The Greatest adventure : the balloonists' own epic tale of their round-the-world voyage /
Piccard, Bertrand
The Greatest adventure : the balloonists' own epic tale of their round-the-world voyage / Bertrand Piccard - London, United Kingdom : Headline Book Publishing, c1999 - 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
1. Take-off -- 2. Origins -- 3. Enter Breitling -- 4. Third time lucky -- 5. Heading South -- 6. Fresh air over Africa -- 7. Trouble ahead -- 8. Chinese puzzles -- 9. Pacific blues -- 10. Cast adrift -- 11. Last lap -- 12. Hard landing -- 13. Heroes' welcome
They could no longer be the first to climb Everest, reach the North and South Poles, sail around the globe, but they could be the first to fly around the world in a balloon - and they were. Written by the pilots, this is the account of their epic success. They describe the difficulties they faced and overcame during this feat of endurance.
747271283
AVIATIONS
TL 620 .P53 1999
The Greatest adventure : the balloonists' own epic tale of their round-the-world voyage / Bertrand Piccard - London, United Kingdom : Headline Book Publishing, c1999 - 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
1. Take-off -- 2. Origins -- 3. Enter Breitling -- 4. Third time lucky -- 5. Heading South -- 6. Fresh air over Africa -- 7. Trouble ahead -- 8. Chinese puzzles -- 9. Pacific blues -- 10. Cast adrift -- 11. Last lap -- 12. Hard landing -- 13. Heroes' welcome
They could no longer be the first to climb Everest, reach the North and South Poles, sail around the globe, but they could be the first to fly around the world in a balloon - and they were. Written by the pilots, this is the account of their epic success. They describe the difficulties they faced and overcame during this feat of endurance.
747271283
AVIATIONS
TL 620 .P53 1999