Extreme adventurer Sean Conway answers our quickfire questions

Extreme adventurer Sean Conway has been all around round the world, but why does he choose to live in a Lake District village?

Originally from Cheltenham, in May he broke the world record for the fastest crossing of Europe by bicycle.

In 2015, he became the first person to complete a run, a cycle and a swim each the length of the UK and he also completed a 4,200-mile "ultra-triathlon" in 2016, circumnavigating the coast of mainland Britain by a mix of bike, swimming and running.

We went to Coniston to talk favourite walks, weirdest moments and why he has a big ginger beard...

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