The Esc community is a global collective of passionate, active ultra athletes who inspire others to go beyond the usual limit in 9 disciplines on the sea, air, and land. Humans have long felt a deep-seated desire to explore the unknown parts of our planet.
Many genetic analyses tracing our roots back to Africa make it clear that Homo sapiens originated on that continent. In 1492 Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean. On July 25, 1909, Louis Bleriot, became the first person to fly across the English Channel. And Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space, completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.