The Greatest adventure : the balloonists' own epic tale of their round-the-world voyage / Bertrand Piccard

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, United Kingdom : Headline Book Publishing, c1999Description: 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 747271283
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TL 620 .P53 1999
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex General Circulation Special Collection GC TL 620 .P53 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000019817

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.

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