Led the first vessels without icebreaker support into the international waters of the Arctic Ocean to promote conservation of the Central Arctic Ocean’s wildlife and ecosystem (2017)
Founder and leader, international scientific research programme, Catlin Arctic Survey, which generated US$112 million public communications value (2007-2012)
Only Briton, without resupply by third parties, to the North & South Geographic Poles from their respective continental coasts (2004)
Only person solo, without resupply by third parties, from Canada to the North Geographic Pole (2003)
First recorded run of Harrow School’s now popular calendar event, ‘Long Ducker’ which he ran solo (1977)