FAR-FLUNG

"In an extraordinary twist, however, another band of natives, purporting to be a police force, was going to protect us from such an attack, using machine guns and tear gas, all while somewhat hypoxic, as we tried to climb a mountain just under 15,000 feet high. It's like something someone would make up trying to write an adventure fiction novel, except it wasn't made up." Ever wonder what you could do if you only had a little time, a little extra money, and a bit of motivation? How about something no one had ever done before? But you're just a normal person, nothing extraordinary aEUR" how would THAT go? Well, you've come to the right book, where two guys who are otherwise not too noteworthy, work full-time, and aren't billionaires conjure up the idea of climbing the highest peaks aEUR" not on the 7 continents aEUR" but in the 7 seas. Easy enough aEUR" but over the course of about 8 years it ends up being one adventurous puzzle after another as the endeavor courses its way through the ups and downs of travel logistics and the real world to find something akin to meaning, value, and a more than unusual way to fill one's time.

-- Jeff Arle and Chris Martin