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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.95,0:00:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One year ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.19,0:00:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nearly to the day,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.100,0:00:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I crossed the border\Nfrom Iran into Turkey,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.66,0:00:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just north of Syria.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.69,0:00:20.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On my right,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.14,0:00:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mount Ararat's immense silhouette rose up.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.81,0:00:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The legend says that Noah's ark\Nran aground there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.20,0:00:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5,167 meters
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.75,0:00:40.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such a cone,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.80,0:00:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a paraglider like me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.83,0:00:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was like ...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.77,0:00:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a vanilla ice cream cone
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.85,0:00:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a summer afternoon.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.19,0:00:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had three days.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.91,0:00:55.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had very little time on the internet,\Nbut I managed to learn two things.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.33,0:01:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, conditions were perfect for flying.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.38,0:01:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, guides were\Nto be avoided at all costs
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.05,0:01:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they might ask for my access permit,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.48,0:01:09.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,impossible to get on such short notice.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.43,0:01:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't have it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.63,0:01:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the second day of our climb,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.53,0:01:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,halfway up the slope, I was sleeping,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.69,0:01:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rolled up in my paragliding wing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.56,0:01:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was just before dawn.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.41,0:01:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When suddenly ...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.19,0:01:30.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Plane noise) (Explosion)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.19,0:01:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fuck! It's war!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.67,0:01:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was just over there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.68,0:01:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will freely admit
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.20,0:01:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I quickly ducked behind some rocks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.43,0:01:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seven years earlier,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.40,0:01:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on July 11, 2008 at 9:30 in the morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.69,0:01:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began a round-the-world trip by bicycle,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.28,0:02:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an old childhood dream.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.50,0:02:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone here who thinks the world is small,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.22,0:02:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,believe me: you're wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.16,0:02:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's enormous!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.15,0:02:13.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had planned to take four years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.60,0:02:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.11,0:02:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would be major\Nrepercussions for my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.71,0:02:24.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a good job; an aeronautical engineer\Nunder permanent contract.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.66,0:02:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a way, I killed my career.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.34,0:02:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a partner that I loved ...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.90,0:02:34.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my family, friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.46,0:02:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I gave it all up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.21,0:02:39.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may seem another\Nirresponsible, stupid decision,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.85,0:02:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the one I just described\Non Mount Ararat.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.19,0:02:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in fact, it was undoubtedly,\Nand I still think so today,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.45,0:02:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most responsible decision of my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.16,0:02:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, what I was looking for,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.77,0:02:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,besides seeing the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.55,0:02:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to regain control of my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.56,0:03:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd lost track of myself a bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.00,0:03:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd been on the traditional route,\Nruled less by personal choices,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.20,0:03:11.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than by choices imposed on me by society:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.51,0:03:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,education, career, family,\Nmaterial comfort.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.58,0:03:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never felt as though\Nthese choices had been mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.83,0:03:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for once,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.23,0:03:26.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I dared make a decision that would have\Nan enormous effect on my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.73,0:03:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, then, it became imperative
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.13,0:03:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this decision be\Na very responsible one,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.53,0:03:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I seriously weigh the consequences
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.78,0:03:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.82,0:03:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, from such thoughts came others,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.89,0:03:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the environmental impact.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.90,0:03:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So much so that I decided
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.71,0:03:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that my world tour\Nwould be essentially non-motorized.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.94,0:03:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero-carbon travel.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.06,0:03:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would cross the continents on a bicycle,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.46,0:03:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the oceans in a sail boat.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.32,0:04:00.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, for a bit of added fun,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.87,0:04:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would take along my paraglider\Nto view the world from above.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.19,0:04:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I called this venture,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.36,0:04:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"On the road with a wing."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.34,0:04:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had not chosen the easiest route.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.88,0:04:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To increase my chances for success,\NI had to be well organized.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.18,0:04:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yep, I was still an engineer\Ndespite wanting to leave it all behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.100,0:04:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My approach was to make\Na real business plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.26,0:04:27.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For six months,\NI contacted the media, sponsors.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.59,0:04:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I worked on a budget,\Nthe equipment I would need.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.04,0:04:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In short, a real business plan.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.56,0:04:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love Excel.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.27,0:04:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a lot of fun, believe me!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.14,0:04:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.14,0:04:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I looked into visas,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.19,0:04:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,winter in the Andes, in the Himalayas,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.46,0:04:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,war zones, to create\Nthe perfect itinerary.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.43,0:04:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew that if I made a mistake,\NI would suffer the consequences.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.54,0:04:50.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As an example of my stupidity,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.25,0:04:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one day,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.77,0:04:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was crossing the Pamirs in Central Asia,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.08,0:05:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I met a cyclist\Njust as shaggy and unkempt as me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.58,0:05:03.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time, this was \Nreally something special!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.31,0:05:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we chatted a bit, and then he told me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.76,0:05:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he also wanted\Nto use a sail boat to cross the ocean
