Trader Steve Faussett. The brightest life of a millionaire
Yes, they bought themselves mansions, expensive cars and even the love of luxurious women, but very rarely one can see the madness that an ordinary person wants to embody, even if he had a couple of millions under his belt.
Charitable foundations and balls are nothing more than a screen behind which rich people hide, trying to please society.
Living their rich and boring life, all that remains of them is their name and data on how much a person once earned, nothing more.
However, this description of the average rich person is completely opposite to trader Steve Fossett, who was able to live his life so brightly and crazyly that he entered his achievements into the Guinness Book of Records.
There is practically no information about his childhood and adolescence; the only thing that is noted is that Steve was an exemplary scout and had the highest scouting award (by the way, he repeatedly applied the knowledge he gained while climbing mountains).
Training and career
After graduating from school, the future trader decided to master the profession of an economist, so the choice fell on one of the most prestigious universities - Stanford University.
In 1996, Steve Fossett successfully passes all exams and receives a degree in Economics. For further advancement, he continues his studies at the University of Washington and in 1998 received a master's degree in economics.
Steve Fossett and his career remain a mystery to many biographers, since the world learned about him not through his successful career, but through his many world records.
It is known that he made a brilliant career as a trader on the Chicago Stock Exchange and, according to the head of the exchange, he was an extremely aggressive trader.
Steve was able to realize his success by creating the largest trading corporation, Lakota Trading Inc, and also became a co-owner of Scaled Composites.
The Adventures of Steve Fossett
Steve Fawcett is a man who loved to thrill himself, as well as his loved ones, by setting world records in various sports. So at the end of 1985, a millionaire businessman got it into his head to sail the English Channel, which he successfully did on the fourth attempt.
Then, for eight years, the public forgot his name, and at that time he conquered mountain peaks around the world and was actively involved in skiing, namely marathon racing.
Constant training in the cold and adaptation of the body to harsh weather conditions prompted Steve to try a new experiment, so he took part in a dog sled race in Alaska, where he covered a huge distance of more than 1 thousand miles.
In 1996, an eccentric millionaire decided to fly around the earth without a single landing in a hot air balloon, something no one had done before.
However, his attempt was unsuccessful because the balloons were not designed for such a flight. That's why he used his money and influence to develop a custom design, after which he successfully flew around the earth in 2003, when he was 58 years old.
Having flown over the earth in a hot air balloon, he developed a love for the sky and flight, so he takes courses and receives the right to fly an airship and an airplane.
Actually, in 2004, he set a speed record on an airship, and also set a record by circumnavigating the world on a sailing ship in just 58 days!
World records.
From March 1 to March 3, 2005, Steve Fossett flew around the globe non-stop for refueling in his specially designed aircraft, which Burt Rutan designed for him.
In 2006, he set an absolute world record for flight range on a designed aircraft.
Unfortunately, on September 3, 2007, Steve tragically died in a plane crash. During his adventures, he set about 116 world records, half of which have not yet been broken.