By Becca Gladden, Senior Writer. Apr 3, 2018 James M. (Jim) Clash is the closest thing to a modern-day Superman as you will ever meet. By day, he is a mild-mannered journalist who began his career as a business writer for Forbes magazine, reporting on cerebral topics like hedge funds and 401(k)s. But, like Clark Kent, Clash has an alter ego as surprising – and fearless – as the Man of Steel himself. As an adventure journalist, author, Explorers Club fellow and director, Cla

By Becca Gladden, Senior Writer. Apr 3, 2018 Photo by Geoff Notkin. Adventure journalist Jim Clash at The Explorers Club in New York City. James M. (Jim) Clash is the closest thing to a modern-day Superman as you will ever meet. By day, he is a mild-mannered journalist who began his career as a business writer for Forbes magazine, reporting on cerebral topics like hedge funds and 401(k)s. But, like Clark Kent, Clash has an alter ego as surprising – and fearless – as the Man