Rob was born on May 10th 1987 and grew up in West Sussex, so quite why he decided to get into rock climbing and mountaineering is still a mystery.
Growing up in rural surroundings inevitably had some effect on his chosen career path but it wasn’t until his later teenage years at his Secondary school, Christ’s Hospital that Rob became close friends with James and started to oraganise extreme adventures.
His adventurous spirit blossomed after discovering cycling and soon forgot about the mainstream sports he used to love. In his first year of cycling, Rob pedaled over 4,000 miles across the UK and Europe and soon after the dream of climbing Mt. Everest was born.
2002Rob cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats age 15. |
2003He completed his Duke of Edinburgh bronze award and arranged a cycle tour of arctic Norway. The idea of climbing Everest arose when Rob and James were 15. |
2004Rob ran his first marathon in London. He climbed in the Alps, Scotland and attempted Mt Spantik (7,032m), Pakistan. |
2005Expeditions and training for Mount Everest including Mount Ama Dablam (6856m) and 3,000 mile cycle tour across Europe. |
2006Ascent of Mount Everest (8,848m) from Tibet. Rob became the youngest Briton to summit the world’s highest mountain with James, both aged 19. |
2007-08180ْ Pole to Pole expedition using only human and natural power; more than 26,000 miles using only skis, dogsleds, sails and bicycles. |