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Yuichiro Miura In 1970, Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura became the first person to ski a course down Mount Everest. He covered 6,600 ft (2,011 m) in two minutes and fell another 1,320 ft (402 m) before sliding to a stop. In 2008, he made it to the top again, aged 75, and says that he’ll be back for his 80th birthday.

Ellen MacArthur British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur set a world record in 2005 for the fastest solo nonstop voyage around the world. Her 27,000-mile (43,000-km), 71-day odyssey pitted her skills against gale-force winds and mountainous waves. In recognition of her achievement, Queen Elizabeth II made her a dame (the female equivalent of a knight) on her return to England.

Hempleman-Adams This intrepid British explorer has reached the magnetic and geographic north and south poles and completed the Seven Summits “grand slam” by climbing the highest mountain on each continent. Not content with that, he set the record for the highest ascent in a hot-air balloon— 32,500 ft (9,906 m).

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Thomas Dold Tower running is the sport of racing up the staircases of skyscrapers. In 2010, German runner Thomas Dold won the annual Empire State Building Run Up for the fifth time after pounding up 86 flights (1,576 steps) in 10 minutes.

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