Richard Parks has announced his upcoming project to become the first person in history to collect a blood sample and muscle biopsy from the summit of Mount Everest, which he aims climb without using supplemental oxygen.
Richard Parks wins the Blyth Spirit Award
Extreme environment athlete and former rugby player Richard Parks was awarded the Blyth Spirit Award at the 2014 Rugby Players’ Association awards dinner last night at Battersea Evolution in London. Richard joins an elite and inspirational list of names from the world of rugby to have won the award, such as Michael Lynagh, Jonah Lomu, Matt Hampson and …
Parks is fastest ever Brit to South Pole
Welsh adventurer Richard Parks has become the fastest ever Brit to reach the South Pole during an unsupported solo journey. The former international rugby star reached the Pole at 5.24am on January 4 after skiing 715 miles from the geographical coastline of Antarctica. With a total time of 29 days, 19 hours and 24 minutes, Parks managed to set …