2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁repeated ▁the ▁hi ke , ▁capt iv ated ▁by ▁the ▁magic ▁of ▁the ▁mountain . ▁In ▁the ▁mountains , ▁he ▁considered ▁what ▁could ▁be ▁done ▁for ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁planet . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁concerned ▁that ▁the ▁world ' s ▁population ▁is ▁constantly ▁growing ▁and ▁that ▁agricult ural ▁areas ▁are ▁limited . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁idea ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁veg an ▁and ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁highest ▁pe aks ▁on ▁all ▁contin ents ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁all ▁eight – th ous and ers ▁as ▁a ▁veg an . ▁In ▁that ▁way , ▁he ▁combined ▁veg an ism ▁and ▁mount aine ering ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁Project : ▁Cl im bing ▁the ▁highest ▁pe aks ▁on ▁all ▁seven ▁contin ents ▁as ▁a ▁veg an . ▁In ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁years ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁highest ▁summ its ▁of ▁all ▁seven ▁contin ents . ▁ ▁Sk at ov ▁is ▁self - ed uc ated ▁in ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁clim bing ▁and ▁mount aine ering . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁conduct ▁pre lim inary ▁research ▁on ▁a ▁given ▁peak ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁expedition , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁feel ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁who ▁hadn ' t ▁known ▁what ▁to ▁expect ▁while ▁clim bing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁launched ▁his ▁second ▁project : ▁clim bing ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁highest ▁summ its ▁on ▁the