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Description:42 summits climbed, ranging from 600 to 7000 metres, crossing through 25 different countries, 102 000 metres of total ascent. 11 000 Euros raised for the benefit of cancer research.While occupying a senior management position in the car industry, Sylvain Perret makes the huge decision to leave his job, his career, house, friends, family and girl friend to set off around the world climbing along the way the highest point of each country he crosses through.The news that his father has cancer inspires him to come up with a fund raising idea to help the fight against this illness and which will assume a growing importance during the course of this expedition.From the stifling heat of the Malaysian jungle to the life-threatening severe cold of the highest summit of the Andes, from nearly being swallowed up by crevasses in the Caucasus to the magnificent views overlooking the jagged ridges of the Carpathian mountains, we are swept along by his touching adventure, breathtaking at times, sometimes hilarious but always very human.His encounters throughout the narrative remind us that the essential thing is not the change of scenery or the challenge you’ve set yourself at the far side of the world but the men and women that you come across along the route, and the fact that adventure is not always where you would expect it…Born in 1974, Sylvain Perret is a mechanical engineer by trade but his true love is the mountains. He is impassioned by travel and the diverse people and cultures you meet along the way. Well experienced in expeditions to extreme parts of the world he decides to launch himself, solo, into this challenging adventure.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Above & Beyond: Around the world in twelve months scaling its highest peaks. To get started finding Above & Beyond: Around the world in twelve months scaling its highest peaks, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 42 summits climbed, ranging from 600 to 7000 metres, crossing through 25 different countries, 102 000 metres of total ascent. 11 000 Euros raised for the benefit of cancer research.While occupying a senior management position in the car industry, Sylvain Perret makes the huge decision to leave his job, his career, house, friends, family and girl friend to set off around the world climbing along the way the highest point of each country he crosses through.The news that his father has cancer inspires him to come up with a fund raising idea to help the fight against this illness and which will assume a growing importance during the course of this expedition.From the stifling heat of the Malaysian jungle to the life-threatening severe cold of the highest summit of the Andes, from nearly being swallowed up by crevasses in the Caucasus to the magnificent views overlooking the jagged ridges of the Carpathian mountains, we are swept along by his touching adventure, breathtaking at times, sometimes hilarious but always very human.His encounters throughout the narrative remind us that the essential thing is not the change of scenery or the challenge you’ve set yourself at the far side of the world but the men and women that you come across along the route, and the fact that adventure is not always where you would expect it…Born in 1974, Sylvain Perret is a mechanical engineer by trade but his true love is the mountains. He is impassioned by travel and the diverse people and cultures you meet along the way. Well experienced in expeditions to extreme parts of the world he decides to launch himself, solo, into this challenging adventure.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Above & Beyond: Around the world in twelve months scaling its highest peaks. To get started finding Above & Beyond: Around the world in twelve months scaling its highest peaks, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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