I would hope people won't talk a bunch of crap if he fails or takes a shortcut/ride. Seems like it might be a bit of insult to injury. If I were him and did not make it, I hope I would give myself a bit of credit for even setting off on this journey. I'm sure he has and will learn a lot. I also understand that he has tried to make this more than a journey for himself and I think that may be something he should have left out. If we didn't have crazy people doing stunts like this then what would we all go on about?