HIs programme in INdia was excellent and I think it's given him a zest for getting off the hamsters wheel of racing, bearing in mind he's always done different stuff too.
I'm reading his latest book at the moment and he seems to be in reflective 'bucket list' type mode, plus he's also got a regular bird in tow now (according to the part of the book i'm at ) which probably puts pressure on him doing the really dangerous stuff, he;s had two very close calls with his two big 'offs'