Published Monday, 1st April 2019
In April 2019 a group of wounded, injured, and sick veterans embarked in ‘The Leader’, a Brixham trawler built in 1892, for six days of sailing adventure on the seas to the south of Devon and in the outer Channel.
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Published Monday, 1st October 2018
In October 2018 a small team of wounded and damaged ex-service men & woman set out to cycle unsupported……from Ocean to Oceanalong the 1,070km ancient and wild Munda Biddi trail that runs from Mundaring, near Perth Western Australia to Albany on the South Coast. The name ‘Munda Biddi’ means path through
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Published Friday, 1st June 2018
In June 2018 65 Degrees North set out to summit Denali. With a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6190m) above sea level Denali is the highest peak in North America, and with a vertical rise of about 18,000 feet, it is the tallest land-based mountain on Earth! Located in Alaska,
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Published Sunday, 1st April 2018
In April 2018 a group of ten wounded, injured or sick veterans embarked in ‘The Leader’, a Brixham trawler built in 1892, for six days of sailing adventure on the seas to the south of Devon and in the outer Channel.The Group was varied with its members coming from very
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Published Monday, 1st January 2018
In January 2018 65 Degrees North set out to summit ‘The Roof of the Americas’ Aconcagua, is the highest mountain in South America, North America and outside of the Himalaya (Asia), by extension, the highest point in both Western and Southern Hemispheres.Its name originates from the Quechua Ackon Cahuak and
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Published Friday, 1st September 2017
In September 2017 65 Degrees North took a team of seventeen riders from coast-to-coast along some of the toughest roads in the Pyrenees. Starting on a beach by the Atlantic and finishing in the warm waters of the Mediterranean, such a route is known in the cycling world as a
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Published Sunday, 15th January 2017
In January 2017 65 Degrees North set out to summit ‘The Top of the Bottom of the World!’ At 16:30 (GMT-3) on Sunday January 15th 2017 the 5-strong team stood on the summit of Mt. Vinson! At 16,050ft (4892m) Mt. Vinson is one the coldest, most remote places on Earth… 65DN
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Published Monday, 1st February 2016
In February 2016 65DN successfully summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, the World’s highest freestanding mountain.At 5,985m (19,336ft) high it is also the highest mountain on the African continent.Loss of limb is visible, PTSD is not…..PTSD can affect anyone who is exposed to an extraordinary life-threatening situation which is perceived with intense fear,
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Published Thursday, 4th June 2015
At 01.36am on June 4th 2015 Peter Bowker, an amputee from the recent conflict in Afghanistan, and the team of 65 Degrees North successfully recorded the: “WORLD’S FIRST UNSUPPORTED CROSSING OF THE GREENLAND ICE CAP BY AN AMPUTEE” 65 Degrees North pitted their resolve and steadfast determination against the fearsome
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