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On his first trip to Africa Peter Beard was chased up a tree by an angry hippo - he was 17. While others would be fearful for their lives, he was smitten with joy. As an heir to a railroad...

The waves weren't big, the wind was on it and there were a few too many people out, but damn that was a fun day - completely unexpected too. We came in from the mid-afternoon surf a little more red...

This is a celebration of visionaries.  Those who venture to the outer parts of the globe just to have a look around. The ones who strap up their boots and teeter along the outer edges with the sole intention to...