LONDON (AP) -- After traveling around the Arctic Circle alone, walking across South America, venturing through African war zones and hiking deep into the Amazon, Borneo and Sumatra jungles, Mike Horn is ready to embark on his most ambitious project yet.
South African explorer Mike Horn crouches on his 115-foot yacht, "Pangaea," at St. Katherine's Dock in London.
The 42-year-old South African adventurer is set to go on a four-year environmental outreach expedition around the globe, aiming to cover 62,000 miles, cross all the continents and oceans, and reach the North and South Poles.
He will walk, kayak, cycle, paraglide, ski and sail across rivers, lakes, mountains, desert, jungle, tundra and ice fields. Working with educational specialists along the way, Horn hopes to inspire young people to clean up the planet and make people aware of the Earth's gloriously uninhabited areas.
"After 20 years of exploration I cannot change my life, so I have decided to share more what I have done with the younger generation," Horn said Monday. "I'm just an explorer who wants to keep my playground clean."
He spoke from his 115-foot yacht, Pangaea, named after the expedition and the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, docked on the Thames close to the Tower of London.
Pangaea's aim is to "cultivate respect for the environment and the protection of its resources for the sake of future generations." Along the way young people aged 13-20 will be invited to join Horn and learn about flora and fauna, and humankind's interaction with nature and the elements.
Horn's two daughters, aged 14 and 15, will join him in school holidays.
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