‘I am an eternal optimist with a lust for life, not some psycho with an urge to die’: Bob Drury tells the story behind his recent BBC filming trip in Nepal

Every competitor wants to be the first to goal, writes Steve Uzuchukwu. We all know that, and congratulate the first pilot home after a task. Yet, deeply buried in the distant annals of history, the very first pilot to make goal has been forgotten about, the poor soul. Instead, itÂ’s the guy who crashed, burned and died who is the celebrated hero of free flight. I am, of course, referring to the Legend of Daedalus and Icarus.