure. Before that, I can’t remember the last time. It’s not because I hold it in and don’t want to. I have no problem crying, even on television if something has emoted me,” says Kane, 43.It's a circuit that follows a logical oder until everything has been completed," says Kane. "It's strength, endurance and cardio in one hit. It keeps me going for about an hour." But “once a Marine, always a Marine,” he notes. “It’s that elite brotherhood, and you don’t ever lose that, whether it’s confidence, physical ability, muscle memory, they’re lessons for life, and what I do to this dayis based on its ethos and core values.” A former Royal Marines Commando Sniper, Aldo is an expert in all environments, making him the go-to man for TV & Film companies around the world. Aldo has operated and filmed in well over 100 countries so when things get tough in TV land, it’s Aldo they call. Aldo Kane TV and Media Work