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Sibusiso Vilane was born on 1 December, 1970 in Kamatsamo, is an A recipient of the Order of Ikhamanga. Discover Sibusiso Vilane's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

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Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 1 December 1970
Birthday 1 December
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1970

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.

1993

After a time as a labourer and drawing on his experienced as a goatherder, Vilane began his working career as a game ranger at Malolotja Nature Reserve in Swaziland in 1993.

1995

Sibusiso has been married to Nomsa since 1995 and is the father of four – three girls and a boy.

His Swazi mother and South African father moved the family to Swaziland where Vilane was schooled (from the age of 11).

Sibusiso completed his O levels at the Mater Dolorosa school in Swaziland.

1996

In 1996, he met John Doble who became a friend and benefactor and who was instrumental in finding the necessary sponsorship for Vilane's Mount Everest summit expedition.

Vilane started climbing in 1996 by summitting peaks in the Drakensberg.

1999

In 1999, he summitted Kilimanjaro and went on to the Himalayas in 2002, successfully climbing Pokalde, Lobuche, and Island Peak, all of which are over 6,000 metres high, as part of his training for the Mount Everest expedition.

2003

In March 2003, Vilane set off for the Himalayas again in his quest to be the first Black African to summit earth's highest mountain, Everest.

He reached the summit on May 26th 2003.

On that day, South African President Thabo Mbeki congratulated him on his achievement.

"In this, he has shown the heights we can all scale in life if we put our shoulder to the wheel and work at things without flagging. Sibusiso, you have done us proud!"

2005

In 2005, Vilane reached the summit of Everest again with Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Alex Harris after accessing the peak from the North Ridge – the more difficult and statistically less-successful side.

This achievement meant that he is the first black African to climb the world's highest peak twice and by two different routes.

Three children's charities benefited from his climb: The Birth to Twenty Research Programme at Wits University, the Africa Foundation and the SOS Children's Village in Swaziland.

Since this climb, Vilane has completed all Seven Summits.

2006

In 2006, Vilane was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga (Bronze) by President Mbeki.

Since 2006, Vilane has been the African ambassador for Lifeline Energy (formerly the Free Play Foundation).

He dedicated the 1,113 kilometres he trekked to the South Pole to the children of South Africa.

2008

In late 2007 Vilane and fellow climber, Alex Harris, embarked on an unsupported and unassisted trek to reach the South Pole which, when they completed the expedition on 17 January 2008, made Vilane and Harris the first South Africans to walk to the South Pole and Vilane the black person to do so.

In May 2008, as a result of this act and hundreds of sponsors supporting Vilane, Lifeline Energy was able to provide 300 Lifeline radios to children from the Nkomazi district, where Vilane was born.

2011

On Thursday December 2011, Vilane was introduced to the Queen of the United Kingdom at a reception at Buckingham Palace.

The reception was held to acknowledge those involved in mountaineering, adventurer and exploration.

Also present was Sir Ranulph Fiennes, a friend of Vilane.

From 4 to 23 January, Vilane led his first out of Africa climbing expedition and guided a team of eleven South Africans up Aconcagua.

This is the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere, the highest in South America and one of the Seven Summits.

2012

Vilane arrived at the geographic North Pole on 12 April 2012.

This is the final hurdle to becoming the first black person to complete the Three Poles Challenge.

This expedition was dubbed The Goliath Challenge and sponsored by Virgin Money Insurance.

In completion of the Three Poles Challenge and the Seven Summits, Vilane is also the first African to have achieved the Explorers Grand Slam.

As a professional speaker, his message is simple: every person has their own "Everest" to climb.

Whether you're prepared for it or not, it's there – challenging you to reach the top and if he can do that in the most dangerous and inhospitable of conditions and against all the odds so, he suggests, can others.

2013

In 2013 Sibusiso became an official Ambassador to the Mandela Bangle programme, which benefits the Mandela Day School Library campaign through funds raised from bangle sales and donations to his "Participate for Good Expeditions".

"The future entirely depends on the education of children, their access to information to broaden their thinking and understanding of the ever-changing and challenging world" says Vilane.

Vilane is also a patron of the Global Offering (GO) projects and is an eco ambassador for Indalo Yethu, a government organisation which strives to raise awareness about the environment.

Vilane founded a running club called Born to Win.

He has also hosted a radio show My Climb, Your Climb on 1485 Radio Today in which he interviewed black achievers about the challenges they faced and overcame in their careers and lives.

He is patron of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Conservation Leadership Group and currently shares his time between work at a private game reserve in Limpopo and his family in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga.

In December 2013, he was appointed Chief Scout of Scouts South Africa, a position he held until 2017.