The Turner Twins

In 2011 Hugo and Ross rowed across the Atlantic Ocean with team mates 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 any of the world oceans.[4]

In 2014 the twins attempted to trek across the polar ice cap of Greenland under the guidance of record breaking explorer George Bullard.[5] The expedition set out to support research programs 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 famous 'Endurance' expedition,[6] while Hugo used modern clothing. Hugo sustained a knee injury which resulted in a helicopter evacuation after two weeks.[7]

In 2015 the twins climbed Mt Elbrus in the Caucasus mountain range.[8] The twins tested the traditional clothing and equipment used by mountaineers 100 years ago and compared it against today’s modern mountaineering equivalent.[9]

In 2016 the twins reached one of the centre points of Australia, otherwise known as the Continental Pole of Inaccessibility, using paramotors.[10] The twins started near Adelaide and eventually reached an area of Australia known as the Red Centre near the town of Papunya.

In 2017 the twins reached the South American Continental Pole of Inaccessibility. Starting from the Chilean coastal town of Arica they cycled across Bolivia into the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso[11] near the city of Cuiabá.

In September 2018, the twins successfully reached the North American Continental Pole of Inaccessibility using bicycles. [12]