People with great wealth, besides the luxurious life they live, also undertake very dangerous expeditions and activities. Some of the billionaires dive into the deepest parts of the ocean where there may not even be life, some go to space, some visit places such as Antarctica where the weather and terrain conditions are quite unfavorable. Each time they live on the fine line between death and life.
When it comes to activities with such a high risk of death, British billionaire Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Airlines, undoubtedly comes to mind. Branson came back from the dead many times on his perilous voyages. He was once stranded on a boat in the middle of the ocean and once survived a crashed plane. Moreover, he had taken off this plane himself, not knowing how to use it. Branson, which also made its first flight into space, aims to carry tourists to space for a fee of 200 thousand dollars per person with its company called Virgin Galactic.
But not everyone is as lucky as Branson. Recently, a mini submarine has disappeared, diving hundreds of meters to visit the sunken Titanic ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Among the 5 passengers on board were famous billionaires who had previously been in space and dived into the depths of the ocean. It is known that those on the ship paid $250,000 per person. Why do the super-rich love to take these extraordinary trips?
‘A ISSUE OF RESPECT’
Expert psychologist Ellen Langer, who works at Harvard University in the USA, says that the reason why you are put in great danger by spending so much money is simply because breaking the mundane nature of everyday life says it is. Langer says that the billionaires who go on these dangerous trips identify themselves with successful people and think that they will be successful if they complete the trip. Psychologist Charlotte Russell, on the other hand, says that people love to challenge themselves and the rich can afford these extreme challenges.
Shirley Palmer, who is the life coach of CEOs, also states that such dangerous trips with a lot of money are a matter of respect for the rich. “Few people can afford to go on such expeditions, and so these activities symbolize privilege and dignity,” Palmer says.
Peter Anderson, owner of a luxury travel agency, says regular vacations are becoming commonplace for billionaires, so they start looking for dangerous trips. Anderson also states that a client told him he wanted to go to South Sudan. South Sudan, located in Africa, has struggled with civil wars and conflicts for years.
Businessman Victor Vescovo, who has dived to the deepest points of the oceans many times before, says that he carries out these activities because of his curiosity.
THE SPACE TOURIST WAS UNDER SUBMARINE…
The billionaire businessmen on the submarine who lost their lives while visiting the Titanic wreck were also known for their dangerous journeys before. Among the passengers, British businessman Hamish Harding was part of a flight crew that made the fastest circumnavigation of the world over both poles in 2019. Harding’s adventurous life is not limited to this. In 2020, Harding became one of the first people to dive into the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean, believed to be one of the deepest points in the world’s oceans.
Last year, Amazon paid an undisclosed sum for one of the seats on the space flight of Blue Origin, the space tourism firm owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos. In addition, Harding accompanied astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who became the oldest person to reach the South Pole and the second to set foot on the moon in 2016. Shahzada Dawood, one of Pakistan’s richest businessmen, and his son Sulaiman Dawood were also on board.
When talking about the extraordinary activities of the rich that lead to death, Douglas Tompkins, owner of clothing companies North Face and Esprit, comes to mind. Tompkins froze to death after falling from a canoe into the river while rafting in Patagonia, in southern Chile.
Sources: Insider, CNN, National World
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