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.39,0:05:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Asia to America ...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.15,0:05:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.32,0:05:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My stomach was in knots!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.90,0:05:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to tell him \Nthat that wasn't really possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.19,0:05:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sail boats follow the trade winds,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.17,0:05:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flowing around the world toward the west.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.46,0:05:30.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reverse is very rare.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.92,0:05:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, he was going to\Nfind himself at the ocean
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.43,0:05:35.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forced to take a plane
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.95,0:05:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after he had worked like crazy \Nto plan a non-motorized voyage!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.34,0:05:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I, too, nearly went east.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.83,0:05:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, fortunately,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.78,0:05:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a friend came to see me,\Nshortly before I left,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.65,0:05:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gave me this crucial information,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.21,0:05:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was able to turn around.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.19,0:06:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cyclist had made\Nthe exact same mistake.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.18,0:06:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was behind the rock\Non Mount Ararat,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.61,0:06:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being shot at by F-16s,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.12,0:06:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after the explosions ended,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.51,0:06:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought it had been a military exercise,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.69,0:06:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continued toward the summit,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.72,0:06:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I launched\Nthe next day to fly clear
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.84,0:06:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the prior day's gunfire zone.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.96,0:06:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I landed safe and sound\Nand retrieved my bicycle
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.60,0:06:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and made it to the first town\Nwhere I finally found someone
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.14,0:06:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who spoke English.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.68,0:06:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He explained to me
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.54,0:06:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the mountain closed\Nthree months ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.71,0:06:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it was full of PKK rebels,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.62,0:06:41.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that the army was shooting on sight\Nanything that moved.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.39,0:06:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.80,0:06:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.98,0:06:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had put my life in serious danger
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.90,0:06:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of ignorance.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.56,0:07:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I had only been a bit more informed,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.61,0:07:05.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would never have made \Nsuch irresponsible choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.09,0:07:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, yes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.84,0:07:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lack of information leads \Nto irresponsible choices
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.52,0:07:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, sometimes, even disasters.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.100,0:07:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.26,0:07:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having made, for the most part,\Nchoices that were informed
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.98,0:07:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and responsible,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.32,0:07:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conscious of the consequences,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.19,0:07:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was able to make my dream a reality\Nand go even further.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.99,0:07:34.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four months later, on December 29, 2015,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.57,0:07:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I crossed the finish line\Nafter 2,723 days,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.83,0:07:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seven and a half years on the road,\Nrather than the anticipated four.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.32,0:07:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd travelled 105,000 km\Nthrough some incredible places.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.70,0:07:46.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd met all kinds of people.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.89,0:07:48.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd been able to see marvellous things.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.83,0:07:51.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was happy, and I'd achieved my goal.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.69,0:07:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how it went for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.66,0:08:02.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, what would happen
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.36,0:08:06.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it was like that\Nfor each and everyone of us?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.52,0:08:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what would happen
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.85,0:08:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it was like that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.74,0:08:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for everyone in our country\Nor on the planet?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.51,0:08:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can we not imagine a society \Nthat was more conscious,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.90,0:08:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, therefore, more responsible,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.45,0:08:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more liberated?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.47,0:08:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because a world tour,\Na lifetime project, or a social plan
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.61,0:08:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is like paragliding.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.10,0:08:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're all full of limitations and risks\Nthat we've chosen ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.62,0:08:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do everything we can\Nto control the consequences.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.42,0:08:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An inaccurate reading of the wind\Ncould mean death or paralysis.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.65,0:08:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, the take-off
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.82,0:08:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the ultimate instant,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.24,0:08:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the moment of truth,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.67,0:09:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when your choices become\Ntruly accountable,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.68,0:09:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hugely freeing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.26,0:09:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So ...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.56,0:09:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ready to fly?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.79,0:09:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.20,0:09:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)