Marin Minamiya Guinness World Record Holder:

Marin Minamiya holds a Guinness World Record as the youngest person to complete “the Seven Summits” (climb the highest peak on the seven continents) and ski to the North and South Pole. A Waseda University student, Marin was first motivated to undertake the challenge at the age of 17 and she conquered the highest peak on every continent within a year and a half. She became the youngest Japanese person ever to summit Mt. Everest. At age 20, she became the youngest person in world history to complete the Explorer’s Grand Slam (climb the Seven Summits reach the South Pole and North Pole). Marin moved to Malaysia when she was 18 months old due to her father’s profession, then lived abroad for 12 years in Shanghai and Hong Kong. She began climbing mountains at age 13 in Hong Kong. In 2016, Marin was selected as one of Japan’s “Change makers of the year”. In December 2016, Marin was announced as the first female Global Brand Ambassador for the clothing company UNIQLO.