Bear Grylls inducted some of the UK's best-loved explorers andadventurers as members of the new Cordon Rouge Club at the Royal GeographicalSociety in London on Tuesday 29th April. Launched by Champagne G.H. Mumm, the Club is set to be a unique forumfor celebrating extraordinary human achievements within the realms ofexploration, sailing, adventure and discovery.
Club members will meet on an annual basis to celebrate with ChampagneG.H. Mumm and approve and induct other like-minded, inspiring individuals.Chairman Bear Grylls presented a commemorative engraved Champagne Sabrage*Sword to each of the 17 members.
Explaining the reasoning behind the launch, Head of Champagnes at PernodRicard UK Chris Seale said: "Since the House was founded in 1827,Champagne G.H. Mumm has consistently encouraged and supported extraordinaryindividuals. This spirit isperhaps best summed up by a photograph showing French explorer CaptainJean-Baptiste Charcot, a friend of founding father Georges H Mumm, celebratingreaching the South Pole with a bottle of G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge in 1904.
"We wanted to create an official forum to bring together andrecognise these outstanding achievers and we're delighted to have had such anoutstanding turnout for our inaugural Cordon Rouge Club event."
Cordon Rouge Club 2008 Founding Members:
Bear Grylls - adventurer, and Club Chairman for 2008
Tom Avery - Polar adventurer
Charley Boorman - Motorcyclist and adventurer
Dee Caffari MBE - Round-the-world yachtswoman
Ben Fogle - Trans-Atlantic rower and adventurer
Mike Golding OBE- Round-the-world yachtsman
David Hempleman-Adams MBE OBE - Polar balloonist and adventurer
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston - Round-the-world yachtsman
Neil Laughton - Everest mountaineer and adventurer
Dame Ellen MacArthur - Round-the-world yachtswoman
Ewan McGregor - Motorcyclist and adventurer
Olly and Suzi - Expedition adventurer artists
Ben Saunders - Polar adventurer
Oliver Steeds - Tribal expert and adventurer
Brian Thompson - Round-the-world yachtsman
Patrick Woodhead - Antarctic adventurer
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