the climbing of the 7 summits. His 737 Challenge raised hundreds of thousands of pounds in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care whilst creating an advertising value worth £3 million to the cancer charity. In December 2012, he attempted to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole from Hercules Inlet on the Antarctic coast. During his trek he received an extra food resupply, and in January he had to abandon the attempt as he could not reach the South Pole in time for the last plane back to South America. He subsequently returned to Antarctica at the end of 2013, and on 4 January 2014 he completed an unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole, covering 1,150 km (715 miles) in 29 days, 19 hours and 24 minutes, the fastest solo for a Briton. TV Documentaries Parks' 737 Challenge was filmed for a BBC Cymru Wales documentary; "Richard Parks – Conquering the World" and was transmitted in 3 parts from Tuesday 26 July 2011. It has since been distributed across the globe. Filmed by Sports Media Services, the documentary showed the emotional and inspirational journey as he reached seven summits and three poles in seven months. A version has subsequently been released on iTunes. In 2014, Park's first network television series was broadcast on Channel 5. Filmed by Zig Zag Productions, it followed a year of preparation and then completion of endurance races, as well as skiing solo and unsupported to the South Pole. 2016 marked the production and release of a documentary series and a standalone documentary with Parks, both produced by One Tribe TV. A 3-part BBC One Wales and BBC Two series, "Extreme Wales with Richard Parks", was released in September. "Richard Parks on Everest", a 60-minute documentary for BBC One Wales following his progress earlier in the year on Project Everest Cynllun, was broadcast in October. Honours and awards 2005 – One Powergen Cup/Anglo-Welsh Cup title 2012 – Won Just Giving Celebrity Fundraiser of the year. 2012 – Awarded the Rugby Writers' Club Special Award which was previously awarded to the likes of Phil Vickery, Sir Clive Woodward and Sir Ian McGeechan. 2012 – Awarded The 'Chancellors Medal' by the University of Glamorgan. 2012 – Awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Wales. 2012 – Selected to carry the Olympic Torch. 2012 – Named in the Business Insider's top 100 most influential people