The First Person to Complete the Double Seven with Rob Lea
About this episode
Rob Lea discusses his achievement as the first person to complete the Double Seven, combining the Seven Summits and Oceans Seven challenges.
Rob Lea is an endurance athlete, mountaineer, and open water swimmer who became the first person to complete the Double Seven in June 2026. The project combines climbing the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each continent, with the Oceans Seven, a collection of iconic open water crossings that includes the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar. By uniting two of the world's most demanding endurance challenges, Rob set a new benchmark for adventure, mountaineering, and marathon swimming.
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