"Mike Horn" is a South-African-born Swiss explorer and adventurer. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa he currently resides in Château d'Oex, Switzerland.

Mike Horn became famous in 2001 after completing a solo journey around the equator without motorised transport. In 2004 he completed a two-year, 3-month solo circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle, and in 2006 along with Norwegian explorer Børge Ousland, became the first man to travel without dog or motorised transport to the North Pole during winter, in permanent darkness.

Horn uses his experiences to motivate sportsmen and other people involved in challenging work such as deep sea drilling. During 2010 and 2011, he conducted motivational sessions for the Indian Cricket Team at the request of its coach, Gary Kirsten. The team went on to win the 2011 Cricket World Cup for the second time after 28 years. Members of Indian Cricket Team acknowledged Horn's motivational work.

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It's great to finally be standing on the North Pole. This mystical place is all that it is made out to be. It's incredible out here!!

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