Some humans seem almost super-human. Daredevils and adventurers have summited Everest, crossed the Antarctic and base-jumped off cliffs. How do they do it? To find out read on. We asked the likes of former SAS captain Neil Laughton, extreme explorer Vanessa O'Brien and American base-jumper and skydiver Jeb Corliss to reveal their mental tricks for conquering extreme situations - including lockdown. Felicity Aston Felicity Aston says: 'A lot of the lessons I have learned on expeditions I found myself later applying to my life generally, especially recently during lockdown' British polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE is an Antarctic scientist turned author, speaker and expedition leader. In 2012 she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica.