Andrew Hughes is an incredibly accomplished yet brilliantly humble adventurer: Mountaineer, explorer, extreme sports enthusiast, Guinness world record holder and human rights advocate. In 2020, he became the fastest and first American man and third person ever to complete the Antarctica Trifecta, and has completed both the Seven Summits ascents and six of the Seven Volcanic Summits.

We recorded this episode on his 2-year anniversary of his successful Mt Everest summit attempt, with Andrew sharing his gnarliest and most harrowing stories that led him from a background in law and politics to summiting the highest mountain in the world, as well as sustaining the passion to continue his work, advocacy and adventures (sustainably).

Find out more about Andrew:

https://andrewihughes.com/

@andrew_i_hughes

Get in touch at [email protected], or follow us on Instagram @mygnarliestmoment

This week, we’re sharing the stories of ultramarathon runner, model, and fitness blogger Flora Beverley. Flora caught the running bug back in 2018 and has since completed long-distance and ultra-runs across the world, from the Tokyo marathon to most recently the multi-day Rat Race Croatia and Ultra Trails Snowdonia challenges. 

Races and events namechecked in this episode:

RunBritain - https://www.runbritain.com/

UTMB races - https://utmb.world/

RatRace Adventures - https://www.ratrace.com/