Fyodor Konyukhov is a mountaineer, yachtsman and polar explorer. At the age of 15, he carried out his first expedition - he crossed the Sea of Azov on a rowing boat. And by the age of 63, he had completed more than 50 unique expeditions and ascents. Not being a professional athlete, Fedor Konyukhov participates in a variety of races. He sets himself the goal of reaching the end, and not of coming first. This book is about how to find yourself and your path, your poles and peaks, about the search for integrity and freedom. In it you will learn about a solo trip to the South Pole and the grueling Iditarod dog sled race, two solo round-the-world races on a yacht, as well as the Great Silk Road expedition across the steppes of Kalmykia and a solo rowing boat crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.