John Griffin, 53, of Sussex, UK, just completed a grueling ascent of Mount Everest. He did so entirely within the confines of his 3-storey home. To reach the height of Everest, he climbed those steps 1,363 times. Griffin publicized his efforts in order to raise money for food banks in his country. Runner's World reports:
The lightbulb fundraising idea came to Griffin after joking to his wife Niri, a GP, that he’d have climbed the height of Mount Everest by the time the crisis was over. He realised that, while he might not be able to make it to Nepal, he could recreate a slightly less snowy version of the challenge by completing 41,000 uphill steps in his own house.
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