Erling Kagge
- January 6, 2024
- Explorer
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Erling Kagge Biography
| Name | Erling Kagge |
| Birthday | Jan 15 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Home Town | Oslo |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Siblings | Gunnar Kagge |
| Children(s) | Ingrid Salthella Kagge, Nor Salthella Kagge, Solveig Salthella Kagge |
Erling Kagge is one of the most popular and richest Explorer who was born on January 15, 1963 in Oslo, Norway. Erling Kagge (born 15 January 1963) is a Norwegian publisher, explorer lawyer, auhtor artist, entrepreneur, art collector and politician..
Following his world-record breaking feat in achieving”the “three poles”, Kagge went to Cambridge University to study philosophy for three years. Then, in the year 1996, Kagge launched an Oslo-based publishing company, Kagge Forlag, which today is one of Norway’s most renowned book publishing firms. In 2000, Kagge Forlag acquired one of Norway’s most renowned publishing houses, J.M. Stenersens Forlag. Kagge and Stenersens publish approximately 100 new books each year. Today, it is Norway’s largest publisher of nonfiction.
In addition to running his publishing business and writing, Kagge is a leading collector of international contemporary art. Astrup Fearnley Museum for Modern Art displayed art from his collection through the summer of 2015. In 2020 the museums Fondacion van Gogh Arles, Sala Santander in Madrid and Museion in Bolzano will dedicate shows to Kagges collection.
Kagge’s book Silence: In the Age of Noise was broadcast as BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week in January 2019. The Guardian named it as one of the top ten books on silence. The New York Times has described Erling Kagge as “a fascinating man. He’s a philosophical adventurer or perhaps an adventurous philosopher”.
in 1994 Kagge reached the summit of Mount Everest and became one of the very first people to conquer the “Three Poles Challenge”. In the two-year time, Kagge was an attorney for the industry giant Norsk Hydro. Kagge has also been a sailor through the Atlantic twice, and within Cape Horn.
Erling Kagge Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Explorer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Erling Kagge is one of the richest Explorer from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Erling Kagge 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In the year 1990, Erling Kagge as well as Borge Ousland were the first two people to make it to the North Pole unsupported. The journey began from Ellesmere Island on March 8 in 1990. They reached the North Pole 58 days later on May 4 in 1990. The group traveled around 800 miles on skis , pulling their gear on sledges.
Three years later, in the year 1992-93 Kagge made his first solo and unsupported trip up to the South Pole, covering the 814-mile (1,310 km) route in just 50 days. Kagge was not in connection to the outside world during the duration of his trip, and was featured on the front cover on the world edition of TIME magazine on March 1, 1993.
Kagge has written seven books on exploration, philosophy and art collecting, which have been translated into 39 languages. He sometimes writes articles for newspapers, e.g: Financial Times and New York Times. Kagge continues to do expeditions, although with a lower profile than in the nineties. In 2010 he and urban historian and photographer Steve Duncan descended into the sewers, subways and water tunnels of New York – walking for five days from the Bronx, via Manhattan, to the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2012 he walked the entire length of Los Angeles’ Sunset Boulevard over three days with Petter Skavlan and Peder Lund.
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Erling Ranked on the list of most popular Explorer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Erling Kagge celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.