Martyn Stephen Williams was born in Liverpool, England on May 2, 1947. As a mountain and wilderness guide he is the first person in the world to lead expeditions to the three extremes, South Pole (1989)[1] North Pole (1992)[2][3] and Everest (1991).[4] He is the first person to cross the continent of Antarctica under human power (1990).[5]
He founded Adventure Network International, the Antarctic services company operating from Patriot Hills, Antarctica, which has created and supported most of the record breaking expeditions in Antarctica in the last 40 years.[6] He also founded Antarctic Airlines, the first airline in the continent of Antarctica.[7]
In 2000 he organized and led the Pole to Pole 2000 expedition, first and only attempt to date to travel from one pole to the other under human power.[5][4]
As a public speaker he has spoken about human potential to audiences on all seven continents, and teaches tools and techniques for enlightened living.[8][9]
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