Explorer Henry Cookson explains the sensation of being alone in the vastness of Antarctica while traveling to the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility with his companions. Cookson and Rory Sweet, Paul Landry, and Rupert Longsdon set out on December 4, 2006 and traveled over 1,100 miles to reach the Pole without mechanical assistance on January 1, 2007.

Adventurer Jason Lewis recalls the septicaemia he contracted from swimming in the ocean during his human powered circumnavigation of the globe and how he was diagnosed using modern technology. On October 6, 2007 Lewis completed his 46,505 mile journey around the world that began in 1994.

Adventurer Jason Lewis discusses crossing The Doldrums, a 400-mile wide section of the mid-Pacific, and what he experienced while paddling in the same spot for over 2 weeks. From July 1994 until October 6, 2007 Lewis used human power to circumnavigate the globe.

Adventurer Jason Lewis discusses why he took a specific route from Portugal to Miami, Florida during his human powered circumnavigation of the globe. Over a period of 13 years Lewis circumnavigated the globe with human-power in a 46,505 mile journey by land and water.