I have not heard of that book, but I will look it up. I love stories like that. A biography that did inspire me was “Worldwalk” by Steve Newman. A neat coincidence surrounding that book was being at my mom’s school (she taught 6th-grade) to talk about the walk I was getting ready to do, and meeting Steve Newman who was at the school to talk to the high school students (same physical building) about the walk he had done. It was totally by chance. Or was it…? (que “duh duh duh dun!” music)