Mike Horn
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Mike Horn (born 16 July 1966) is a South African explorer. He studied Human Movement Science at Stellenbosch University before going to Europe in 1990.
Mike Horn has completed several expeditions around the world. During the Latitude 0 expedition, in 1999, he went around the world, following the equator without using any motorised transport. The whole trip took 17 months and 28 days.
In 2006, Mike Horn and Norwegian explorer Borge Ousland were the first to travel independently (without any dog or motorised transport) and by night to the North Pole, starting from the land. Their expedition started from Cape Artichesky, the most northern point of Russia, and it took them 60 days and 5 hours to reach the pole.
He currently lives in Château-d'Oex, Switzerland, with his wife Cathy and their daughters Annika and Jessica.
