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[[File:Alan 4.JPG|400px|thumb|right|[[Allan McLeland]] on the 8,848m (29,029-foot) summit of [[Mount Everest]] on 23 May 2017, successfully completing the [[Peak and Pond Challenge]]]]noun - The [[Peak and Pond Challenge]] is a solo achievement by individual adventurers to successfully climb [[Mt. Everest]] and swim the [[English Channel]].

==Members of the Peak and Pond==

1. [[Hugo Rodríguez Barroso]] (Mexico) - accomplished twice <br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit in 1997<br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 13 August 1986 in 13 hours 0 minutes<br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 6 May 1999<br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 26 August 1993 in 13 hours 4 minutes<br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit in 2000<br/>

2. [[Eric Blakeley]] MBE ([[Jersey]])  <br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit in May 1997 <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]]: 24 August 2003 in 20 hours 30 minutes at the age of 38<br/>

3. [[Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos]] (Greece) <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 5 August 2000 in 9 hours 20 minutes<br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit in 2004 <br/>

4. [[Matthew J. Williams]] (UK)<br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 22 September 2010 in 15 hours 25 minutes <br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 23 May 2008  <br/>

5. [[Bill Borger Jr.]] (Canada) <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 9 September 2000 in 12 hours 11 minutes<br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 12 May 2011<br/>

6. [[Boguslaw Ogrodnik]] (Poland) <br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 18 May 2006<br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 27 July 2014 in 20 hours 33 minutes<br/>

7. [[Gabriel Viti]] (USA) <br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 22 May 2010
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 7 August 2014 in 15 hours 50 minutes<br/>

8. [[Allan McLeland]] (USA) <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 28 September 2008<br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 23 May 2017<br/>

9. [[Jason Snell]] (UK) <br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 15 May 2016<br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 23 September 2017 in 16 hours 30 minutes<br/>

10. [[Patrick McKnight]] (USA) <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 21 July 2016 in 12 hours 54 minutes<br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 18 May 2018 <br/>

11. [[Rob Lea]] (USA) <br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 24 May 2019 <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 10 July 2019 in 11 hours 47 minutes<br/>

12. [[Greg Johnson]]
* [[Mount Everest]] summit in May 2019 <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] on 1 July 2021 in 18 hours 15 minutes<br/>

13. [[Anna Brown]] (Andorra)
* [[Mount Everest]] summit on 22 May 2018 <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] in 13 hours 52 minutes on 16 September 2021<br/>

==Other Variations==

1. [[Neal Mueller]] (U.S.A.) - [[relay Peak and Pond]]<br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] 2-man [[relay]] in 2008<br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit in 2005<br/>

2. [[Charlie Wittmack]] (U.S.A.) - [[wetsuit Peak and Pond]] <br/>
* [[English Channel]] [[crossing]] in a [[wetsuit]] in 2004<br/>
* [[Mount Everest]] summit in 2003 and 2011<br/>

==Calendar Year Peak and Pond==

The [[Calendar Year Peak and Pond]] is the solo completion of a [[crossing]] of the [[English Channel]] and a summit of [[Mount Everest]] by a single individual within one calendar year or over a 12-month period.

1. [[Rob Lea]] (USA) <br/>
[[Mount Everest]] summit on 24 May 2019 <br/>
[[English Channel]] crossing on 10 July 2019 in 11 hours 47 minutes <br/>
*47 days apart <br/>

==Peak and Pond==

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[[Patrick McKnight]] becomes the 10th person in history to achieve the [[Peak and Pond Challenge]] on 18 May 2018.

==External links==

* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/13-is-a-first-anna-brown-does-the-peak-and-pond/ #13 Is A First: Anna Brown Does The Peak and Pond]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/boguslaw-ogrodnik-is-extreme-many-times-over/ Boguslaw Ogrodnik Is Extreme Many Times Over]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2020/04/3-amigos-hugo-rodriguez-ivar-sisniega-antonio-arguelles-on-wowsa-live/ 3 Amigos: Hugo Rodríguez, Ivar Sisniega, Antonio Argüelles On WOWSA Live]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2020/04/hugo-rodriguez-barroso-to-appear-on-wowsa-live/ Hugo Rodriguez Barroso To Appear On WOWSA Live]
* [https://www.swimtrek.com/blog/swimtrekker-rob-lea-s-mount-everest-and-english-channel-challenge SwimTrekker Rob Lea's Mount Everest and English Channel Challenge]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2019/12/boguslaw-ogrodnik-joins-open-water-luminaries-at-ted-talks/ Bogusław Ogrodnik Joins Open Water Luminaries At TED Talks]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2016/01/peak-and-pond-people/ Peak And Pond People]
* [http://www.borgerpeakandpond.com Borger Peak and Pond]
* [http://10kswim.blogspot.com/2009/05/mt-everest-english-channel-of-climbing.html Mt. Everest - The English Channel of Climbing]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5447692 Charlie Wittmack crosses Channel]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2015/06/peaks-and-ponds-dryland-and-open-water/ Peaks And Ponds - Dryland And Open Water Endurance]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2016/01/eric-blakeley-man-of-incredible-depth/ Eric Blakeley, A Man Of Incredible Depth]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2016/02/adam-torrens-absolutely-terrified-for/ Adam Torrens, Absolutely Terrified About Peak And Pond]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2016/02/the-history-of-swimming-in-gulf-of/ The History Of Swimming In The Gulf of Gdańsk]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2016/02/polish-triple-crown-of-open-water/ Polish Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2016/08/typhoon-postpones-boguslaw-ogrodnik-in/ Typhoon Postpones Boguslaw Ogrodnik In The Tsugaru Channel]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2017/05/allan-mcleland-achieves-peak-and-pond/ Allan McLeland Achieves Peak And Pond Challenge]
* [http://www.wowsa.org World Open Water Swimming Association]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2018/08/threes-charm-for-professor-patrick/ Three's A Charm For Professor Patrick McKnight]
* [http://www.openwaterswimming.com Open Water Swimming]
* [http://www.marathonswimming.com Marathon Swimming]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2017/05/channel-equivalent-of-summiting-everest/ Channel Equivalent Of Summiting Everest Without Oxygen]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2017/10/jason-snell-achieves-peak-and-pond/ Jason Snell Achieves The Peak And Pond Challenge]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2017/10/jason-snell-on-achieving-peak-and-pond/ Jason Snell On Achieving The Peak And Pond Challenge]
* [https://www.upeverest.com/summitteers Mount Everest Summitteers]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2018/03/matt-williams-on-swimming-and-summiting/ Matt Williams On Swimming And Summiting]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2018/08/gabriel-viti-jr-has-appetite-for-extreme/ Gabriel Viti, Jr. Has An Appetite For The Extreme]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2019/08/mount-everest-vs-english-channel-which-is-more-difficult/ Mount Everest vs. English Channel – Which Is More Difficult?]

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