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With Rolex Garantie Internationale in the name of Mike Horn stamped by Swiss retailer Yves Jacot S.A. and dated 4 February 2014, original invoice and bank payment slip, product literature, sale tags, box and outer packaging and special hand engraved wooden box from Nepal.
Furthermore delivered with a carved wooden box with secret slide which was made and presented to Mr. Horn by the Napalese Sherpas.
While it nowadays is one of the best known names in the luxury market, Rolex began its history as, first and foremost, a "tool watch" company. Since their beginning, they strived to realize extremely reliable, durable and accurate timepieces. It is then not surprising to see, throughout the past century, Rolex watches on the wrists of explorers, voyagers and pioneers in their field. A few names come easily to mind: from Mrs. Mercedes Gleitz and her historical vindication swim of 1927 to contemporary legendary climber Reinhold Messner, passing by Comm. Cousteau who brought a Rolex watch to the depth of the Mariana Trench (hanging on the outside of the bathyscaphe Trieste), and Sir Hillary and the conquest of Mount Everest. In other words, Rolex timepieces have been the watches of choice for individuals who push the limit of what is considered achievable, and who need an accurate, reliable and resistant wristwatch onto which their lives depend, most times quite literally.
In line with this philosophy, a Rolex watch has been the watch of choice of explorer Mike Horn for the alpine ascend (that is, with no porters nor additional oxygen) of the Makalu in Nepal/Tibet, the fifth highest peak in the world. The fact that a Rolex watch has been chosen by what is undisputedly considered the most successful explorer of contemporary times underlines how true to their spirit and heritage the company remains until nowadays and how their timepieces are still considered the watches of choice for similar adventures at the limits of what is humanly possible.
The proceeds of the sale will help fund building a school in Satpara Pakistan. Where children lost their fathers while working as High Altitude Porters in the Karakoram mountain range.
THE MAKALU ASCENT
On May 17 2014, Swiss explorers Mike Horn and Fred Roux climbed to the summit of Makalu. When everyone else turned back they pushed through without oxygen, ropes or Sherpa's to reach the summit. At that specific moment, on the summit made them the highest humans on earth, with their feet on the ground. Since 1954 only 206 successful climbs have been recorded, but also 22 fatal accidents, 10 of those who tried this ascent never came back from Makalu.
MIKE HORN
Born on July 16, 1966 in South Africa. Horn is often considered as the most accomplished contemporary explorer. He has a specific style and liking for solo, unsupported expeditions. The natural way!
Among his most notable feats one has to count the 2006 first ever unsupported man haul to the North Pole in winters 24hours a day darkness. Interesting to note that more people have been to the moon, than walked to the North Pole unsupported in winter.
The Arktos expedition (2002-2005) A solo circumnavigation of the world along the Arctic Circle, without the aid of a motorized vehicle. Horn walked, sailed, kayaked and skied for 808 days some 20'000 kilometer, pulling a sledge laden with 180 kg of equipment.
Warm-climate expeditions consist of, the 6 months swim of the Amazon River, 7000Km Solo unsupported, hunting and living of what nature supplied to him (1997)
Latitude Zero (1999-2000) the first non-motorized solo circumnavigation of the world following the equator. Using a trimaran sailing boat to traverse the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean. Crossing South America, Indonesia and the Africa continent on foot and canoe, 40 000km in less than 2 years.
Furthermore delivered with a carved wooden box with secret slide which was made and presented to Mr. Horn by the Napalese Sherpas.
While it nowadays is one of the best known names in the luxury market, Rolex began its history as, first and foremost, a "tool watch" company. Since their beginning, they strived to realize extremely reliable, durable and accurate timepieces. It is then not surprising to see, throughout the past century, Rolex watches on the wrists of explorers, voyagers and pioneers in their field. A few names come easily to mind: from Mrs. Mercedes Gleitz and her historical vindication swim of 1927 to contemporary legendary climber Reinhold Messner, passing by Comm. Cousteau who brought a Rolex watch to the depth of the Mariana Trench (hanging on the outside of the bathyscaphe Trieste), and Sir Hillary and the conquest of Mount Everest. In other words, Rolex timepieces have been the watches of choice for individuals who push the limit of what is considered achievable, and who need an accurate, reliable and resistant wristwatch onto which their lives depend, most times quite literally.
In line with this philosophy, a Rolex watch has been the watch of choice of explorer Mike Horn for the alpine ascend (that is, with no porters nor additional oxygen) of the Makalu in Nepal/Tibet, the fifth highest peak in the world. The fact that a Rolex watch has been chosen by what is undisputedly considered the most successful explorer of contemporary times underlines how true to their spirit and heritage the company remains until nowadays and how their timepieces are still considered the watches of choice for similar adventures at the limits of what is humanly possible.
The proceeds of the sale will help fund building a school in Satpara Pakistan. Where children lost their fathers while working as High Altitude Porters in the Karakoram mountain range.
THE MAKALU ASCENT
On May 17 2014, Swiss explorers Mike Horn and Fred Roux climbed to the summit of Makalu. When everyone else turned back they pushed through without oxygen, ropes or Sherpa's to reach the summit. At that specific moment, on the summit made them the highest humans on earth, with their feet on the ground. Since 1954 only 206 successful climbs have been recorded, but also 22 fatal accidents, 10 of those who tried this ascent never came back from Makalu.
MIKE HORN
Born on July 16, 1966 in South Africa. Horn is often considered as the most accomplished contemporary explorer. He has a specific style and liking for solo, unsupported expeditions. The natural way!
Among his most notable feats one has to count the 2006 first ever unsupported man haul to the North Pole in winters 24hours a day darkness. Interesting to note that more people have been to the moon, than walked to the North Pole unsupported in winter.
The Arktos expedition (2002-2005) A solo circumnavigation of the world along the Arctic Circle, without the aid of a motorized vehicle. Horn walked, sailed, kayaked and skied for 808 days some 20'000 kilometer, pulling a sledge laden with 180 kg of equipment.
Warm-climate expeditions consist of, the 6 months swim of the Amazon River, 7000Km Solo unsupported, hunting and living of what nature supplied to him (1997)
Latitude Zero (1999-2000) the first non-motorized solo circumnavigation of the world following the equator. Using a trimaran sailing boat to traverse the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean. Crossing South America, Indonesia and the Africa continent on foot and canoe, 40 000km in less than 2 years.