Mike Laird is a Travel Writer and a Film Maker but is also well known for taking on extreme challenges in some very remote places on the planet. His collection of achievements are many and pretty unique.Trekking solo to the Magnetic North Pole, cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats in Great Britain, crossing Lake Baikal on foot and ski, Living in the Outer Hebrides for 13 months without communication, an attempt at swimming the English Channel, are just a few of his escapades.Mike and I are both in a similar mindset, where we are likely to "bite the dust" on the job so to speak. Travel is in our blood and it's something we feel we must do to fulfill our lives. We are not alone either.He has also visited Kabul, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Mongolia, Bolivia, Ethiopia, traveled from Moscow to Siberia, plus numerous other places that most people would never dare to consider.More information about Mike:www.jockandthebeanstalk.comIf you think you are up to the challenge, join him for an expedition of a lifetime here:http://www.crossingbaikal.com/http://www.malcolmteasdale.com