Rob Lea, 45, relied more on instinct than optimization to finish the Double 7, one of endurance sports’ toughest challenges.

Like all good adventures, Rob Lea’s quest to become the first person to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and swim the world’s seven most iconic open-water channels began while he was on ...

A retired firefighter from Rogers Park who was born in Romania has climbed more than one dozen mountains, and despite being in his mid-70s, it seems he hasn't yet reached his peak. In Des Plaines, ...

Park City endurance athlete and realtor Rob Lea plunked himself down on a quiet beach in Hokkaido, Japan, earlier this summer ...

ABU DHABI, 15th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Emirati mountaineer Fatima Al Awadhi, 18, is preparing to take on a new challenge by climbing Lenin Peak in the Pamir mountain range on the border between ...