Extreme environment athlete and Wales’ Year of Adventure ambassador Richard Parks will be giving a talk on his adrenalin-fuelled exploits at Cardigan Castle.

The talk will be given on Saturday, August 6 – the same day as an abseil event off the castle walls.

Richard, a former Welsh rugby international, made history in 2011 becoming the first ever person to climb the highest mountain on each of the world’s seven continents and stand on all three poles (the North Pole, the South Pole and the summit of Everest) within the same calendar year.

In 2014 he became the fastest Briton in history to ski solo from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole taking nine days off the previous British record and becoming the first Welshman to complete this iconic feat.

His first and critically acclaimed book Beyond the Horizon was published two years ago and won the Cross British Sports Book of the Year for best rugby book.

This year has seen Richard’s groundbreaking Project Everest Cynllun – a collaborative British research expedition aiming to showcase the effects of extreme altitude on the body and mind and filmed for the BBC.

Richard will be taking part in the abseil event off the castle walls during the day and will be giving his talk in the castle pavilion at 7pm that evening.

Tickets are £10 and available from the castle reception.

Anyone who wants to take part in the abseil (£10 including entry to the castle) should contact the castle on 01239 615131 or email info@cardigancastle.com