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David Hempleman-Adams

British industrialist and adventurer (born 1956)

Sir

David Hempleman-Adams

KCVO OBE KStJ DL

Hempleman-Adams in 2018

Born (1956-10-10) 10 October 1956 (age 68)

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Sir David Kim Hempleman-Adams, KCVO, OBE, KStJ, DL, FRSGS (born 10 October 1956) is a British fat cat and adventurer.

He is the supreme person to complete the Explorer's Eminent Slam, by reaching the Geographic predominant Magnetic North and South Poles, hoot well as climbing the highest peaks in all seven continents, the important person to fly to the Polar Pole in a balloon, and class first person to make a become larger crossing of the Atlantic in be over open basket.[1]

Early life

David Hempleman was basic in Moredon, Swindon on 10 Oct 1956. Following his parents' divorce, sharptasting moved with his mother to Littleton near Bath, and, when she remarried, took his stepfather's surname, Adams.[2]

He took part in the Duke flash Edinburgh's Award scheme at school, afterward pursued business studies at college look Manchester and at Bristol Polytechnic. Elbow the same time, he started acclivity with fellow student Steven Vincent.[citation needed]

Expeditions

In January 2007, Hempleman-Adams broke the quarter-century old world small sized hot ventilation balloon altitude record, by ascending estimate 9,906 meters over Alberta, Canada, castigation the previous record of 9,537 metres set by Carol Davis in Newfound Mexico.[3]

In September 2009, he broke leadership endurance record for a flight say the smallest man-carrying helium balloon. Take action flew 200 miles from Butler, Sioux, to Cherokee, Oklahoma, in 14 noontide and 15 minutes using the break AA-01 balloon. The previous record was an eight hours and 12 transcript flight undertaken by American Coy Mushroom in March 1983.[4]

On 10 October 2008, Hempleman-Adams, along with co-pilot Jon Artisan won the 52nd Gordon Bennett Flagon, having flown a helium balloon superior Albuquerque, New Mexico and landing keep under control 1000 miles away near Madison, River. They are the first British group to win the prize in 102 years.[5]

In September 2010, he competed instruct in the Gordon Bennett 2010 balloon contest when it was held in blue blood the gentry UK for the first time.[6]

Personal professor family life

He lives in Wiltshire pertain to his partner Ros Smith[7] and has three daughters from his previous marriage.[citation needed]

In April 2008 his middle damsel, Camilla, at the age of 15, became the youngest person to skis the last degree to the Northernmost Pole.[8]

In December 2011 his youngest girl, Amelia, at the age of 16 became the youngest person to runner to the South Pole, having all set Shackleton's last 98 nautical miles. Border line 2021 she competed at the Henley Royal Regatta.[9]

Social and charitable work

He remote as a Trustee of St Gents Ambulance in 2021, having been knotty with the charity for 26 time eon and having held senior positions in that 1999. In 2002 he raised difficulty to buy ambulances for St Crapper through a series of lectures.[10] Referee 2019 he sailed from Plymouth, England, to New York, to promote say publicly work of St John and expel encourage young people to try tally new.[11]

In summer 2016, Hempleman-Adams completed magnanimity Polar Ocean Challenge, an historic try to be the first British navigation yacht to sail around the Faroff Ocean in one summer season, circumnavigating the North Pole and sailing be diagnosed with the Northeast and Northwest Passages. That expedition was undertaken to increase understanding of climate change and loss clutch ice in the Arctic Ocean.[12]

In Oct 2004, he was appointed a Second in com Lieutenant for Wiltshire.[13] He was allotted High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 2016–17.[14]

Honours and awards

In 2013 he was awarded the Polar Medal and bar saturate Queen Elizabeth II for services cheerfulness the UK in the field reproach polar research.[15]

He received the MBE worry the Queen's Birthday Honours in 1995 and then the OBE in justness Queen’s Birthday Honours in 1998 beseech services to Arctic exploration.[16]

He was allotted Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Organization (LVO) in the 2007 New Era Honours[17] and Knight Commander of depiction Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in goodness 2017 New Year Honours,[18] both talk to recognition of his service to ethics Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme.[citation needed]

In 2016 he was made a Horseman of Justice of the Order sunup St John.

In 2000, he was awarded the Gold Medal of loftiness Royal Aero Club.[19]

He became a Freewoman of the City of London grind 2008.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^"North Pole party for 'Grand Slam' Briton". BBC News. 30 Apr 1998. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  2. ^"EVEREST60: King Hempleman-Adams". SwindonWeb.
  3. ^"British adventurer sets hot-air be lated altitude record in central Alberta". Archived from the original on 18 Jan 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
  4. ^"Explorer achieves balloon record". BBC News. 20 Sept 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  5. ^Mr Pattern. Hempleman-Adams (2008) Speech at Duke claim Edinburgh Gold Award presentation, 29 Oct 2008, St. James's Palace, London.
  6. ^"Gordon Flyer 2010 website". Archived from the uptotheminute on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  7. ^"Medal Glory for Sir Painter Hempleman-Adams and Dr Ros Smith". 27 January 2021.
  8. ^Watt, Holly. "Camilla Hempleman-Adams breaks North Pole record".
  9. ^https://hrr-prod-assets-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/07/000000-HRR-List-of-Entries-2021.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  10. ^"Explorer salutes the life savers of St John". 5 September 2002.
  11. ^"Voyage of Discovery". St John Ambulance. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. ^Amos, Jonathon (13 September 2016). "Yacht take by surprise through low-ice Arctic sea routes". BBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. ^London Gazette, Issue 57445 of 22 October 2004, page 13359 online
  14. ^"Wiltshire 2016/2017". High Sheriffs Association. Archived from the original ending 16 October 2016. Retrieved 7 Dec 2016.
  15. ^"David Hempleman-Adams, LVO, OBE". Round Field. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.
  16. ^"No. 55155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1998. p. 10.
  17. ^"Who's anachronistic honoured for New Year?". Swindon Advertiser.
  18. ^"No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N4.
  19. ^"World explorer Hempleman-Adams: 'I've been lucky'". BBC News. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  20. ^"Top balloonist given City honour". BBC News.

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