Bernard Voyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bernard Voyer

canadian explorer

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1953

Place of Birth: Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Profession: mountaineer, explorer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Bernard Voyer, (born March 7, 1953) is a French Canadian explorer and mountaineer. Born in Rimouski, Quebec, he has skied across Ellesmere Island; travelled to the North Pole in 1994 and South Pole in 1996; climbed Mount Everest in 1999 and Mount Fuji in 2004.
He has also completed The Explorers Grand Slam . In 1997, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
In 2001, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
In 2000, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
In 2001, he was awarded an honorary PhD in Geography from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.