I recently had the privilege of sharing a stage with #Montblanc Regional President Eric Vergnes to talk about my […]
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You know it’s a going to be a good night when it begins with the Wolverine! I’m here in NYC […]
Read MoreEducation has been a theme this month. I spoke at two conferences in #Dubai on the topic and also […]
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I’ve always believed that excellence is a pursuit and not a destination. We do not succeed when we […]
Read MoreSuper enjoyed speaking and taking questions at the Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai #GESF. I shared four lessons […]
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On the long journey to becoming an Astronaut, you need to approach learning with conviction and embrace new horizons of […]
Read MoreI got the awesome opportunity to visit @masdar_institute’s electron microscopy, got into a driverless car and talk to space […]
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Make Space Yours goes to Qena! After speaking with students in Qena’s first Scince Conference to motivate them to become […]
Read MoreI ventured off on my latest expedition with the goal of summiting the unknown and carving out […]
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It has always been a dream of mine to climb a mountain that has never been climbed before. And doing […]
Read MoreToday a 3 year old dream came true. More important than my own journey to Space, is the task of […]
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I’m very proud to have been appointed today as a Goodwill Ambassador with the UNDP working primarily on environmental conservation […]
Read MoreMeet the great people who made it to the summit. I’m proud of those men and women who endured so […]
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On the 11th of July, i lead an adventure to Elbrus. We started our acclimatisation hike. 22 adventurers from Egypt, […]
Read MoreFor a great cause, I’m glad to take part in this; Ahl Masr Hospital, the first burn hospital in Egypt […]
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Just like today 9 years ago, I had just reached the safety of Base Camp after climbing Everest.
Read MoreI have been giving a tremendous amount of motivational talks around the world, these are a few; A Talk in Luzern; […]
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Muricata, the Youth enrichment arm of Wild Guanabana has been a driving force in bringing fitness, adventure […]
Read MoreI’m honored, excited and a little nervous to be speaking on the TEDxBend stage in the USA. Developing my talk […]
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I’m happy to announce that I’ve been accepted into Project PoSSUM; a NASA-supported space-science program that trains and prepares qualified […]
Read MoreOn January 14, I led an exploratory Himalayan trek in a new route from a remote part of the Annapurna region. […]
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To truly let go we must learn to embrace the ripples of our minds The photo was taken in #Burma […]
Read MoreInle Lake must have one of the most intricate river and lake systems in the world. An Asian Venice stuck […]
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Sunsets or sunrises? The photo was taken in #Burma (#Myanmar) during my #370DAYSALONE around Asia and Latin America journey. Burma […]
Read MoreI cycled alone in the darkness from my hostel to the temple complex. The gates leading to the temple tops […]
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From the summit of a temple, Bagan, the enchanting city of 10,000 pagodas stretches as far as the eye can […]
Read MoreThe photo was taken in Burma (Myanmar) during my #370DAYSALONE around Asia and Latin America journey. Burma photo 13 of […]
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I must have wondered the temples of Bagan alone for 12 hours on my rickety bicycle. We covered miles upon […]
Read MoreWe all have hopes and fears … mindfulness comes in recognizing them, then letting them go … they wash through […]
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As ancient and wise as you are, we were here first, said the plant. The photo was taken in Burma […]
Read More🙂 A tiny temple puppy gnaws at my finger, The photo was taken in Burma (Myanmar) during my #370DAYSALONE around Asia […]
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When our mind is still, it is like the world parts to illuminate our cosmic path. The photo was taken […]
Read MoreIn a distant land, a jungle envelopes an ancient temple in a long embrace. The photo was taken in Burma […]
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I’m just gonna hope there has been some scaffolding design improvements since 2002… well at least for the sake of […]
Read MoreIn Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda, Burmese worshipers follow the same clockwise rotation as many other religions; the same direction of rotation […]
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A Burmese villager engages in this daunting undertaking on a daily basis. I’ve often wondered about the implication of there […]
Read MoreWe all have a story to tell. Photo taken in Burma (Myanmar) during my#370DAYSALONE around Asia and Latin America journey. […]
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I first set sight on the temple a few miles away from town. It felt like I had glued […]
Read More777 steep steps separate passers by below from the top of Mount Popa, a 1,518m volcano that dominates this Burmese […]
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Not many know this but in December 2002, I began a 370-day continuous journey across 14 countries in Asia and […]
Read MoreOmar and his team made it safely to the North Pole and here’s what he had to say: “I’ve successfully […]
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Last communication with Omar was 24 hours ago as he heads with his team towards the North Pole. At that time […]
Read MoreOmar and the team have just finished a long day and set up tent. They are now only 8.5 kilometres […]
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Over night Omar and the team had drifted 7km closer to the North Pole. The weather today was the worst […]
Read MoreOmar is now at the 89.3 degree, which is almost halfway to the North Pole. 8 hours of walking today […]
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Omar and the team just set up camp after 8 and half hours a day of walk. They are now […]
Read MoreThe team flew out from Barneo Camp and took the MI8 helicopter at 10am along with four other teams. After […]
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The team landed in Barneo camp after flying in the Antonov AN 47. The wind speeds are extremely strong at […]
Read MoreSome fun facts on Longyearbyen, the last settlement, before starting the expedition towards the North Pole today #OmarGoesNorth #LoveConquersAll #FirstEgyptian
