History
The formation of the Extreme Cellists in 2003 to raise money for the Westways Primary School, Sheffield music fund is believed to have been the first organised Extreme Cello event. Prior to this a number of individual cellists are known to have performed in unusual locations but did not use the phrase 'Extreme Celling' to describe their activities.
Since then the Extreme Cellists have undertaken a range of challenges, most notably a tour of 42 English Cathedral rooftops in 2006. In July 2008 they successfully completed the Four Peaks Challenge, playing at the summits of the tallest mountains in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. In 2010, they hiked Wainwright's famous Coast to Coast Walk across northern England, playing as they went. In April 2012, the three Extreme Cellists ran the London Marathon with cellos on their backs, playing occasionally along the way.
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