Patrick J. Sweeney, II(born November 9, 1970) is a US adventurer and tech company entrepreneur. He is the author of Fear is Fuel - The Surprising Power to Find Purpose, Passion and Performance , which rose to #5 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller List for week ending March 14th 2020. He is also the author of two books on RFID technology. He was the first person to attempt cycling the Seven Summits, and holds a world record for being the first person to officially cycle to Everest Base Camp and the first person to cycle Mount Elbrus.