The shape I’m in: Duncan Stewart, environmentalist

GIVEN the extent of environmentalist Duncan Stewart’s injuries when he fell from a tree near the Chernobyl reactor 12 years ago, it’s a surprise he is still standing, not to mind continuing to work at a dizzying speed.

The shape I’m in: Duncan Stewart, environmentalist

“It was -12C when they found me. I’d lost all my blood. I broke everything, unfortunately: my ribs, my neck and my back. I burst my lung in three places. I was in big rouble.”

He still experiences numbness and pain.

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