New milestone for Wolverhampton adventurer

There were celebrations as the 34-year-old roofer from Bilston travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina to cross off the 50th location on his list.

He had attempted to reach the summit of Maglić, which is at an elevation of 7,828 ft, three weeks earlier but his plans were thwarted by a heavy storm and snow.

The second time the conditions were much better and he expected to take seven hours to reach the summit.

"I set off at 4.50am, reaching the start of the track at 5.25 am. The clouds were lifting and it was looking like a nice day on the cards contrary to the forecast.

"After 3 hours i had reached the point i had turned around last time and the sun was now shining. I continued and soon reached the trail head at the start.

"The trail led through bushes and forests at first before coming out onto lovely meadows with butterflies and wildlife everywhere you looked.

"The trail then left Bosnia and Herzegovina and continued into Montenegro before it would eventually come back into Bosnia on the summit.

"I could see Maglic and its impressive cliffs and wondered where the route to the ridge was as it looked quite steep from my position.

"After 1800m and a slight re accent I was at the foot of the steeper section and there were several fixed cables on the steep rocks that made for an interesting climb. It was quite exposed in sections and if wet would have been quite slippery but thankfully it was a lovely day. "When I finally reached the ridge my legs were feeling the additional 20km by this point but it was relatively easy going from here to the highest point.

"I headed to the right and after a short 10m vertical rock section I saw the old flag on the summit and was the highest person in Bosnia and Herzegovina - my 50th country high point.

"I took lots of photos and videos but I didn't hang around for long as there was a peak in Montenegro, which I also wanted to climb back along the ridge.

"The clouds were rolling in and creeping up towards Maglic but it was nice to be out of the sun intermittently and before long I had re-traced my steps and was heading back down the steeper fixed cable sections and after about two hours I was back at the trail head.

"There was just the 20km back to the guest house which dragged on and unfortunately not one car passed me for a lift.

All in all, it was a long 52km and 14 and a half-hour day meaning it was a success and I had reached the half way point of my journey," explained Lee.

Before travelling to Bosnia and Herzegovina, he had made trips to countries including Moldova and Sri Lanka, which proved eventful for different reasons.

In Moldova, he had a scary moment on a train before he made his way to the top of Balanesti.

"The train waited at Unghani for quite a while changing tracks and it moved forward and backward several times then suddenly there was a loud clunk. The train started to rise of the tracks.

"It turns out that Moldova uses a different gauge track than the standard gauge used in Romania which is a remnant of the Soviet Union. But instead of simply changing trains at Ungheni they lift every carriage and change the wheels to their gauge. It's crazy and a very time consuming process," he said.

In Sri Lanka, he had to remain on his guard as the area he was walking through to reach Pidurutalagala was home to leopards.

Wildlife also featured in his trip to Bukit Timah in Singapore.

"There were snakes, spiders, large monitor lizards and many monkeys swinging in the trees all around. It was absolutely fascinating and I would highly recommend going there to anyone visiting Singapore," said Lee.

During his adventures around the world he has faced a number of other challenges including having to deal with soaring temperatures, driving rain and even military gunfire in Croatia when he went to climb Dinara.

He has also visited Kekes in Hungary, Dingli Cliffs in Malta and Mount Titano in San Marino.

*To follow Lee’s continuing adventures visit www.100countryhighpoints.com or follow him on Twitter