Ultra-distance athlete Jake Catterall will cross eight countries in 35 days in his attempt to run the entire length of the Alps.
Jake Catterall hopes his Alpine challenge with inspire others to say ‘yes to more of what they love’
However, the art director said his upcoming 2,000km challenge across the Alps, starting on July 8, will be a “big question mark from the very beginning” as he will be the first to take on a new route along the European mountain range which has not been crossed before.“I have a chance to set the first one for other athletes after and I just thought, ‘you know what, I’m going to do it’,” Mr Catterall told the PA news agency.
He added: “The whole thing is unknown, of course I’ve looked at the path, but the whole thing is a big question mark from the very beginning. Last year, he embarked on a running challenge across the length of Europe from the north of Norway to the south of Spain, where he invited others to join him along the way.
He added that he will be inviting people to join him for his upcoming challenge, saying: “From what I’m seeing, this Alps trip especially, is something that people say is one of their life goals that they would love to do one day.
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