Bertrand Piccard: 21st Century's Greatest Explorer

About this episode

Richard Wiese interviews Bertrand Piccard about the essence of exploration and innovation.

In this episode of Life's Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Richard Wiese sits down with legendary balloonist and environmental innovator Bertrand Piccard to explore what it truly means to carry the torch of exploration across generations. From completing the first nonstop balloon flight around the world to launching the groundbreaking Solar Impulse project, Piccard explains why success is never the finish line — it’s the launchpad for something more meaningful. He shares how resilience, self-hyp...

People in this episode

Host: Richard Wiese

Guest: Bertrand Piccard

Topics covered

• exploration
• environment
• resilience
• innovation
• ballooning

Keywords

• exploration
• Bertrand Piccard
• Solar Impulse
• balloon flight
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solar Impulse

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