You've heard the phrase "off the beaten path" before, but our guest has made it his life motto. With 5 Guinness World Records under his belt and a handful of near-death experiences, Ash Dykes is no stranger to taking the scenic route around the world. He's spent time in the Amazon Rainforest, walked 4,000 miles along the Yangtze River in China, and his next adventure is only just about to begin. Project 6, as he's calling it, will begin in the Congo, one of the wildest places on earth—and he's spending a month there.

But before we dive into the explorer's world, we have to know where he came from. How did the young lad from North Wales find his way to some of nature's most incredible, and dangerous, places on earth? Ash gives Shannon a first-hand look into what life was like as a kid, the movies that inspired him to lead a life of adventure, and what his family thinks of the life he lives.

You need to stick around to the end, where we ask Ash questions beyond the travel, where he reveals the last time he cried in a story that will stick with you long after the interview is over. It's time for an adventure, and it starts now, on this week's episode of Sons & Daughters.

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