Sibusiso Vilane

Sibusiso Vilane OIB (born 5 December 1970, Shongwe Mission in Mpumalanga) is a South African adventurer, motivational speaker, and author of the book To the Top from Nowhere. An adventurer, marathon runner, mountaineer, and expedition leader, he has also served as the Chief Scout of Scouts South Africa. Quotes kept myself fit by running in the game reserve where I was a guide until the due date of the climb. I did not have the financial means to go overseas to climb and train more. Staying on the slopes of Mount Everest in cold, windy, snowy conditions for two months and having to wait for storms. It demanded a lot of patience and I didn’t have it at the time. Twice we had to withdraw back down to base camp after being hit by a snow storm. So it was miserable. Looking at my background and upbringing, the struggles I faced when my parents separated when I was just three years old, makes the accomplishment to be humbling. I am very proud to have had the opportunity to show that it doesn’t matter where you come from, you can achieve amazing things with desire and determination. I feel that once you understand adventure and are attracted to it, you never stop. Yes I have big plans. More big mountains will fall at my feet. An Interview with the First Black African Man to Climb Everest: Sibusiso Vilane, Forever Fresh by the Writer External links Category:Living people Category:1970 births Category:Motivational speakers Category:Motivational authors