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Cargando... The Man Who Cycled the Americaspor Mark Beaumont
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In 2008, Mark Beaumont smashed the world record for cycling around the world, by an astonishing 81 days. His race against the clock took him through the toughest terrain and the most demanding of conditions. In 2009, Mark set out on his second ultra-endurance challenge. And this one would involve some very big mountains. The Man Who Cycled the Americas tells the story of a 15,000 mile expedition that once again broke the barriers of human achievement. To pedal the longest mountain range on the planet, solo and unsupported, presented its own unique difficulties. But no man had ever previously summited the continents' two highest peaks, Mt McKinley in Alaska and Aconcagua in Argentina, in the same climbing season, let alone cycling between them. Oh, and Mark had never even been up Ben Nevis before. Full of his trademark charm, warmth and fascination with seeing the world at the pace of a bicycle, Mark Beaumont's second book is a testament to his love of adventure, his joy of taking on tough mental and physical feats, and offers a thrilling trip through the diverse cultures of the Americas. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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He is mad.
This 15,000 mile solo journey is something else. Beaumont is supremely fit, as well as being mentally very tough to undertake three full on physical challenges. But he is full of genuine human warmth and the descriptions of his encounters with the people through all the countries that he traverses make for interesting reading. He meets various characters on the way, some shadowing his journey, including a couple in the motorbike and sidecar who are lovely but nuts, as well as other adventurers doing their own thing and heading in all different directions.
It is well worth reading for all those that love travel books. The variety of countries, landscape, weather and people that he enjoys and suffers is fascinating, there are some scary moments, bears in Canada, dangerous descents down mountain passes, close misses with enormous trucks and battling the winds at the very southern part of Argentina, but he is a tenacious and determined enough man to succeed at anything he chooses. (