Explorers Grand Slam
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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.[1]
David Hempleman-Adams became the first to complete this challenge in 1998.[2] In April 2005, Park Young Seok completed a True Adventure Grand Slam, which additionally includes ascending all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters.[3] In 2011, former Wales rugby union international Richard Parks became the first person ever to complete the Grand Slam within a single calendar year, doing so within seven months.[4]
Some 26 people have completed the Explorers Grand Slam including:
Maxime Chaya
Khoo Swee Chiow
Will Cross- Lei Wang
Jo Gambi
Rob Gambi- David Hempleman-Adams
Heo Young-Ho
Fyodor Konyukhov- Alison Levine
Haraldur Olafsson
Erling Kagge- Park Young Seok
- Randall Peeters
- Cecilie Skog
Wang Yongfeng- Ci Luo
- Liu Jian
- Wang Shi[disambiguation needed
] - Zhong Jianmin
- Jin Feibao
- Wang Qiuyang
- Stuart Smith[disambiguation needed ]
Bernard Voyer- Suzanne K Nance
- Richard Parks
[edit] References
- ^ "Balloonist plans altitude record". BBC. 1998-02-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/3504131.stm.
- ^ "North Pole party for 'Grand Slam' Briton". BBC. 1998-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/85916.stm.
- ^ "Mr. Park completes the Grand Slam". EverestNews.com. April 2005. http://www.everestnews.com/stories2005/park05012005.htm.
- ^ "Parks completes epic challenge". ESPN Scrum. 2011-07-12. http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/143809.html?e=headline. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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