From 2012 to 2021, Jeff identified all 3,805 1,000-foot peaks in England and so far has conquered 1,001 of them, including the whole 621 in Central England (the Midlands).

(Jeff on the top of the formidable Yawning Stone, in Staffordshire, in 2012.)

As a child, Jeff developed a love affair with hills and mountains and has climbed many spectacular peaks, such as Suilven and Stac Pollaidh, in Northwest Scotland; Cadair Idris and Cnicht in North Wales and Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill in the Peak District.

In 2012, he became the first person to identify and scale all Staffordshire’s  65 1,000-foot peaks before publishing a book on the subject.

(Jeff on the summit of Sheen Hill, in Staffordshire, in 2012.)

In 2014, Jeff repeated the achievement with the 46 1,000-foot hills of Cheshire and published a book about those peaks too.

(Jeff on the summit of Shutlingsloe, in Cheshire, in 2014.)

In 2015 and 2016, Jeff identified and climbed all the 195 1,000-foot peaks of Shropshire and published a new book on them in 2023, signed copies of which are available through the BOOKS page.

(Jeff on the final summit of Caer Caradoc Hill in 2016, celebrating his conquest of all Shropshire’s 1,000-foot peaks.)

In 2017, Jeff identified and scaled all Herefordshire’s 44, Worcestershire’s 8 and Gloucestershire’s 5 1,000-foot peaks and hopes to write a book about them too!

(Jeff on the summit of Worcestershire Beacon in 2017.)

From 2018 to 2020, Jeff climbed all Derbyshire’s 261 1,000-foot peaks and produced a book on them and the county’s 11 mountains in 2022, signed copies of which are available through the BOOKS page.

(Jeff on the summit of Win Hill, in Derbyshire, in 2019, celebrating the conquest of his 500th English 1,000-foot peak.)

From 2021 to 2024, Jeff concentrated on summiting 1,000-foot peaks in South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Lancashire and North Yorkshire, and became the first person, on 14 October 2024, to have climbed 1,000 English hills of that height.

(Jeff on the summit of Roseberry Topping, in North Yorkshire, on 14 October 2024, celebrating his record-creating conquest of his 1,000th English 1,000-foot peak.)

Jeff was accompanied on all his ascents by his partner, walking companion and faithful photographer, Sue Bell, who also reached all the summit areas and the vast majority of the precise hill tops.

From 2012 to 2021, Jeff identified all of England’s 1,000-foot peaks (named the Kents in honour of his countryside-loving parents, Cyril and Helen) and has published a record of all of them, in five regional volumes and a summary tome: Southern England’s 1,000-Foot Peaks, Northeast England’s 1,000-Foot Peaks, Yorkshire’s 1,000-Foot Peaks, Northwest England’s 1,000-Foot Peaks, Central England’s 1,000-Foot Peaks and England’s 1,000-Foot Peaks, signed copies of which are available through the BOOKS page.