This September, he heads into the Himalayas to climb Manaslu, an 8,000-meter peak…serious, but for Charlie, it's the proving ground, not the mission.

In January 2027, he launches Dead Sea 2 Everest: a fully human-powered journey from the lowest point on Earth to the summit of the highest, with no planes, no vehicles, no shortcuts. It has never been done.

This is the same man who, in 2007, ran more than 4,600 miles across the Sahara Desert — nearly two marathons a day for 111 straight days, immortalized in the documentary Running the Sahara. That run raised $6 million and helped build one of the world's largest clean water nonprofits. Today he's an ambassador for charity: water.

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Manaslu is the appetizer. Dead Sea 2 Everest is the main event. Follow along: mydeadreckoning.substack.com.