Jim Wigginton
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Jim Wigginton (born July 23 1949) is a record breaker born in Michigan. He climbed the stairs of the RSA Tower for charity,[1] set the record for fastest time to tandem skydive all seven continents with Thomas J. Noonan lll, [2] and in 2025, he climbed the tallest building in every U.S. state.[3]
He went to the Challenger Deep with Victor Vescovo in November 24 2020, and leapt from a height of 11,405 m (37,417 ft) in Antarctica. He was the oldest person to reach the Challenger Deep. He established the Punya Thyroid Cancer Research Foundation, as a result of his wife Nancy who died from thyroid cancer.[4]
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- ↑ Staff, WALA Digital (2024-04-10). "World-record holder climbs stairs of RSA Tower for charity". https://www.fox10tv.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Fastest time to tandem skydive all seven continents: James C. Wigginton and Thomas J. Noonan lll set world record". Archived from the original on 2025-08-18. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ↑ "Jim Wigginton, First Person to Climb the Tallest Building in all 50 States – World Kangdukwon Federation". 2025-06-01. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ↑ "71-year-old Jim Wigginton becomes the oldest person to reach Challenger Deep". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
