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South African Mike Horn is acknowledged as the world's greatest modern explorer.
His latest endeavor is the PANGAEA Project -- a 4-year circumnavigation of the world through a series of expeditions each to different climates and terrains. For each PANGAEA expedition, Mike hand-selects eight students between the ages of 15-20 to accompany him and explore our world.
The expedition is named PANGAEA after the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago in which all of today's present-day landmasses were fused together as one. It represents the objective of ONE WORLD which Mike sets out by land and see to Explore, Learn and Act.
PANGAEA : Pan Global Adventure for Environmental Action
The project continues through 2012 and has already covered over 100,000 miles, reaching the North and South Poles and crossing all the continents and oceans. During each leg of the expedition, educational specialists will be aboard Pangaea helping to understand the fragile interaction between man, nature and the elements. Environmental projects are established in each region Pangaea visits.
Mike Horn's vessel -- also named PANGAEA -- is a Mercedes-Benz double-master measuring 35 meters (115 feet) in length and serves as the world's largest and most versatile expedition sailboat. The hull is made from recyclable aluminum. Both the integrated waste-recycling systems and the on-board power generators meet strict ecological requirements.
The first group of Young Explorers joined Mike in Antarctica in 2009, the second group explored New Zealand. In 2010, Mike Horn and three groups of Young Explorers traveled to Malaysia, India and the Himalayas, respectively. This year, three more pushed off to Mongolia, Kamchatka and the Magnetic North Pole.
Mike Horn and his team are always searching for bright high school or college students interested in joining the next phase of the program.
If selected, the young explorers are flown out at the expedition's expense to to join Pangaea two weeks. When they return to their communities full of knowledge regarding endemic obstacles and possible solutions, they are expected to bear responsibility in sharing the message with their local communities and peers.
Potential candidates who apply are eligible for a selection camp in Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland -- Mike Horn World Headquarters (costs also be paid by the expedition). This includes intensive courses on the technological, environmental, physical and communicative skills required to meet the challenges of the expedition. All workshops and outings are run by experienced and professional instructors. The tasks included map work, sailing, paragliding, endurance tests, glacier walking, climbing and abseiling.
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Hometown
Cape Town, South Africa
Country
Switzerland
Occupation
Explorer Adventurer Educator
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