Dead Sea to Everest 5.8 - part 1 - Charlie Engle
THE 5.8 ADVENTURERSFewer than 500 people have summited all Seven Summits and no one has achieved Charlie Engle and André Kajlich´s goal:To be the first...
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Badwater Basin to Mt Whitney Summit solo - Al Arnold
Aug 3, 1977
Badwater, CA, USA
Aug 6, 1977
Mt. Whitney, CA, USA
Al Arnold’s 146-mile trek from Badwater, 282 feet (86m) below sea level and the lowest point in North America, to Mt. Whitney, California, USA, took place in 1977 after two previous attempts. The 2 places are only 84.6 miles (136.2 km) apart, but the course’s cumulative elevation gain exceeds 19,000 feet (5,800 m). The route had been hiked in 1969 by Stan Rodefer and Jim Burnworth.In 1970, Kenneth Crutchlow (1944-2016), originally from England, had raced Bruce Maxwell (1948-1998), a tennis professional, across Death Valley (lengthwise) for five days. In August 1973, Kenneth Crutchlow and Paxton “Pax” Beale (1929-2016), from San Francisco, ran a two-man relay from Badwater to...
LEJOG World Record Dan Lawson
Aug 6, 2020
Lands End, UK
Aug 16, 2020
John O'Groats, UK
On the 6th of August ReRun founder Dan Lawson set off on his challenge to run from Lands End to John O’Groats, a total of 835 miles in under 10 days. This is not the first time he has attempted this. Two years ago Dan reached 620 miles before stopping. With his Word Record Attempt Dan was raising awareness for Rerun Clothing, a social enterprise that extends the life of preloved running clothes and equipment through repurposing.At the heart of ReRun is reducing waste. As a community, by buying pre-loved sportswear we are having maximum impact in this area of...
