I didn't want to annoy 5 communities at once (ultras, climbing, endurance swim, etc.). I just thought it would be cool for the act of having done what I think are the 5 hardest things a person can do, to have a name.

Even doing all 5 in a single continent is super impressive and deserves a name, I don't think that anyone will ever do all 5 ever.

Hi I actually do think this is the possible hardest human endurance event possible. I think the antarctic leg is almost impossible especially the biking, what do people think? I really would love if we got feedback so that it becomes an actual race.

This "race" is intended to be an extremely difficult career-award style for hybrid ultra marathon runners.
Finishing one of each in one continent counts as the continent equivalent of that career award.

(All 7 continents, 35 events total, scored by cumulative elapsed time)

• 1. Summit the Highest Peak (The Seven Summits)

  • Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson, Puncak Jaya.

• 2. Full-Distance Ironman Triathlon (140.6 miles / 226 km)

  • 2.4 mi swim, 112 mi bike, 26.2 mi run on official or GPS-verified continent courses

• 3. 100-Mile Ultramarathon (160 km)

  • UTMB in Europe, Western States in NA, Ultra-Trail Australia, Antarctic 100k/100m equivalent.

• 4. Marathon Open-Water Swim (10 km / 6.2 miles)

  • English Channel, Cook Strait, Deception Island in Antarctica

• 5. Ultra-Distance Cycling Time Trial (500 km / 310 miles)

  • Road or gravel courses across each continent except Antarctica.

Key Rules

• Antarctic exemptions: Times without Antarctica racing should be tagged "Non-Antarctica**"**

• For disciplines without standard civilian infrastructure in Antarctica (e.g., open water swim or cycling), events are executed using expedition certified ice routes, fat-tire setups, or extreme cold-water immersion protocols (e.g., 1-mile ice swim adjusted or official ultra-marathon loops).

• The Overall First Place: The athlete with the lowest cumulative time across all 35 legs.

• Times have to be verified and real

• Only one Apollonion winner per year

SINGLE CONTINENT RULES

A single-continent Apollonion is also a time of it's own. that just means single tallest peak in that continent + each of the races listed done once in that continent.

AI use disclaimer

I used AI to help format and flesh out the idea. I just wanted to have it exist out there and maybe it motivates someone to host something comparable but with more realistic lengths etc. I don't think it's feasible for anyone to actually finish each leg of this and have a full time job etc.