|
|
While some adventurers are team players, there are a certain
breed of individuals who choose to set out on a personal
quest, either totally alone, or with limited support. We
salute these crazed, er..., remarkable individuals as they set
off on their own personal adventure.
|
| In
our quest to keep tabs on the worlds most daring adventurers,
we're constantly searching for people who take on the big
challenges. One example of just such a person is Ben
Lecomte. On July 16, 1998, Ben set out on an 80 day swim
across the Atlantic Ocean to raise funds for cancer
research. Let's repeat that; an 80 day SWIM across the
Atlantic Ocean. Ben swam a total of 3736 miles, arriving
in Quiberon, France on September 25. We invite you to go
visit Ben's
site to get more information on this monumental feat! |
|
Another rare
breed of adventurer are those men who break records. Two such men are those who are
involved in the quest to travel faster on land than any other. In case you missed
it, last summer the Thrust vehicle broke the speed of sound, setting a new World Land
Speed record of 763 miles per hour on the Nevada Black Rock desert. They beat the
old pro at this, Craig Breedlove and his Spirit
of America car, but don't count Craig out of it. This summer Craig plans to
return to the desert to break the record set by the the Thrust team. Many believe
the Spirit of America car is capable of even higher speeds than those already attained by
the awesome thrust vehicle. This is definitely an incredible test of man and
machine. |
|
| Another
significant adventurer is Ed
Viesturs. Ed is currently considered to be America's
leading high altitude mountaineer. His site chronicles
his ongoing attempt to climb all 14 of the world's highest
mountains, with supplemental oxygen. |
| Michael
Fay is a conservationist who is completed a 1200 mile trek
across the wilds of Congo in Africa to chronicle the state of
the wilderness in this area. His site is part of the
greater National
Geographic site, which is always one of our
favorites.. |
|
Ok, now here's a guy who definitely has to be counted among
the ranks of the adventurers of the world. Brian
Walker, (aka Rocket Guy) is designing and building his own
rocket, which he plannned on launching in May of 2002, to take
himself to a height of about 30 miles straight up before
returning to the surface of the earth under parachutes.
This guy is taking this project seriously, he's followed the
Dennis Tito practice of training with Russian Cosmonauts and
working with rocket engineers all over the world. Part
of his training with the Russians included a Mach 2.5 flight
at 80,000 feet! He describes that episode as his $366.00
a minute thrill ride! |
|
|
|
 
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
|
