[1] Tim Emmett was born in Windsor in England, and went to school at Cothill House and Richard Huish College, where he got his A-levels in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics.
[2] While at Huish, Emmett started climbing on a school trip at the age of 15 to a local crag called Chudleigh Rocks.
Only a handful of people do this type of climbing, and Emmett retired from it at the age of 40 due to its high risk of fatality.
[4][6] Emmett has made several appearances on the BBC as a presenter and guest, including: Ultimate Rock Climb with Julia Bradbury (2007),[18] The Great Climb with British climber Dave MacLeod (2010),[19] and Top Gear (episode 2, season 7) with Jeremy Clarkson racing up a mountain with Leo Houlding (2005).
In 2005, Emmett wrote a book with fellow British-climber Neil Gresham called Preposterous Tales, about their climbing exploits around the world.