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Birth Name:

Ben Saunders (explorer)

Male

Birth Date:

Fri, Aug 05, 1977

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Age:

47

Zodiac Sign:

Leo

Astrology Data:

Sun

12°

Leo

54'

About Ben Saunders (explorer)

Benjamin John Saunders (born 5 August 1977 in Plymouth) is an English polar explorer, endurance athlete, and motivational speaker. He led the first return journey to the South Pole on foot via Shackleton and Scott's route in 2013–14, and skied solo to the North Pole in 2004. Saunders has skied more than 3,700 miles (6,000 km) on polar expeditions since 2001. He holds the record for the longest human-powered polar journey in history (2,888 km) and for the longest solo Arctic journey by a Briton (1,032 km).

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Ben Saunders' website

• The Scott Expedition website

• Ben Saunders at TED "Why did I ski to the North Pole?" (TED2005) "Why bother leaving the house?" (TEDSalon London Fall 2012) "To the South Pole and back – the hardest 105 days of my life" (TED2014)

• "Why did I ski to the North Pole?" (TED2005)

• "Why bother leaving the house?" (TEDSalon London Fall 2012)

• "To the South Pole and back – the hardest 105 days of my life" (TED2014)

• This Much I Know by Jane Oddy, The Observer, 29 February 2004

• New York Times article on Ben Saunders

• Recording of Ben Saunders' speech to PopTech conference in Maine

• Terra Cognita by Joanne Ramos, Intelligent Life, December 2007

• Ben Saunders by Andy Bull, Guardian, March 2008

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Ben Saunders (explorer): Sun 12 Leo, Moon 27 Aries, Mercury 10 Virgo, Venus 3 Cancer, Mars 12 Gemini, Jupiter 27 Gemini, Saturn 19 Leo, Uranus 7 Scorpio, Neptune 13 Sagittarius, Pluto 11 Libra, Sun Trine Neptune, Mercury Square Neptune, Sun Sextile Mars, Sun Semi Square Jupiter, Sun Conjunct Saturn, Sun Sextile Pluto, Mercury Square Mars, Mercury Sextile Uranus, Mercury Semi Sextile Pluto, Venus Conjunct Jupiter, Venus Semi Square Saturn, Venus Trine Uranus, Mars Opposition Neptune, Mars Trine Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

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