Extreme adventure and elite leadership meet in this spellbinding account of a veteran Fortune 200 executive's quest to conquer the legendary Seven Summits—the highest mountains on every continent.

Are there truly business leadership lessons you can learn at 28,000 feet? Well, put it this way—on the mountain, with hurricane-force gales, extreme exposure, and falling ice-blocks the size of a house, if you don't learn some lessons, and learn them fast, you simply die.

At a time when the rat race has millions of people feeling trapped, discouraged, and drained, Ascend boldly declares you can embrace the challenge of living your dream.