Least favourite moment on Planet Earth II

• Falling ill and having to sit out filming in bed, on an oxygen cylinder, whilst suffering from AMS in India.

 

• Being attacked by hoards of blood sucking Chuppa sangra bugs in Peru.

 

Favourite Planet Earth II mountain moments include;

• Watching the sunset on Mont Blanc and sharing morning prayers and breakfast with Buddhist monks in a remote Himalayan monastery.

 

Ultimate Planet Earth II moment:

• Seeing my first snow leopard, even though it was over a km away! (The crew did eventually get a lot closer!)

 

Favourite mountain food:

• Momo’s (stuffed dumplings) and Gulag Jaman in India.

 

Most dangerous encounter:

• A near miss with a rockfall in Ladakh.

 

Weirdest moment:

• Our van overheating and then exploding whilst filming eagles in the Alps - France

 

Most embarrassing moment:

• Being forced to sing ‘You’ve lost that loving feeling’ as an example of ‘British music’ during a ‘cultural exchange’ with our sherpas.

 

Favourite location:

• Gokyo valley, Nepal, Beautiful blue/green lakes, the smell of wild cinnamon and Cho Oyu – the world’s sixth highest mountain and ‘the goddess of turquoise.’