Shortly after leaving the comfort of the BBC Breakfast sofa in 2021, Louise Minchin found herself criss-crossing the globe – climbing mountains, taking part in triathlons and free diving under ice. She cycled 745 miles across Argentina, swam in shark-infested waters and entered a Half Ironman competition.
But her biggest challenge to date was having to manoeuvre her body, like a contortionist, through a tiny hole into the pitch-black darkness of a cave in the Mendip Hills in Somerset. “I’m claustrophobic, so even thinking about going into a tight space gives me