Martin Kraus
Kraus and Garriott families at the Mount Fuji summit at sunrise
August 2026 · Mount Fuji

At the summit,
at sunrise.

We climbed Fuji with the Garriott family via the Subashiri Trail. It is the latest chapter of a family journey that has taken us from the North Pole to Kilimanjaro.

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110+Countries visited
~500Dives, six continents
6Languages spoken
A life shaped by exploration

Above the ice.
Below the surface.
Across the world.

My journeys connect family exploration, scuba diving, photography, conservation and The Explorers Club.

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01
1993–94 · 19 countries

Trans-Africa

A year and 35,000 kilometres in a Land Rover called Twiga.

02
Six continents · around 500 dives

Oceans

Wildlife, wrecks and the world beneath the surface.

03
Community & fieldwork

The Explorers Club

Flag expeditions, Board service and Young Explorers.

Selected journeys

Places that became stories.

2026 · JapanMount FujiSubashiri · sunrise · family2024 · PacificDarwin 200Lima to Guayaquil by sail2018 · ArcticNorth PoleFamily · science · education2020–2022AlaskaFamily · aviation · remote travel
The next generation

Young Explorers

Hands-on sessions at The Explorers Club grew into family expeditions to the North Pole, Kilimanjaro and Mount Fuji.

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