What makes a man spend 22 hours in freezing water or 14 days alone in a hot air balloon?Adventurer steve fossett knows.His taste for adventure has driven him to set dozens of world records in both aviation and sailing.For him, it's the thrill of doing things that have never bennm done before.He also enjoys testing his own endurance and skills.
Altogether, Fossett has 115 world records and word firsts to his name.His most recent success came in February 2006 when he broke the world's flight distance record.He traveled more than 26,000 miles in 76 hours.
Surprisingly.62-year-old Fossett is not strong or athletic,but he is presistent.His efforts to complete the first nonstop,hot-air balloon ride show his determination .He made six grueling attempts over five years and finally succeed in 2002.
Fossett developed his appetite for adventure early.At age 11, he strated rock climbing.While a student at Stanford University,he spent his summers climbing mountains and doing endurance swims throughout Europe. |
