More About Andy Torbet

Andy Torbet spent a decade in the British Forces as a diver, paratrooper, and bomb disposal officer. During his time in the forces, he commanded the Army’s underwater and airborne bomb disposal teams, as well as the high risk search team of the maritime counter-terrorism unit. He was deployed on operations across the world, including in Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, the Falklands, Iraq, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

Andy has an interest in a variety of academic and social subjects and holds a degree in zoology, a diploma in nautical archaeology, is studying for a Masters in archaeology, and is even a member of MENSA. He is a patron of a number of charities, including The Felix Fund, Deptherapy, and The Oliver Ridley Project, and is a brand ambassador for Bailey of Bristol and SEALIFE.

Andy Torbet | Underwater Explorer

Andy is an accomplished underwater explorer with a high level of experience in deep, technical and cave diving which has taken him all over the globe. Using everything from old fashioned SCUBA to the latest technology in mixed gases, he has mapped new submerged cave systems, and discovered a number of lost war shipwrecks.

He holds a number of underwater qualifications, such as ADC Commercial Diving Supervisor, Swift Water and Flood Search and Rescue Team Leader, River Canoe and Sea Kayak instructor, Boat Operator, CCR Cave Diver, Hypoxic Rebreather Diver, and is also an underwater medic.

Andy Torbet | Aerial Work

With experience working for the Armed Forces’ airborne bomb disposal team, Andy is qualified in wingsuiting, formation, camera skydiving, speed and formation coaching. He holds a BPA D Licence with over 1,000 jumps under his belt; is HALO trained; and has been involved in test projects for UK space agencies.

He has performed a high altitude high opening jump from 28,000 feet for a BBC science project, and raced a Peregrine Falcon, the fasted animal on Earth, in free-fall, achieving speeds of over 240mph. He also competes in speed skydiving, and represented Team GB in the 2022 World Skydiving Championships.

Andy Torbet | Adventurer

Andy also holds qualifications in other sorts of extreme sports and exploration, such as:

– Wire work

– Horse rider

– Equine first aid

– BSR stunt driving passport

– 1st Kup in Taekwondo

– Military self defence

– Archery

He is a qualified mountaineering and climbing instructor and member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors; he has formed new routes and achieved first ascents in the UK, Canada, and Pakistan; and has even completed ice climbs on Greenlandic glaciers and icebergs in the Arctic Ocean.

Andy Torbet | Film Stuntman

Andy has provided his stunt performing services to a number of films and programmes, including No Time To Die (2019), Darkness Rising (2021), Masters of the Air (2021), Witcher (2021), Fast X (2022), and Sister Boniface (2022).

Andy Torbet | Extreme Filming Consultancy

Andy has many years of experience providing advice and expertise to scientific and filming expeditions and technical project. He specialises in technical underwater safety and logistics but can also provide advice on skydiving filming globally and climbing and mountaineering projects. He helps with risk assessments, HSE requirements, legal responsibilities, safety and supervision, personnel requirements, security, and equipment requirements.

Andy Torbet | Media Work

In 2018, Andy co-developed and presented the CBBC series Beyond Bionic; high-octane and fast-moving, the show saw Andy attempt to match, if not beat, the super-powers of animals using engineering and ingenuity. He has also co-presented Titanic’s Tragic Twin: The Britannic Disaster, and BBC 2’s Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney. He is a regular guest on shows such as Coast and The One Show.

Andy Torbet | Writing

Andy is a regular contributor to a number of magazines, including Sport Diver, SCUBA, Diver, Climber, Canoe & Kayak, Sidetracked, Camping and Caravan Club, Dive, FHM and Men’s Fitness.

In 2015, he published his first book Extreme Adventures. The book charts some of Andy’s adventure quests and exploration projects around Great Britain. From finding lost shipwrecks deep under the English Channel to scaling the loose chalk cliffs of the Needles and from solo cave diving exploration in The Cave of Skulls to sea kayaking to St Kilda.

Andy Torbet | Speaking

Andy is a much sought-after speaker for businesses, conferences, schools, and shows, speaking on a range of subjects from entertainment to adventure, expeditions to TV shows, as well as targeting messages for corporate events.

Andy Torbet | Speaking Topics

Entertaining Talks:

– Operation Iceberg: Behind the Lens

– XGB: Extreme adventures in the UK

– Extreme: Adventures, mishaps, and dangers on the most extreme shoots

– Underwater Adventure: Global expeditions, adventures and discoveries from the submerged world

– Beyond Bionic: Tales from the popular wildlife, science, technology and extreme adventure show

Corporate Talks:

– Risk: Accurately assessing the real, not perceived, dangers, then managing, mitigating, and accepting the risk and how some simple steps can allow you to achieve goals others shy away from

– Fear: An analysis of fear, stress and anxiety. The form it takes, how to use it to your advantage and control it rather than let it control you

– Overcoming Obstacles: Choosing the right mentality and techniques to achieve seemingly impossible tasks

School, University, and Youth Group Talks:

– Beyond Bionic: Tales from the popular wildlife, science, technology and extreme adventure show

– Dealing with Danger and Fear: Aimed at 12-18 year olds, this talk deals with the practical ways Andy deals with risk in his professional life and the anxieties that come with it

– How to be an Explorer: Anyone can be an explorer. There are places to explore on our doorstep. This talk reveals what’s out there and where to begin

– The Science of the Extreme: From deep diving to wing suiting and from under-ice freediving to falling whilst climbing, surviving extreme sports is all about the science behind them

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