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Everest Earthquake Survivor Summits All 446 Mountains in England and Wales in 45 Day Self-Powered Journey

Alex Staniforth on top of a lake district fell

Alex Staniforth, a Kendal, UK-based adventurer and mental health advocate, has become the first person to summit all 446 mountains in England and Wales in a single, continuous, self-powered journey. Staniforth completed the feat in just 45 days, running up every summit and cycling between them, covering more than 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers) and ascending over 328,000 feet (100,000 meters)—an […]

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Steven Agar | July 1, 2025
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World’s Largest Artificial Ski Area and Adventure Resort Being Planned for Wales

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A major artificial ski slope development is being planned as part of a new ‘ultimate adventure playground’ in the new Afan Valley Adventure Resort in South Wales. The resort, currently slated to be built on a 450-acre site in South Wales, is being developed by a company called Northern Powerhouse Developments (NPD) and alongside the world’s largest synthetic slope will […]

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Steven Agar | April 30, 2018
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Fraud Climbs Kilimanjaro and Wins Triathlon while Collecting Disability Payments

Former serviceman Mark Lloyd claimed that he couldn’t walk on uneven surfaces, bend or stretch, and needed walking aids after suffering a slipped disc and PTSD.  Lloyd had been medically discharged from the Army in 2011, applied for personal independence payments in October 2014, and then reapplied in July 2016, saying his conditioned had worsened.  The Welshman collected a total […]

Spencer Miller | August 10, 2017
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