Six of seven continents. Many of the world’s most famous peaks – including Everest, naturally. And many lesser-knowns, too.
Antarctica’s Spectre. Arctic Canada. El Capitan. And the Prow of Roraima – a flat-top mountain in South America that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World and Disney’s Up.
He’s made headlines throughout it all. And as a Trustee of Outward Bound, he’s been just as keen to get a younger generation out into nature.

In 2004, for example, he decided that he’d had enough of climbing down mountains. So he started jumping off the top instead – helping to lead the charge for para-alpinism.
If you think he seems familiar – he probably is. He does lectures, talks, and regularly shows up on the telly and in films. He once thrashed Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, in a car vs climber race in Provence.

As proved by his daughter, Freya. When she was seven, she climbed Piz Badile, a 3,350m Alpine peak, without help.
More recently, the Houlding clan – plus a couple of llamas – took on the American wild west. And came face to face with a bear. As you do.
We’re not going to try to guess what’s next. Leo will surprise us in due time.