Wow, only nasty comments so far, why? He is putting himself on stage here, he will win this or not, he can die or not, he can go mad or not (and that is, having

Wow, only nasty comments so far, why? He is putting himself on stage here, he will win this or not, he can die or not, he can go mad or not (and that is, having some experience with this stuff, the biggest danger). It's an interesting way to live a full life. I am biased - I dream of crossing the Northwestern passage by kayak - but I can't understand why somebody would be nasty with this guy from the start.