Beyond the Horizon
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Beyond the Horizon chronicles the first human-powered expedition to circle the globe.
Shop similar products- Author: Colin Angus
- Hardcover; 360 pages; color photographs
- Menasha Ridge Press; copyright 2007
Made in USA.
The quest to circle the world has inspired explorers, adventurers, treasure seekers and madmen for centuries. From Magellan to Branson and Fossett, circumnavigating the globe is a siren call that has captivated the spirit of countless generations.
So it was a surprise when Colin Angus discovered that no one had ever conquered the most basic challenge: to circle the planet by human power alone.
The journey took Angus and his partners in a boat across the Bering Sea, on foot across Asia and Europe (Moscow to Portugal), then across the Atlantic to Costa Rica—a 145-day rowing odyssey. From there it was a mere 5,000-plus-mile bike ride home, which Angus and his fiancee, Julie Wafaei, reached 720 days after he had left.
Beyond the Horizon will inspire as well as entertain you. As society finally realizes that decades of fast-and-easy transportation extract a heavy toll on our planet, Angus's quest is a triumph of spirit and a testament to simple human fortitude and perseverance in the face of obstacles that most of us can barely imagine.
So it was a surprise when Colin Angus discovered that no one had ever conquered the most basic challenge: to circle the planet by human power alone.
The journey took Angus and his partners in a boat across the Bering Sea, on foot across Asia and Europe (Moscow to Portugal), then across the Atlantic to Costa Rica—a 145-day rowing odyssey. From there it was a mere 5,000-plus-mile bike ride home, which Angus and his fiancee, Julie Wafaei, reached 720 days after he had left.
Beyond the Horizon will inspire as well as entertain you. As society finally realizes that decades of fast-and-easy transportation extract a heavy toll on our planet, Angus's quest is a triumph of spirit and a testament to simple human fortitude and perseverance in the face of obstacles that most of us can barely imagine.
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