Mitch ends amazing trek at top of Mount Everest

MITCH Hutchcraft, a 31-year-old former Royal Marine who lives in Torquay, has made history by completing the longest climb of Mount Everest in history and record-breaking triathlon from the shores of the UK to the top of the world.

- by MARK HAYWARD

Hutchcraft left from Dover, England, on September 15, 2024, and swam 35km nonstop across the Channel, cycled over 12,000km through Europe and Asia to Digha in India; ran 900km to Kathmandu, Nepal, before trekking 360km to Everest base camp - all before embarking on his ascent of Mount Everest.

His 240 day challenge reached its conclusion this morning when Hutchcraft topped out on the world’s highest mountain at 7.30am - Nepalese time - on Sunday.

Hutchcraft said; “It’s been a dream of mine since I was eight years old to climb Everest, ever since I saw it in a book.

“Never in a million years did I think this would be how I'd get here. Years of preparation, eight long months of physical endurance, swimming across the Channel - the hardest day of my life - cycling across 19 countries, running 900km, and following in the footsteps of the first ever climb of Everest to reach base camp. It’s been one hell of a journey.”

Mitch's superhuman feat of endurance and resilience has been the result of years of planning.