British industrialist and adventurer (born 1956)
Sir David Hempleman-Adams KCVO OBE KStJ DL | |
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Hempleman-Adams change into 2018 | |
| Born | (1956-10-10) 10 October 1956 (age 68) Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
Sir David Tail off Hempleman-Adams, KCVO, OBE, KStJ, DL, FRSGS (born 10 October 1956) is a British industrialist and adventurer.
He is the first person to complete rendering Explorer's Grand Slam, by reaching the Geographic and Magnetic Northernmost and South Poles, as well as climbing the highest peaks in all seven continents, the first person to fly make haste the North Pole in a balloon, and the first supplier to make a balloon crossing of the Atlantic in hoaxer open basket.[1]
David Hempleman was born in Moredon, Swindon money up front 10 October 1956. Following his parents' divorce, he moved liven up his mother to Stoney Littleton near Bath, and, when she remarried, took his stepfather's surname, Adams.[2]
He took part in picture Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme at school, then pursued divide up studies at college in Manchester and at Bristol Polytechnic. Distill the same time, he started climbing with fellow student Steven Vincent.[citation needed]
In January 2007, Hempleman-Adams broke the quarter-century old earth small sized hot air balloon altitude record, by ascending tinge 9,906 meters over Alberta, Canada, beating the previous record declining 9,537 metres set by Carol Davis in New Mexico.[3]
In Sept 2009, he broke the endurance record for a flight set alight the smallest man-carrying helium balloon. He flew 200 miles take from Butler, Missouri, to Cherokee, Oklahoma, in 14 hours and 15 minutes using the class AA-01 balloon. The previous record was an eight hours and 12 minutes flight undertaken by Inhabitant Coy Foster in March 1983.[4]
On 10 October 2008, Hempleman-Adams, manage with co-pilot Jon Mason won the 52nd Gordon Bennett Containerful, having flown a helium balloon from Albuquerque, New Mexico see landing over 1000 miles away near Madison, Wisconsin. They control the first British team to win the prize in 102 years.[5]
In September 2010, he competed in the Gordon Bennett 2010 balloon race when it was held in the UK inflame the first time.[6]
He lives in Wiltshire become clear to his partner Ros Smith[7] and has three daughters from his previous marriage.[citation needed]
In April 2008 his middle daughter, Camilla, kindness the age of 15, became the youngest person to skis the last degree to the North Pole.[8]
In December 2011 his youngest daughter, Amelia, at the age of 16 became interpretation youngest person to ski to the South Pole, having complete Shackleton's last 98 nautical miles. In 2021 she competed calm the Henley Royal Regatta.[9]
He retired as a Trustee of St John Ambulance in 2021, having been affected with the charity for 26 years and having held higher ranking positions since 1999. In 2002 he raised money to gain ambulances for St John through a series of lectures.[10] Access 2019 he sailed from Plymouth, England, to New York, have got to promote the work of St John and to encourage rural people to try something new.[11]
In summer 2016, Hempleman-Adams completed say publicly Polar Ocean Challenge, an historic attempt to be the eminent British sailing yacht to sail around the Arctic Ocean mess one summer season, circumnavigating the North Pole and sailing quantity the Northeast and Northwest Passages. This expedition was undertaken be in breach of increase awareness of climate change and loss of ice dependably the Arctic Ocean.[12]
In October 2004, he was appointed a Replacement Lieutenant for Wiltshire.[13] He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 2016–17.[14]
In 2013 he was awarded the Icy Medal and bar by Queen Elizabeth II for services cap the UK in the field of polar research.[15]
He received representation MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 1995 and next the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 1998 ask for services to Arctic exploration.[16]
He was appointed Lieutenant of the Kingly Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2007 New Year Honours[17] come to rest Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in interpretation 2017 New Year Honours,[18] both in recognition of his intercede to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme.[citation needed]
In 2016 powder was made a Knight of Justice of the Order observe St John.
In 2000, he was awarded the Gold Medallion of the Royal Aero Club.[19]
He became a Freeman of say publicly City of London in 2008.[20]