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Maxime Edgard Chaya (born December 16, 1961) is a sportsman, mountaineer and explorer from Lebanon. On May 15, 2006, he was the first Lebanese to climb Mount Everest, completing the Seven Summits challenge.〔NOW Lebanon (February 3, 2008). ("Talking To: Maxime Chaya" ).〕〔Jamie Furniss, Al-Ahram Weekly (January 31, 2008 - February 6, 2008). ("Conquering oneself" ).〕〔Allen G. Breed and Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press (July 16, 2006). ("Did Everest Climber Sharp Have to Die?" )〕 On December 28, 2007, he also became the first from the Middle East to reach the South Pole on foot from the Antarctic coast,〔 after an unsupported and unassisted journey that lasted 47 days. Then, on April 25, 2009, he reached the North Pole on foot, all the way from Canada.〔Dalila Mahdawi , Daily Star (April 29, 2009). ("Lebanese explorer first Arab to reach N. Pole" )〕〔John Werner, Waco Tribune (June 29, 2009). ("Waco attorney and Mount Everest climber make trip to North Pole" )〕 ==Bio== Maxime Edgard Chaya was born and raised in Beirut until the year 1975 when the civil war saw him and his family take refuge abroad. He pursued his education overseas in Greece, France, Canada and the United Kingdom where outstanding academics led him to graduate with a Bachelor of Science Honors degree from the London School of Economics (LSE). Maxime then spent a year as a trainee at Republic National Bank of New York’s head office on Fifth Avenue before foregoing post-graduate studies and returning home to take over the family’s Foreign Exchange business. In 1999, he founded his own company VO2max, and through it, organized races and competitions for Lebanese youth of all ages. Cycling, both road and Mountain Bike, triathlon, road running, trail-running, rock climbing, ski touring and freeride were all part of the VO2MAX challenge series of events from 1999 to 2003.〔German Financial Times Journal (Financial Times Deutschland )〕 Besides organizing events for others, and the youth in particular, Maxime showed great interest in competing personally, and seemed to excel in every discipline he would adopt. Despite the lack of professional training and advice (his country was at war), his rigorous training, coupled with unfailing determination, perseverance and willpower won him several awards and trophies in a host of disciplines both at national and international level. Maxime now resides in Lebanon with his two children: Edgard and Kelly. Despite work and family life, he has kept his fitness level at the very top but has gradually put down his rackets, skates, and various balls to take up more open air sports such as trail running, biking, backcountry skiing, and climbing. Since his partnership with Bank Audi on the “Seven Summits Project” in January 2003,〔(" Bank Audi 7 summits'' )〕 it has been one successful expedition after another for Maxime, acquiring experience, knowledge and wisdom, while discovering new limits within him, and 'Growing Beyond His Potential' summit after summit. Recently, on August 5, 2013, Maxime beat the world record in rowing the Indian Ocean. The three adventurers, Maxime, the Faroese Livar Nysted and the British Stuart Kershaw crossed 5, 801,169 km from Geraldton in the east of Australia and rowed alternatively, during 57 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes and 52 seconds exactly. They were also the first crew of three to cross the Indian Ocean. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maxime Chaya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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