Europe's Highest Challenge began simply as wanting to climb some of the highest peaks in Europe and over time became a challenge to climb the highest mountain in each of the 47 countries in Europe. Ginge became the first person to climb all of the highest peaks and his World Record was acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records shortly after he finished the project in August 1999.

Africa's Highest Challenge was for one man to summit the highest mountain in each of the 53 countries in the continent of Africa - a World Record that had not been attempted before and one that Ginge Fullen began back in December 2000 and successfully completed in December 2005.

As more and more countries' highest mountains were climbed in Africa, it became inevitable that some countries in Africa would have to wait for better conditions. For example, climbing Chad's highest peak, set in the heart of the desert, is only possible in the cooler months of November to February. So another challenge was needed. Along came the idea to try and climb the highest peak in every island country.

With Europe complete, Africa finally finished, and the island countries being ticked off, the whole venture simply grew and grew. The ultimate aim had to be to climb the highest peak in every country in the world - 194 countries in total. To date the total has reached 154 countries and it keeps rising and rising!