Forbes To The Limits: Pushing Yourself to the Edge––in Adventure and in Business - Hardcover

Clash, James M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471210935 ISBN 13: 9780471210931

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

Following modern executives as they push themselves to the limits in life and in business

In To the Limits, adventure writer Jim Clash examines the phenomenon of corporate leaders and millionaires who test their limits through high–end, risky adventure–and links the life and business lessons they have learned along the way. Based on his popular column in Forbes, Clash details his own exotic adventures and includes anecdotes from high–profile, daredevil executives who share his passion for adventure–from flying to the edge of space 84,000 feet up (Dennis Tito, Chief Executive of Wilshire Associates), to climbing 20,000–foot mountain peaks (Timothy Forbes, Chief Operating Officer of Forbes, Inc.), to racing open–wheel cars (Mark Patterson, Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston), to swimming at the North Pole (Geoffrey Kent, Chief Executive of Abercrombie & Kent). Clash′s dramatic narrative also explores the powerful connection between extreme success in business and in life, and covers topics such as risk–taking, testing personal limits, and dealing with decision–making responsibilities.

James M. Clash (New York, NY) covers mutual funds for Forbes magazine and writes a popular column called "The Adventurer" for Forbes Global. An avid wilderness enthusiast, he is a Fellow in the Explorers Club who has undertaken a number of unforgettable challenges–he has climbed the Matterhorn, ridden in a MiG jet fighter at two–and–a–half–times the speed of sound, driven Indy cars at upwards of 180 mph, climbed virgin mountains in Antarctica, and has visited the North Pole twice. Clash has also interviewed legendary adventurers such as Buzz Aldrin, Sir Roger Bannister, Sir Edmund Hillary, and four–time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears–all of whom are included in this book.

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Praise for TO THE LIMITS

"Jim Clash not only has the guts to drive an Indy race car at 200 m.p.h., but the skills as a writer to let us know what it feels like."
Mario Andretti, Indy 500 winner and Formula One World Driving Champion

"If Jim Clash wrote fiction, he would be the modern–day equivalent of Ernest Hemingway. In To the Limits, he combines a powerful, understated style with the soul of a risk–taker to show, not tell, us what it’s like to climb the Matterhorn, drive at 200 m.p.h., reach the North Pole. The people he profiles Hillary, Bannister, Teller, Aldrin read like a who’s–who of twentieth–century adventurers. A must–read for anyone who loves adventure, history and the business behind it."
Kitty Pilgrim, CNN correspondent

"What permeates this book is a spirit to push the envelope, both by the author and the adventurers and businessmen he profiles. We need more of that in the twenty–first century, especially as we pioneer space tourism."
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut and founder of ShareSpace

"This book not only chronicles some of the great adventures and adventurers of modern time, but does it in a way that rings true. There’s no gushy fluff here. Clash gets it he understands what real adventure is, and what it is not."
Tommy Moe, 1994 Olympic Downhill Champion and ski ambassador to Jackson Hole

"Great challenges often inspire people to exceed their own perceived limits and, by doing so, expand their own horizons and perhaps inspire others by example. Jim Clash has given us a wonderful collection of such challenges, revealing the miracle of the human spirit."
Lawrence Huntington, mountaineer and former chairman, Fiduciary Trust International

About the Author

JAMES M. CLASH covers mutual funds and adventure travel for Forbes magazine. His 1998 story on the high risks and expenses of hedge funds anticipated the collapse of Long–Term Capital Management by six months. An avid adventurer and Fellow at the Explorers Club, Clash has climbed the Matterhorn, flown to the edge of space in a Russian MiG fighter jet, driven open–wheel Indy cars at 200 m.p.h., and climbed virgin mountains in Antarctica. He has interviewed such celebrated adventurers as Sir Edmund Hillary, Buzz Aldrin, Sir Roger Bannister, Rick Mears, and Dr. Edward Teller.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0471210935
• ISBN 13: 9780471210931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272