Ben Fogle is pretty familiar with daredevil feats - he&apos;s rowed the Atlantic, run across the Sahara and trekked the Antarctic.
But how do any of those compare with hurling yourself down Coopers Hill in Brockworth after a Double Gloucester?
The TV star took part in his first cheese rolling yesterday, and loved it.
"When I was filming things for TV, I was never allowed to, for health and safety, so I&apos;ve come along on my own today," he said.
"It is the first time I have done the Cheese Rolling. I&apos;ve covered all sorts of weird and wonderful events across Great Britain and this was almost the last one on my list.
"I&apos;ve watched from afar for years. I made the long journey to be here. I was in Canada yesterday and I came back early especially for this.
Mr Fogle, who was muddy and suffering from a sore shoulder afterwards, said: "It is a lot more scary at the top than down here, believe me. When you see the photographs, you have no idea just how steep it is.
"It is so slippery. The nerves... all these guys look tough but once you&apos;re up there and you are looking down, it is really nerve wracking.
"You have got to commit because once you start on that hill you can&apos;t really just gingerly descend, you have got to really go for it. It is really scary.
"I have a slightly sore shoulder but it will be OK."
He added: "This is just quintessential Britishness - I love it - and I love the eccentricity of events like this.
"I think I did most of it on my bum. Am I pleased with my run? I got down to the bottom, I didn&apos;t win the cheese, but I got down.
"I think the moral of this is quit while you are ahead. I&apos;ve got the mud and a few scrapes and cuts and I&apos;ll enjoy watching other people do it from now on.
"I&apos;d always wanted to do it and finally I can say I ran after a cheese down Coopers Hill."
He couldn&apos;t catch Gloucestershire&apos;s own cheese chasing legend Chris Anderson, who equalled the most ever wins in the event with his three victories, and said: "The cheese went to the best man."