9 Ft. Robot + Stilts + 1200 Helium Balloons = ? (A Great Year for adventurer Lloyd Scott)

Lloyd Scott has participated in high adventure activities for well over a decade. He has logged some of the world’s highest peaks, taken expeditions to both Poles, ran some of the world’s toughest marathons, and all the while wearing some of the zaniest equipment we have ever seen.

In 2002, Lloyd Scott completed The London Marathon wearing a deep-sea diving suit. He has also competed wearing a 130 lb. suit of armour, and dressed as Indiana Jones while hauling a huge boulder. In 1996, Lloyd competed in full polar expedition gear. Can it get any weirder?

To put it lightly, YES.

On April 13th, Lloyd will once again be competing in the London Marathon. He will take on the whole 26 mile course on stilts–while being inside the body of a nine foot robot-

Yeah, you heard it right.

Lloyd Scott’s wacky takes on adventure has resulted in nearly $7 million being raised for different charities over the course of 19 years. When we see that he is doing all of this for charity, how can we judge? He knows what garners attention and how to use that for a bigger cause-

His charitable interests have not come without a toll though. Due to Lloyd’s high adventure antics and continuously putting high levels of stress on his body, he has had to undergo over 20 surgeries, including 2 hip replacements, as well as almost being killed in 1996 after falling into an ice crevice near the South Pole.

If the big robot on stilts isn’t enough to raise your eyebrows, perhaps you will delight in a couple more of his upcoming adventures.

Later this year, Lloyd Scott is planning on attempting to break the world altitude helium balloon record. Lloyd is hoping that 1200 small balloons will take him the height needed to establish a new record. All 1200 balloons will be strapped to a deckchair. As for Lloyd? He will be dressed as a clown.

“I thought I’d be able to lower myself down at the end by
gradually popping the balloons but I have been told it would be safer to
parachute down.

He is already planing next year’s London Marathon as well:

“I have started work on plans to build a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex
which I could wheel along from the inside, standing in one of its legs. I
like the idea that to spectators it would look like the dinosaur was
creeping along of its own accord.

Next year will represent Lloyd Scott’s 20th Anniversary of conquering leukemia.