A mission to scale the highest summits in each of the seven continents, while leaving a zero carbon footprint. Swiss adventurers Dario and Sabine Schwoerer, who for the last seven years have called the world's seas their home, not just the two of the them, but with their three young children. Their mode of transport which does not use fossil fuels.
The 15m yacht runs on solar power and wind, what a fantastic idea. Using 11 panels and two wind turbines donated by sponsors. Once they reach a country, on land, they move around on bicycles. Oh! How I envy their lifestyle.
Dr Darlio Schwoerer, 40, a Geneva native and his wife, Sabine, 33, a trained nurse with their three children ( daughter, salina, four and son Andri, three and their youngest child Noe, just three months old, are halfway through their expedition. They have scaled the highest summits in Europe, Australia and South America: Mont Blanc in France, Mount Kosciuszko in Australia and Aconcagus in Chile.
Along the journey, they educate young people about climate change by engaging them in outdoor activities to raise their apppreciation of nature. They also conduct clean-ups in the places they visit along with other expedition members. Presently there are about 130 members from 33 countries under the ToptoTop Foundation set up in 1999 by Dr Darlio Schwoerer.
To read more about their mission, an article published on Saturday, 21 Nov 2009 : http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100019547&docId=l:1078782646&start=2
Also you can visit : http://www.toptotop.org/ to know more about the Foundation.
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