01 · Cape Town
South Africa
// Human Performance Project
7X.
A Global Human Performance Expedition.
One aircraft. Seven continents. One mission that changed everything. 7X set out to explore the limits of human performance, advance scientific understanding, raise awareness for veteran suicide, and build practical tools that help veterans and first responders rebuild and thrive.
Seven of
everything.
Marathons
7
Completed
Continents
7
Visited
Skydives
7
Executed
Bomb-Suit Miles
7
By Katie Hernandez
Days
7
Non-stop
Mission
1
That continues
// Physiological & biochemical human performance data collected on every continent
The 7X
journey.
02 · Perth
Australia
03 · Dubai
United Arab Emirates
04 · Cairo
Egypt
05 · London
United Kingdom
06 · Cartagena
Colombia
07 · Dallas
USA
08 · Antarctica
The final continent
One expedition.
Six fronts.
Planning the impossible.
A six-week pre-deployment site survey. Embassies, airports, security, jump zones, partners, and contingencies. Special-operations planning for a mission with no margin for error.
Mission control.
Our aircraft was our command center, home, planning room, medical station, editing suite, and recovery space — where every detail came together.
The science.
Physiological and biochemical data collected under extreme stress, shared with medical and performance institutions to advance understanding of human performance.
The documentary.
Thousands of hours captured. One story that inspires, honors, and raises awareness. The 7X documentary brings the journey — and its purpose — to life. Watch the trailer →
Mission moments.
Airport treadmill. Desert jumps. Dessert-table dash. Tattoos on every continent. Moments that test, teach, and define what we’re capable of together.
The legacy.
The expedition was the beginning. The lessons, stories, data, and relationships continue to fuel our mission to help veterans and first responders rebuild and thrive. See War Feather →
The 7X
ecosystem.
The laboratory.
Real-world data. An extraordinary journey across seven continents in seven days.
The story.
Inspire. Honor. Raise awareness. The 7X film →
The contribution.
Scientific findings shared with medical and performance institutions.
The field manual.
Practical tools, expert guidance, lessons that last. The publications →
The training.
Kinetic learning — workouts and exercises from our athletes and medical team. Train free →
The mission.
Guided reintegration. Integration is the mission. Healing. Purpose. Tribe. The program →
// In Honor Of
Lt. JG David
Metcalf.
A life. A legacy. A purpose.
7X was flown in his honor — and for every service member and first responder still fighting the fight that follows the uniform.
Some expeditions end at the finish line. Ours became the starting point.