Martin Szwed, born in 1981, started mountaineering in 2002. In 2009 he graduated as a physicist from the University of Konstanz and decided to live a life full of adventure. We met Martin in 2016 as a helpful participant of our Ama Dablam expedition. After successfully climbing Kilimanjaro (2008, 2012), Aconcagua (2013), Elbrus (2013), Denali (2014), Mount Vinson (2014/15) and Carstensz Pyramid (2015), Martin completed the Seven Summits (the highest mountains on the seven continents) with us on Mount Everest (2018). He traveled to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan a total of 13 times, where he also climbed Khan Tengri (2006) and Peak Lenin (2012). Many 4000m-peak-ascents in the Alps and mountains in South America such as Ojos del Saladas (2013), Monte Pissis (2014), Alpamayo, Huascaran, and Artesonraju (2015) complete his alpine profile. Martin has been leading expeditions for us since the summer of 2018 - these have already taken him to Pik Lenin, Ama Dablam and Cho Oyu. Our participants are convinced of his helpfulness. Martin is married and when not in the mountains, he works as an industrial climber, often together with his wife, or is on extensive training runs with his dog.