Serge Roetheli
| 1995 - 1997 |
Followed by his whife Nicole, he has ran from
the Southern most point of South-America to the extreme North
of the North America........
24'115 km !!!! |
His latest project, RUNNING around will be his last one. But he
has had a number of records under his belt since early 1970's. Besides
having finished a serie of extreme long distance runs, the now 49
years old Swiss from Valais has also been Sixt Time Boxing Champion
of Switzerland. Back in 1976 he had also been a selected Olympian
during the games in Montreal.
In 1982, the adventurer has hung his boxing gloves to commit his
time to long distance running, competions, marathons, supermarathons,
.... nothing stop him !
1215 km of Alpine passes un just 24 days. Death Valley crossing.
California
Then, between 1989-1990, crossing of europe, 12 countries = 8'800
km !
The AMERICAN CHALLENGE has been Roethelis longest journey at 24'115
km, back between 1995-1997. This run took almost 3 years and has
allowed them to be know in fundraising circles. 200'000.-- dollars
have been raised for the Association François-Xavier Bagnoud
who in turn has helped children in Colombia.
Serge is an adventurer who loves nature. Trekking, skiing, climbing
(Mount Mc Kinley, and he's a mountain-guide in the Alps) bike trips
and canoe journeys.
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