"Exhilarating and breathless - and that's before he even steps foot on a mountain". "Ian McKeever's achievement is up there with those of Shackleton and Crean". -- On 30 June 2007, Ian - who had never previously stepped on ice, rock-climbed or been to altitude - turned the world of mountaineering on its head when he smashed the world record for the physically and mentally draining Seven Summit Challenge, achieving an incredible completion time of 155 days. It signified one of the great sporting achievements by any Irish person on the world stage. The book is the story of Ian's roller-coaster journey, from the literal bottom of the world to the very top of Everest. It is the story of one ordinary Irishman who never quit and who stopped at nothing to realise his true potential in life..... and how, in the process, he learned to overcome the demons in his head, which had haunted him from childhood. For all those who enjoy a truly inspirational book, look no further.