Andy Torbet, Tech Diver, Freediver, Climber, Skydiver, TV Show Host, Stuntman & Author
Hailing from the Highlands of Scotland Andy is a professional cave- and tech- diver, freediver, climber and skydiver. As well as leading a number of exploratory expeditions he also performs technical stunts for documentaries and films, has presented 22 TV series on the BBC, CBBC, Discovery US, CH5 and the History Channel. He’s written over 250 articles and one book.
After 10 years in the British Forces as a Bomb Disposal Officer and Paratrooper, including a number of operational tours and commanding the Army’s Underwater Bomb Disposal Unit, Andy left to pursue a career in exploration and film-making. This has seen him on adventures around the world including diving the wreck of Britannic, cave diving in Victorian diving equipment, free diving under the Alaskan ice, standing in a 700 degree fireball, free-climbing a 12 story glass building, swim with sharks, cave dive inside icebergs, compete internationally at Speed Skydiving and more.
As well as many world first to his name in underwater exploration and his TV and film making career he also works as a professional stuntman, most recently working on the new James Bond film.
Items In This Podcast
- Joined Snorkeling Club as a child in Scotland
- Learned to dive at 14
- Became an Army diver and bomb disposal
- Diving the highest lakes in Scotland, England and Wales
- His TV shows and documentaries
- Diving the Britannic
- Diving Hell’s Gate Mine
- Diving Yonaguni Monument
- Andy’s Twitter
- Andy’s Instagram
- Andy’s Website
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