Fastest Time To Skydive All Seven Continents: Legacy Expeditions Skydiving Team
Austin, Texas, United States--Legacy Expeditions, a veteran-owned extreme expedition company, announced the successful completion of its record-breaking Triple 7 Expedition; the 9 former U.S. and Canadian military service members (Mike Sarraille, Andy Stumpf, Fred Williams, Glenn Cowan, Jariko Denman, Mike Barker, and Logan Stark) finished all seven jumps on seven-continent in only 6 days, 6 hours, and 6 minutes, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest time to skydive all Seven continents, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
The Triple 7 jump team includes Mike Sarraille, retired Navy SEAL, former Recon Marine, and CEO of Talent War Group, and Andy Stumpf, retired Navy SEAL, and former wingsuit world record holder. Both Mike and Andy are co-founders of Legacy Expeditions.
Also on the team is expedition lead and retired Navy EOD, Nick Kush; Fred Williams former Navy SEAL, President/CEO of Complete Parachute Solutions; Mike Barker, retired Navy SEAL; Logan Stark, former Marine Scout Sniper and vice president of media at Black Rifle Coffee Company; Jariko Denman, retired Army Ranger and director of media production at Black Rifle Coffee Company; Glenn Cowan, retired Canada JTF-2 operator and CEO of ONE9 Venture Capital; and Jim Wigginton, former Marine, private equity executive, and the current world record holder of the '7 Continent Tandem Record' that the Triple 7 Expedition broke.
Each jump honored a fallen member of the United States military. Honorees (in order, beginning with Antarctica) include Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor, Navy SEAL; Sergeant First Class David McDowell, Army Ranger; Commander Robert Ramirez III, Navy SEAL; Aviation Ordnanceman Petty Office Second Class Marc Lee, the first Navy SEAL to lose his life in Operation Iraqi Freedom; Senior Chief David Hall, Navy SEAL; Master Chief Petty Officer Louis Langlais Navy SEAL; Sergeant Matthew Abbate; Marine Scout Sniper.
Photo above: Mike Sarraille, Andy Stumpf, Fred Williams, and Glenn Cowan skydive into the pyramids in Cairo Egypt in their fifth jump of the Triple7 expedition
The fallen also include the 13 lost on August 26, 2021, during the withdrawal from Afghanistan:
Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Marine Corps;
Sergeant Nicole Gee, Marine Corps;
Staff Sergeant Darin Taylor Hoover Jr., Marine Corps;
Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss, Army;
Corporal Hunter Lopez, Marine Corps;
Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum, Marine Corps;
Lance Corporal Dylan Merola, Marine Corps;
Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, Marine Corps;
Corporal Daegan Page, Marine Corps;
Sergeant Johanny Rosario-Pichardo, Marine Corps;
Corporal Humberto Sanchez, Marine Corps;
Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, Marine Corps;
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Max Soviak, Navy.
Complete Parachute Solutions provided exceptional expertise from the first jump to the last. The Triple 7 Expedition kicked off at Union Glacier Camp, Antarctica on January 9. From there it was off to Santiago, Chile; Miami, Florida; Barcelona, Spain; Cairo, Egypt (over the pyramids); Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Perth, Australia.
A final celebratory jump wa scheduled to officially end the expedition in Zephyrhills, Florida, home of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
Locations where the record was set:
1) Union Glacier Camp, Antarctica
2) Santiago, Chile (Skydive Andes)
3) Clewiston, Florida, USA
4) Barcelona, Spain (Skydive Barcelona)
5) Cairo, Egypt (Over the Pyramids; Great Pyramid of Giza)
6) Abu Dhabi, UAE (Corniche Beach)
7) Perth, AUS (Skydive Australia)
Triple 7 Expedition sponsors:
Frog Fuel, Peter M.D., Black Rifle Coffee Company, Ventus Respiratory, WHOOP, Arc'teryx LEAF, Salomon, Resco Instruments, Men's Journal, The Men's Journal Everyday Warrior Podcast with Mike Sarraille, Complete Parachute Solutions, Parachutes for Patriots, ATTA, Fieldcraft Survival, Talent War Group, Cleared Hot with Andy Stumpf, and Allegiance Flag Supply, Dr. Parsley's Sleep Remedy, Western Digital
TESTIMONIAL
"Thank you World Record Academy for all the guidance putting this package together, it has been a relatively seamless process and your cooperation has been greatly appreciated."
Respectfully,
Mike Sarraille
retired Navy SEAL, former Recon Marine, and CEO of Talent War Group
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