Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
“My wife thinks I’ll die on Mount Everest but I'm going anyway”
May 11, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
No, this is not my quote, but from Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the world famous adventurer whose book “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” is inspiring me for a new challenge once the Seven and Seven goal (Seven Continents Marathons and Seven Summits Mountains) are accomplished. As I write this, he is going for Camp Three [...]
Mount Elbrus – Highest in Europe
August 13, 2007 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe at over 18,000 feet. Many people think of Mont Blanc, but Elbrus is the official highest mountain, sitting in southern Russia on the border with Georgia. This was a very long climb and was the second highest elevation that I had reached up until this point. The [...]
Antarctica Marathon – Journey Day One
February 21, 2005 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Where are you from? Why are you here? How many have you done before? Where were they? On the first night of our welcome reception, these were the typical questions we asked each other around our table in Buenos Aires, just two days before we would fly to Ushuaia and then sail to the Antarctica [...]
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