Robert Swan

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Robert Charles Swan, OBE, FRGS (born 28 July 1956) is the first person to walk to both poles.^[1]

He is currently an advocate for the protection of Antarctica and renewable energy. Swan is also the founder of 2041, a company which is dedicated to the preservation of the Antarctic^[2] and the author with Gil Reavill of Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth's Last Wilderness.^[3]

In November 2017, Swan undertook the South Pole Energy Challenge, the first expedition of its kind: a 600-mile journey to the South Pole with his son, surviving solely using renewable energy.^[4]