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<\/p>\nBefore we go into his achievements, let us take a step back in time. As a young boy, Marek has an accident. A fracture will not heal and the kid spends long spells in hospitals. He has his arm re-broken and set many times. He finds solace in books and soon becomes an avid reader. His newfound passion takes him to other worlds populated with characters from the novels, and will later turn him into an explorer. When he gets a bit older, he begins to correspond with people from all over the world. He would first call embassies of various countries to ask for the names of local newspapers and then write to their editors-in-chief asking them to get him in touch with a native with whom he could become pen friends. This is how he begins to exchange letters with people from Columbia, Canada, USSR, Spain, Venezuela, Argentina and many others.<\/p>\n
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His first trip abroad is to Denmark. He pays for it with the money that he earned washing car windows and picking raspberries and strawberries. He raised the funds single-handedly and got himself a passport, all with his parents\u2019 consent of course. \u00a0At 15, Marek departs for a cruise to Morocco. He is gone for three months. Finally he gets the opportunity to see with his own eyes what he has so far known only from the books. As a university student, he continues to travel, visiting Tallinn, Helsinki and hitchhiking across Scandinavia with just roughly 100 dollars in his pocket. His travels do not end there. He goes to Hamburg via Denmark and then to East Berlin; next, he he takes a flight to Moscow, then to Bucharest where he gets on a train to Sofia, and hitchhikes to Greece. I could go on reciting multiple destinations, but I\u2019d rather make my point. If we want something really badly, there is nothing to stop us from achieving it. Dreams do not come true within a snap of a finger. To make things happen, you must show determination and make some extra effort. This is what makes it magical. Otherwise, you may as well wait for a genie in a bottle. \u00a0The journey that we take to accomplish our dream is as fascinating as the dream itself. Marek\u2019s dream, which he had when still a student, was to reach the Pole.<\/p>\n
Let me quote a fragment of an entry from Marek\u2019s diary dated on 24 January 1988:<\/strong><\/p>\n The confidence that comes with the belief that what you are doing is perfectly natural. Prior to expedition, develop a special fitness and mental training. The method:\u00a0 imagine every obstacle that you may encounter\u00a0 There and think of at least three solutions. I should know details of previous expeditions by heart. Each experience, every situation, a thorough analysis. Discipline above everything else. One has to remodel oneself step by step, detail after detail. To reach the North Pole like Nansen.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n This is how it all began. The rest is history.<\/strong><\/p>\n When mentioning Kami\u0144ski, one naturally has to think of Jasiek Mela. Jasiek sustained severe burns of left crus and right forearm due to an electric shock. After three months of treatment, doctors decided to amputate both limbs. Two years after the accident, Jasiek set off on an expedition to the North Pole, followed by exploration of the South Pole, with Kami\u0144ski who was by then a well-known explorer of the polar regions.<\/p>\n In the following years, Jasiek was a member of expeditions to the Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Elbrus, he climbed El Capitan and ran the New York City Marathon. He is currently head of the foundation ,,Poza Horyzonty\u201d.<\/p>\n Since his early years, Marek Kami\u0144ski has set himself targets and accomplished them.<\/p>\n![\"How](\"https:\/\/inspire.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3-1-300x200.jpg\")
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