Mike Horn: Action Man
After shifting from South Africa to Switzerland, Mike Horn embraced life as a land-based adventurer and thrill seeker ? and then became a sailor.
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Born in Johannesburg on July 16, 1966, Mike Horn grew up spending a lot of time outdoors, climbing, cycling and fishing, while also excelling at sports including rugby, cricket, athletics and tennis. After school, Horn did two years of military service with the South African Special Forces and studied Science of Human Movement at the University of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province. After moving to Switzerland, he specialised in extreme sports including abseiling, climbing, hydrospeed, canyoning and rafting, leading to a career as a professional adventurer. In early 2023, he began the four-year ?What?s Left? expedition, which includes the Arctic, Amazon, Antarctica, Patagonia, Australian desert, New Zealand, northern Canada, Alaska and Asia.
Horn has since completed over two-dozen circumnavigations and carved out a career in exploring extreme environments, with the Sunreef ambassador now focused on raising awareness of climate change and the importance of sustainable technologies.
After you moved from inland South Africa to landlocked Switzerland, what led to you becoming a sailor"
I left South Africa when I was 24. Due to apartheid, South Africans could only travel to Israel, England and Switzerland. I ended up in Switzerland and quickly got known as...
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Born in Johannesburg on July 16, 1966, Mike Horn grew up spending a lot of time outdoors, climbing, cycling and fishing, while also excelling at sports including rugby, cricket, athletics and tennis. After school, Horn did two years of military service with the South African Special Forces and studied Science of Human Movement at the University of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province. After moving to Switzerland, he specialised in extreme sports including abseiling, climbing, hydrospeed, canyoning and rafting, leading to a career as a professional adventurer. In early 2023, he began the four-year ?What?s Left? expedition, which includes the Arctic, Amazon, Antarctica, Patagonia, Australian desert, New Zealand, northern Canada, Alaska and Asia.
Horn has since completed over two-dozen circumnavigations and carved out a career in exploring extreme environments, with the Sunreef ambassador now focused on raising awareness of climate change and the importance of sustainable technologies.
After you moved from inland South Africa to landlocked Switzerland, what led to you becoming a sailor"
I left South Africa when I was 24. Due to apartheid, South Africans could only travel to Israel, England and Switzerland. I ended up in Switzerland and quickly got known as...
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