A Trace in the Sky

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As a nine-year-old boy, Bertrand Piccard stood in Cape Kennedy and watched the launch of the Apollo mission. Since then, he knew what he wanted: to see the world from above. He tried to fulfill the dream of flying in all its forms. With an ultralight aircraft, as a parachutist, as a paraglider, he conquered the sky—until he finally found the perfect way to satisfy his longing: ballooning. His father Jacques and his grandfather Auguste were already world-famous adventurers who reached the limits of the biosphere in the sea and in the air. Piccard recounts how he emulates them, how he learns to take risks and trust himself. His book is not only about flying, about the fascination of breaking free from the earth, but also about the courage to live one's dream and to find oneself.