Ep. 277: Ireland High Peaks Challenge - Shaun Stewart
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2017
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Shaun Stewart check sin with us to let us all in on Ireland's High Peaks Challenge where adventurers attempt to summit the highest peak in each of Ireland's 32 counties. Listen in as this well-accomplished adventurer takes on a tour of this ambitious task!
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| 0:00.0 | Every step we took, the water was just coming in over her ankles and, yeah, it was just |
| 0:04.4 | pure bogland and marsh, and it was very demoralizing at that stage of the event. |
| 0:10.6 | And I suppose we, it both, it tested both our patients, really. |
| 0:15.3 | Episode 277, Sean Stewart talks about the Ireland High Peaks Challenge. |
| 0:20.6 | This episode is sponsored in part by Health IQ. |
| 0:23.5 | Health IQ uses science and data to secure special rates on life insurance for health conscious people. |
| 0:29.0 | Learn more and get a free quote online at health IQ.com slash adventure. |
| 0:33.9 | You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast brought to you by 180 Tech. |
| 0:38.1 | We talk with adventurers from around the globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation you need to get started in the outdoors or to keep you moving if you're already there. |
| 0:46.5 | Now here's your host, Kurt Lindville. |
| 0:56.0 | Hi friends, Kurt here. Hey, I have a wonderful guest for us today. |
| 0:59.0 | Sean Stewart has joined us from Ireland. |
| 1:02.6 | And Sean is an ultra athlete of all different sorts. |
| 1:07.6 | He has done ski expeditions. |
| 1:09.6 | He's a scuba diver. |
| 1:13.8 | He really enjoys mountain biking, sea kayaking, |
| 1:20.3 | used to do a lot of distance cycling, and now his main focus this year is on ultra-distance running. He recently completed a feat that I think is pretty clever and amazing. He and his buddy, Lonenafarrel, just did the |
| 1:31.4 | high peaks challenge. And what that means is that they climbed the 32 highest peaks in the 32 |
| 1:37.3 | counties of Ireland. And it's no small thing. They did this in 60 hours and 35 minutes, which meant they had to cover over 160 kilometers |
| 1:47.4 | and ascend more than 10,000 meters. |
| 1:50.5 | So we're talking about a little bit more than from sea level to the top of Everest. |
| 1:54.9 | And they raise some money for charity and so doing. |
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