: I googled him, man, that's a wild and crazy guy. I didn't research
: much more, but it makes me wonder - what kind of person pursues
: such an arduous, dangerous activity? And more importantly, how
: does he afford it? (I'd like to be in the position where I
: could, but just say 'no'...)

6 billion+ people in this world and yet so few that take these challenges on. Here in Wellington, New Zealand we have the velux round the world yacht racers in harbour (amazing boats btw). 4 people - one brit, one american, one canadian and one pole. There's a poster on the waterfront saying that 2700 people have climbed everest, 500 have been in space but only 180 have sailed round the world. It almost seems that as the world population grows we're actually becoming safer and less adventurous.