Cancer survivor inspires hope with Explorers Grand Slam. His trip is called the Explorers Grand Slam.
Share; Tweet Reddit Flipboard Email Cancer climber . With April Chandler, River Chandler, Meadow Chandler, August Chandler. That’s the 7 highest peaks on every continent, plus the north and south pole. Chicagoan Alexander Pancoe achieves the Explorers Grand Slam --scaling the highest mountain on each continent and trekking to the North and South Poles. In documented history, only 44 people have successfully completed the extraordinary feat of adventure athleticism known as the Explorers Grand Slam — a challenge that encompasses scaling the highest mountain on each of the seven continents and treks to both the North and South Poles.Of these 44, only 2 have done it under a year.
The award is recognized by Guinness World Records. A growing number of our last degree and Mount Vinson team members are on their Explorers Grand Slam journey, often culminating their achievement at either the North Pole or South Pole. In 2019, Icelandic explorer Fiann Paul captained the first human-powered transit (by rowing) across the Drake Passage (The Impossible Row) and, in doing so, he completed the row on his fifth ocean, and became the first person to achieve the Ocean Explorers Grand Slam. The North Pole is … A Portland man has begun his adventure of traveling to the North and South poles and climbing the tallest mountain on each of Earth's seven continents. The Adaptive Grand Slam (AGS) project organises challenge events including taking on the explorers grand slam, which is an extreme endeavour to climb the highest peak in each continent in addition to walking to the North and South Poles unsupported.
The Explorers Grand Slam is an adventure achievement comprised of climbing the highest peak on each continent, known as the Seven Summits, and a traverse to the North and South Pole.
THE GRAND SLAM – ADAPTED. The Explorers Grand Slam, in a world record time. 63 people have now finished the Explorers’ Grand Slam, 17 reaching at least one pole from the coast, with 46 travelling the last degree of latitude from 89 degrees north/south. The Ocean Explorers Grand Slam is awarded upon completion of open-water crossings on all five oceans using human-powered vessels. The feat was first completed by David Hempleman-Adams in 1998. The Explorers’ Grand Slam. However, without the resources required, Colin had work to do before he could even think about setting off. The Explorers’ Grand Slam is the challenge of climbing the Seven Summits and reaching the North and South Poles. The Explorers Grand Slam or Adventurers Grand Slam is an adventurers challenge to reach the North Pole, the South Pole and all of the Seven Summits. The Explorers Grand Slam is a remarkable challenge to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents and to reach the North and South Poles.