Simon Kane
Series: A TASTE OF CALIFORNIA
Simon is a versatile television and radio talent with particular expertise in the great outdoors and a great sense of humour. His background in theatre (RSC member 1974 - 1976), advertising, and in business (property, finance and sales) has provided a broad and knowledgeable spectrum of topics.
An accomplished sportsman since schooldays, he is an expert skier and water skier, he plays club level golf and tennis and enjoys football, rugby, horse riding, walking, swimming, white water rafting and kart racing. He also has a sound knowledge of the world of F1 motor racing. Simon is a keen motor biker, and a qualified personal trainer. He maintains a high level of fitness with regular visits to the gym and outdoor cycling on and off road.
Of all his outdoor achievements, the pinnacle
was climbing mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (at an altitude of
19,340 ft.) as producer director and cameraman on a 15 day Ultra
event. In the same capacity, Simon has documented events in
the Sinai, Jordanian and Judean desert each time covering a
distance of some 100 km over 5 days.