British explorer Ash Dykes and team set two records in remote Suriname expedition

After being dropped into the depths of the jungle by helicopter, Ash Dykes and his team broke two incredible Guinness World Records titles during their 37-day expedition.

Dykes, alongside Matthew Wallace, Jacob Hudson (all UK) and Dick Lock (The Netherlands) summitted Julianatop, Suriname's tallest mountain, before then becoming the first team to row the length of the Coppename River by canoe/kayak.

At 1,280 metres (4,200 ft), it's the highest point within Suriname and the four set a new record for the fastest time to climb Julianatop (team) with a time of five days, eight hours and 35 minutes.

The source of the Coppename is conveniently situated close to Julianatop in the Wilhelmina mountains, therefore once the team reached the summit, they found a source and began the rest of their journey via kayak.

"We truly became the wild, adapted, survived and thrived in one of the most difficult environments on the planet, to set out and achieve what many said was impossible," Ash said after the challenge was complete.

As well as tackling the already challenging terrain, the team encountered other problems on their expedition.

Ash lost three toenails, Matthew was stung by a scorpion and a wild jaguar wandered through their camp at one point!

Army ants invaded their camp, too, and all of them were stung and bitten several times by wasps, bees, ants and ticks.

They often lived on a diet of caught piranhas as well as stingray and wolf fish.

The team estimate they covered 600 kilometres via boat from the source to the mouth, which leads into the Atlantic Ocean.

Guinness World Records used GPS tracking from Ash's journey to verify the distance and time taken.