Leon McCarron is a Northern Irish adventurer, filmmaker, writer and motivational speaker. Leon specialises in long distance, human-powered expeditions.

Some of his past adventures include:

* Walking 3,000 miles across China and filming a TV show for National Geographic

* Carried the Olympic Flame along a section of the Northern Irish coast as part of the London 2012 relay

* Rode 14,000 miles from New York to Hong Kong

* Trekked 1,000 miles through the Empty Quarter desert in Oman and creating a feature length film called Into The Empty Quarter

* Followed the longest river in Iran from source to sea, and created a film called Karun

* Travelled across Argentina on horseback

In this interview, Leon talks about his recently completed 1,000 mile walk through the heart of the Middle East.

Links mentioned in the interview:

* Leon McCarron (Website)

* Walk The Masar (Website)

Enjoy the interview.