Author: David Hempleman-Adams
Born: 10 October 1956
Bio: Sir David Kim Hempleman-Adams, KCVO, OBE, KStJ, DL, FRSGS (born 10 October 1956 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is a British industrialist and adventurer.

He is the first person in history to reach the Geographic and Magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents, the Adventurers Grand Slam.