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Beaches are amazing but this place…! I feel privileged and blessed to have the opportunity of visiting one of the […]
Read MoreArrived safely in Oslo, Norway, catching up with friends and doing some last minute shopping and tomorrow I travel to […]
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“The cold never bothered me anyway” #OmarGoesNorth #LoveConquersAll #FirstEgyptian
Read MoreMy bike and I are in Tarifa (Spain) and I see mountains in the horizon. That is Morocco!! The following is […]
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In 1995 I went to a summer camp in Switzerland. During the weekend we had to pick an excursion out […]
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Antarctica is considered too far away from normal communication networks. Some of you have asked how I sent my updates […]
Read MoreAfter months of training, preparation and days on the most uninhabitable place on the planet, I have finally managed to […]
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“Very late last night, we received news from Omar the last longest day for the team. The team skied for about […]
Read More“Omar’s updates from the South Pole! Current coordinates: 89.46.97 S, 72.35.86 W Day 7: The team had a long day […]
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“Season’s Greetings! Omar’s Updates from the South Pole! Current Coordinates: 89.25025S 80.3585W Day 4: The team skied for 7hrs instead […]
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The continent of Antarctica is the driest, windiest and coldest continent on the planet which makes reaching the South Pole […]
Read MoreFor the next few days, this is what a normal skiing day will look like until reaching the South Pole as […]
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“Omar’s Updates from The South Pole! Current coordinates: 89.1460S 82.1223W Day 1: Omar and his team landed on the 89th […]
Read MoreToday is the 8th day from the start of my expedition and we finally got the green light to travel […]
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Visibility to fly to the 89th degree today is very low so we may have to wait another day for […]
Read MoreExciting day today. We go off for a mini-expedition with a team from Germany, Russia and India. The mini-expedition is […]
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The adventure begins! Flying out today with an international team of 11 adventurers in a 4-engine Russian strategic aircraft called […]
Read MoreWith any luck, tomorrow we will get the green light to fly to #Antarctica where the temperature will immediately drop many degrees. […]
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So in keeping with Antarctic tradition, I rubbed the foot of legendary explorer Magellan’s statue for good luck. It worked […]
Read MoreI’m finally in the super southern town of Punta Arenas (#Chile) and my bags have thankfully made it too (a […]
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And I’m off! To Antarctica for the second time with a ton of gear and equipment. The first time was […]
Read MoreDo you want to lead a boring life? then listen to those, and there are many of them, who would […]
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How do you make decisions? set goals? achieve a dream? Many of us commit these important questions to the analytical mind. […]
Read MoreJust over two weeks ago the earth completed 35 oscillations around the sun with me on it. On Mount Kenya time […]
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Finally just got off Denali today after being stuck at base camp for 3 nights. It was a grueling expedition […]
Read MoreI woke up this morning feeling inspired so I thought I would share some of my thoughts of what adventure […]
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I was recently asked to pick a quote that I like and interpret it into my own words for a […]
Read MoreEarlier this year in May, I got stuck in a small tent at 21,000 feet for days. Winds blew 80 […]
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The new year resolution is a staple of the hopefulness diet. It goes something like, “I spent the last 365 […]
Read MoreThe following applies to Egypt, and parts of the Middle East too. Football If you choose to play professional football, […]
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It was mid May in Cairo and even though it was late afternoon, the sun was the usual scorcher. Those […]
Read MoreSince a brief introduction to climbing in Switzerland age sixteen, I’ve known I wanted to climb Everest. From then on […]
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It’s hard to believe that only 48 hours ago I was standing 3km higher. On the summit of Mount Everest, […]
Read MoreThere was never a consensus about my nickname. Cuter Omarika fortunately faded when I hit puberty. If you call me […]
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This is the first edition of U Got Inspiration – an initiative to help inspire others through the stories of […]
Read MoreDo you guys remember Digg.com? Even though not as big in the Middle East, in its heyday it was an […]
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First of all I would like to give a big shout out to Oscar Wilde as I’m blatantly ripping off […]
Read MoreIn September 2012 I will be climbing Mont Blanc with a team of Egyptians. I’ve recently been asked a few […]
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Thailand is often discounted by the more intrepid traveler as a destination that has become far too crowded; flooded with […]
Read MoreI’ve been tweeting a lot of climbing quotes recently so here are my favorite. One for every one of the […]
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With elections now hours away, people are split into 3 camps; shafiq, morsi and a combination of abstaining/ruined ballots. Don’t […]
Read MoreThis blog post was originally written for National Geographic Society in February 2011 Wow, this last week has been tiring to say […]
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Dear Steve, I just received news that you have passed away minutes ago. Although we never met, and are miles […]
Read MoreThe blog was originally written for National Geographic as part of the Energy Diet initiative. I was asked to keep a blog […]
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The blog was originally written for National Geographic as part of the Energy Diet initiative. I was asked to keep a blog […]
Read MoreThe blog was originally written for National Geographic as part of the Energy Diet initiative. I was asked to keep […]
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The blog was originally written for National Geographic as part of the Energy Diet initiative. I was asked to keep a blog […]
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