What I learned from my global surf-and-turf challenge. Notes
from different corners of the world. Oct. 30 2009 10:18 AM
Climb Every Continent, Surf Every Ocean   Francis Slakey. Click
image to expand. Francis Slakey  If you ever find yourself
surfing the Arctic Ocean, here's a tip: Don't borrow a wet suit
from a Norwegian. Those people have massive feet. The wet-suit
boots I borrowed are so loose that my toes feel as if they're
soaking in a bucket of ice water.  This sort of thing happens
when you're trying to become the first person to summit the
highest mountain on every continent and to surf every ocean. And
cold feet only ranks about a 2 on a 10-point "get me the #$!%
out of here" scale. I've been through worse over the last 10
years while I worked on setting the record. Getting shaken down
at gunpoint by Indonesian soldiers ranks a 7. Suffering a tongue
lashing in the dung hut of a Maasai chieftain registers a 9. I
endured a 10 with every one of those horrid gym workouts that
pureed my muscles but drove