First person to complete the Three Poles Challenge

First person to complete the Three Poles Challenge
Who
Erling Kagge
What
first
Where
Norway ()
When

The first person to reach the North pole, the South pole and the peak of Mount Everest - known as the Three Poles Challenge - was Erling Kagge (Norway), who completed the trio on 8 May 1994.

On 8 May 1990, Kagge reached the North Pole with Børge Ousland (Norway). On 7 January 1993, he reached the South Polo solo. On 8 May 1994, he summited Mount Everest, again solo.

The first and only person to complete the challenge without the use of oxygen on Everest was Antoine De Choudens (France, 1969-2009) between 25 April 1996 and 10 January 1999.