Tim Howell was never any good at maths at school. Now trigonometry saves his life on expedition. Ex-Royal Marine, 1,400 jumps across 60 countries, first wingsuit BASE descents in Vietnam, Kenya, Angola and the UK and a 6,000-metre exit from Aconcagua.
In this episode of Leading Edge, Tim breaks down what opening a new line actually involves finding a cliff in a single photograph, sizing it against a cyclist on Google Street View, and running the start arcs, pull heights and glide ratios long before it's worth stepping out the door. We get into why the landing can be the real mission, what thin air does to a flight at 6,000 metres, and why, after six weeks of travelling and climbing, he still turned around on Lhotse twice. His takeaway: know your own ability, because "if there's any doubt, there's no doubt."
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