Everesting – Maxime Chaya

Everesting as a means of raising funds for those in need

As an avid cyclist who’d climbed Mt. Everest,

I was naturally intrigued by the idea of Everesting; not least because, during the Corona Virus pandemic and nationwide lockdown, it was the perfect new challenge. Something to plan, train for and complete, near my home, for a good cause.

So what, I hear you ask, is Everesting? Well, to quote its architects, “the concept of Everesting is fiendishly simple: pick any hill, anywhere in the world, and complete repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8,848m – the equivalent height of Mt. Everest.”

Down the years, I grew accustomed to setting myself a goal or ‘summit’ at least every couple of years.

And during Lebanon’s tough, post-August 4, Beirut-blast period, while the COVID-19 crisis spiralled out of control, the Everesting planning, training and preparation gave me something different to work for and look forward to.

My Everesting experience on Oct.15, 2020 was truly rewarding, especially after a rookie mistake prior to the start at dawn made me dig deep to keep going. Coach Christophe believes this took me to another fitness level. The result was my own Seven Summiting project. Yet, what really pleased me was the knowledge that all Everesting proceeds were donated to a charity for which I’d served as an ambassador several years.

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A Glimpse about Max

Lebanon’s foremost sportsman and adventurer, Maxime Chaya was the first person from his country to hoist its flag atop Everest (2006). Besides achieving the Seven Summits -the highest mountain on every continent- Max also skied to the South Pole (2007) and North Pole (2009), unassisted and all the way from the coast.

Max then took to the high seas and, together with his two crew-mates, he rowed across the Indian Ocean (2013), earning a Guinness World speed record. Then, Maxime fell in love with the desert and together with his ultra-endurance teammate, went on to complete the first unassisted crossing of a sand desert on a bicycle: the Empty Quarter (2016). Besides conferences to multinationals, Maxime gives of himself generously to the underprivileged and the youth of the region. He is in a perpetual state of adventure and discovery, currently as active as ever, preparing for yet another daunting expedition.