Atlantic row In 2011, Hugo and Ross rowed across the Atlantic Ocean with teammates Adam Wolley and Greg Symondson. Starting on the island of
La Gomera in the
Canary Islands, they rowed to the Caribbean island of
Barbados, arriving at
Port St Charles 41 days, 23 hours, 34 minutes later, setting two world records – the youngest four-man crew and the first twins to have rowed across any of the world's oceans. Along the route they battled 40 foot seas, lightning storms, fatigue, jelly fish stings, swollen prostates, hallucinations, salt sores, limited sleep and sea sickness.
Greenland ice cap In 2014, the twins attempted to trek across the polar ice cap of
Greenland. The expedition set out to support research programmes at King's College London's Department of Twin Research while also comparing old and new clothing – Ross wore replica clothing which
Sir Ernest Shackleton used 100 years ago on his "Endurance" expedition, while Hugo used modern clothing. The 555 km trek had the twins dragging 100 kg sledges, skirting crevasses and avoiding teetering 6m ice structures. Hugo sustained a knee injury which resulted in a helicopter evacuation after two weeks.
Elbrus In 2015, the twins climbed
Mount Elbrus in the
Caucasus Mountains. The twins tested the traditional clothing and equipment used by mountaineers 100 years ago and compared it against today's modern
mountaineering equivalent.
Australian pole of inaccessibility In 2016, the twins reached one of the centre points of Australia, otherwise known as the
Australian pole of inaccessibility, using
paramotors. Adventurers have journeyed to the pole before, but never by paramotor. Having had 6 months worth of training and learning to experience heights of 500–1000 feet, the twins started near
Adelaide and eventually reached an area of Australia known as the Red Centre near the town of
Papunya.
South American pole of inaccessibility In 2017, the twins reached the
South American pole of inaccessibility. Starting from the Chilean coastal town of
Arica, they cycled across
Bolivia into the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso near the city of
Cuiabá. They achieved this expedition on bike and cycled 2500 km and taking a time of 5 weeks. They experienced four very different environments: desert, high-altitude plateau, jungle and Brazil with 45 °C heat.
North American pole of inaccessibility In September 2018, the twins successfully reached the
North American pole of inaccessibility using bicycles. Covering a distance of 2600 km and temperatures ranging between 51 °C and -5 °C this expedition took them four weeks. Starting from
Los Angeles, the route crossed the
Mojave Desert,
Monument Valley,
Grand Canyon,
Rocky Mountains,
Grasslands and eventually the
Badlands National Park.
Iberian pole of inaccessibility In 2019 the twins successfully reached the Iberian pole carrying out a fully electric motorcycle expedition. Their mission was to discover the capabilities of fully electric vehicles. Beginning in central
London, the route journeyed across
France, over the
Pyrenees and into central
Spain. Covering a total distance of 2,534 kms, it took 7 days to reach the Pole of Inaccessibility with the motorcycles requiring 59 hours of charging.
Atlantic pole of inaccessibility In 2022 the twins set out to reach the Atlantic pole of inaccessibility, supporting a plastic research survey for
Plymouth University's, International Marine Litter Research Unit, and also testing hydrogen fuel cell technology in a subsequent nationwide tour of the UK. The team missed out on reaching the pole of inaccessibility due to unfavourable weather and engine limitations. ==Medical research==