From the wild heat of Death Valley to Alaska's deadliest mountain. British explorer's astonishing 3,500-mile journey across some of North America's most extreme landscapes on skis, by foot..
. and on a bicycle Oli France cycled from Death Valley to Alaska before summiting Mount Denali The explorer, from Wigan, is the first Brit to complete the journey in 20 years READ MORE: I took a sleeper train through North Korea - here's what it was like By Jessica Hamilton Published: 13:12, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 13:37, 27 June 2024 e-mail View comments Talk about highs and lows. British explorer Oli France braved the wild heat of Death Valley, the lowest point in North America, then cycled and skied 3,500 miles to Alaska , where he summited the highest point in North America, Mount Denali.
Which is also Alaska's deadliest peak, having claimed the lives of 126 climbers since 1932. It took the 33-year-old father of two from Wigan 64 days to get to the top. He completed the first leg alone, cycling across America and Canada to the foothills of Denali National Park, where he met a four-man mountaineer team who joined him to climb Denali via the West Buttress Route.
Oli, who has become the first Brit to complete the journey in 20 years, told MailOnline Travel: 'I set out believing it would be the hardest physical, mental and logistical challenge I have ever taken on. I wasn't wrong.' Oli France braved the wild heat of Death Valley, the lowest point in North America, then cycled and skied 3,5.
