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737 Leg 1 South Pole
Richard skied the last degree to the South Pole starting from 89 degrees south, battling the last 60 nautical miles/111 km to kick start his 737 Challenge.
737 Leg 2 Mount Vinson
Mount Vinson is part of the Ellsworth mountain range in Antarctica and was the last of the Seven Summits to be discovered and climbed.
737 Leg 3 Aconcagua
The highest mountain outside of the Himalayas at 6,959m/22,830ft. Richard summited Aconcagua during a very small weather window.
737 Leg 4 Kilimanjaro
Richard was joined on this leg by Marie Curie nurse Janet Suart and friends and family, who were all fundraising for the 737 Challenge.
737 Leg 5 Carstensz Pyramid
Rising from the dense tropical jungle of West Papua, Carstensz Pyramid is the most elusive and mysterious of the 7 Summits.
737 Leg 6 The North Pole
Richard was joined by Double Olympic Gold medal rower Steve Williams OBE for this leg, the last degree to The Geographic North Pole.
737 Leg 7 Everest
Straddling the border of Tibet and Nepal in the Himalayas, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on the planet. Leg 7 of the 737 Challenge was about to get epic.
737 Leg 8 Denali
North America’s highest mountain. Richard climbed Denali with a painful frostbitten toe, whilst drama struck on day 1 with a crevasse fall.
737 Leg 9 Elbrus
The final leg of the 737 Challenge. Europe’s highest mountain, Mt.Elbrus. Richard made history on 12th July 2011.
