Ripley Davenport, 39 years old, served 7 years in the British military as a Combat Paramedic. He served in the first Gulf War, Bosnia, Northern Ireland and in the West Indies on numerous Anti-drug patrols aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Active.
During his service, Ripley successfully completed many courses, such as intelligence photographer, survivalist, ships diver and rescue swimmer.

Since 1992, Ripley has completed 9 expeditions to the remote corners of the world, from the polar regions to the deserts of southern Africa - from suffering extreme sub-zero temperatures and storms at 7,000m to the unbearable sand storms and desert heat.

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