Marek Kamiński

Marek Kamiński (born 24 March 1964 in Gdańsk) – Polish Polar explorer, author, entrepreneur. Kamiński holds the Guinness World Record for being the first person to walk to both the North Pole and the South Pole, solo and unsupported,[1] even though it appears that Wojciech Moskal walked with him to the North Pole on 23 May 1995.[2] In the same year, on 27 December 1995, he reached the South Pole alone.[2] He is also famous for the 2004 Together to the Pole Expedition to both Poles in a single year with disabled teenager Jan Mela, with Wojciech Ostrowski and Wojciech Moskal (North Pole).

Biography

He was brought up in Połczyn-Zdrój (Pomerania). In 1982 he graduated from Władysław Broniewski high school in Koszalin. He studied philosophy and physics at Warsaw University and an Advanced Management Program at IESE Business School. He is the founder and co-owner of a company called Invena S.A. and founder of the Marek Kamiński Foundation.

He lives in Gdynia with his wife Katarzyna, daughter Pola and son Kay.

Major expeditions

Books

Marek Kamiński has written a number of books about his travels. These include: Moje bieguny. Dzienniki z wypraw 1990–1998 (My Poles – Expedition Diaries 1990-1998), Ideamedia, Gdansk 1998 – awarded the Artus Prize in the Best Book of the Year 1998 category and the Amber Butterfly prize in the Arkady Fiedler Competition for the best Polish book on travel and tourism; Moje wyprawy (My Expeditions), Pascal, Bielsko-Biała 2001; and Razem na Biegun (Together to the Pole), Marek Kamiński Foundation, Gdansk 2005. He co-authored two books: Sławomir Swerpel, Marek Kamiński, Wojciech Moskal, Nie tylko Biegun (Not Just the Pole), Muza SA, Warsaw 1996 and Jacek Bunsch, Marek Kamiński, Poczta polska, czyli niezwykłe dzieje pewnego listu (The Polish Post, or the Unusual History of a Letter), Wydawnictwo Europa, Wrocław 2000.

His articles and photographs have also been published in many periodicals including National Geographic and Voyage.

Films

Major awards

Organizations

Marek Kamiński belongs to the following organisations: the Polish Business Roundtable, the Polish Writers' Union, the Polish Academy of Sciences Committee for Polar Research (honorary member), and the Sopot Sailing Club.

Lectures

Marek Kamiński has many lectures in Poland, USA, and many other countries including Antarctica. Titles of his lectures include: "How the Impossible Becomes Possible" and "Expeditions to the Edges of My Dreams." He also conducts workshops and training for major Polish and foreign corporations, banks and insurance companies.

Marek Kamiński Foundation

The Marek Kamiński Foundation was founded in 1996. It is involved in creating and running educational programmes, fund-raising for prostheses for those in need, and integrated camps for the disabled. Its statutory aims also include supporting exploration of the Polar regions and other places worldwide, promoting Polar studies and ecology and supporting young participants in expeditions.

The Foundation's major achievements include:

References

  1. FIRST PERSON TO WALK TO BOTH POLES SOLO AND UNSUPPORTED. Guinness World Records. Last accessed 26 Feb 2012.
  2. 1 2 Kaminski Marek (POLAND). ExploraPoles. Last accessed 26 Feb 2012.

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