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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Colin Timothy O'Brady |
| Born | March 16, 1985 Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Pro Endurance Athlete, Rowing |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse | Jenna Besaw |
| Website | colinobrady |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Mountaineer, professional triathlete |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 3x world record speed holder; Explorers Grand Slam (Last Degree), Three Poles Challenge, 50 Highest Points |
| Updated on April 23, 2016 | |
Colin Timothy O'Brady (born March 16, 1985) is an American professional endurance athlete, motivational speaker and adventurer. He is a former professional triathlete, representing the United States on the ITU Triathlon World Cup circuit, racing in 25 countries on six continents from 2009 to 2015.[1][2]
O'Brady is a four-time world record holder. In 2016 he set the Explorers Grand Slam (Last Degree) and Seven Summits speed records, the latter of which has since been broken.[3][4][5][6][7][8] He became the fastest person to complete the adventurers challenges in 139 days and 131 days, respectively. In the summer of 2018, O'Brady set the speed record for the 50 US High Points in 21 days.
On December 26, 2018, he completed a solo crossing of the land mass of Antarctica, excluding the ice shelves, using the South Pole Traverse (SPoT) vehicle road during the last 366 miles (589 km) of the journey.[9]
- ^ USA Today Sports (January 7, 2016). "Endurance athlete will try to break peaks record". USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ Maese, Rick (January 11, 2015). "Sports Six months, seven mountains, two poles — and the pursuit of one record". Washington Post. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ "Setting an epic world record". CBS News. June 5, 2016.
- ^ Bissinger, Caleb (December 4, 2017). "Behind-the-Scenes of Colin O'Brady's Record-Shattering Expedition". Men's Journal. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ Stulberg, Brad (July 19, 2016). "How Did Colin O'Brady Shatter an Absolutely Insane Endurance and Adventure Record?". Outside Online. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Fastest time to complete the climb the Seven Summits and ski the polar last degrees (male)". guinnessworldrecords.com.
- ^ "Colin O'Brady on remarkable solo Antarctica trek: 'Take on the impossible'". TODAY.com. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "Fastest time to climb the Seven Summits including Carstensz (male)". guinnessworldrecords.com.
- ^ Teasdale, Aaron (February 3, 2020). "His tale of crossing Antarctica was riveting. But how much was fiction?". National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.