Uber Eats delivered a burger 19,000ft above sea level to the summit of Africa’s Mt.Kilamanjaro, breaking the World Record for the highest altitude burger delivery on land. Uber Eats partnered with The Standing Tall foundation, a charity founded by Andy Reid MBE and John F Tabern MSc which promotes the mental and physical wellbeing of all communities, and British burger chain Honest Burgers for the record breaking delivery.
It took six days for the burger to travel from the foot to the top of the highest mountain in Africa. The burger travelled approximately 4,522 miles from where it was made to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro by car, plane and on foot by Andy Reid MBE and his team of climbers.
In a bid to get fit for the trek up Mount Kilimanjaro and prepare for the epic delivery, Andy Reid MBE signed up as an Uber Eats courier and made food deliveries to locals in his hometown last month. Matthew Price, Uber Eats UK and Ireland General Manager at Uber said: “When we heard Andy Reid and the incredible team at The Standing Tall Foundation wanted to work with us to take our deliveries to new heights and break the World Record for the highest altitude delivery on land, we jumped at the chance to be involved. We were proud to raise awareness and funds for an important charity which is dedicated to promoting the physical and mental health of communities across the UK.”
MBE Andy Reid, co-founder of The Standing Tall Foundation said: “In October 2009, I stepped on a Taliban improvised explosive device while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan and was badly injured. Each year in October, I set myself an ambitious challenge to raise money and give back to the associations that helped me and my family through that difficult time and this year, that was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. After the challenges we’ve all faced in the last couple of years, I wanted to make this year's task a special one, which is why we at The Standing Tall Foundation decided to partner with Uber Eats and break the World Record for the highest altitude burger delivery on land. The climb was hard but so much fun and I'm over the moon we managed to break a world record in the process.”
Tom Barton, Co-founder of Honest Burgers said: At Honest Burgers, we’re always looking for ways to grow our delivery business, so trying to get a burger to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro felt like the next logical step! It’s been a really fun project to partner with Uber Eats and The Standing Tall foundation on – we’re super proud that one of our burgers has broken the World Record for the highest altitude burger delivery on land. Next up the Moon!"
The World Record attempt raised vital funds for The Standing Tall Foundation which will support the important work they do providing free professional support and services to all community groups.
