Louis-Philippe Loncke
Louis-Philippe Loncke (born March 3, 1977 ) is a Belgian explorer, adventurer and motivational speaker. In 2008 he achieved the world's first crossing of the Simpson Desert on foot . He traversed the desert lengthways from north to south through its geographical center.
Early life and education
Loncke was born in Mouscron , Belgium into a family of furniture makers. He studied mechanical engineering at ECAM in Brussels, received a master's degree in industrial management from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and also studied treasury management at the University of Antwerp Management School.
Career
Business advisor
Loncke began his career as a logistics manager. Since 1999 he has gained experience in over 10 companies in various positions. As a management consultant, he has mainly worked in the IT industry since 2007. The skills he has acquired in the demanding corporate world enable him to plan his expeditions efficiently. He learned photography, SEO, marketing and communication on his own. He has been a volunteer at the NGO Art in All of Us since 2006 and was elected to the Supervisory Board in 2010.
Adventurer and explorer
Loncke began traveling alone in 2000. In 2002 he was sent to Singapore as part of his job, where he learned to dive. To fulfill this growing passion, he traveled to Oceania for a year between 2004 and 2005. It was there that he also began hiking and hearing stories of adventurers and explorers that sparked his interest, which has grown through the film Alone across Australia . Back in Belgium, he met the author and adventurer Sylvain Tesson , who encouraged him to pursue his passion. In 2006 he returned to Australia to start his first three expeditions.
His first solitary crossing of the Tasmanian wilderness was undoubtedly the epic of all three and helped to gain him recognition among Australian explorers and sponsors alike. After a year in Australia, he went back to Belgium, where he planned his next expeditions. The first was to be the long-distance transit of the Simpson Desert .
He organized charity expeditions with media coverage, including the highest chocolate tasting in the world on Mount Everest. In July 2010 it moved from north to south through Iceland between its most extreme latitudes. He parodied an Icelandic commercial that went viral on the internet in Iceland. Louis-Philippe Loncke announced that he would be returning to Iceland one winter to repeat the trip under more difficult weather conditions. His two expeditions, the crossing of Iceland and the Simson Desert, were involved in a scientific research of the MSH in Paris, on the topic of Stress and decision taking in extreme environment .
Expeditions
World novelties
- 2006 - Crossing West MacDonnell National Park
- 2006 - Transit without assistance from Fraser Island
- 2007 - Traversing the Tasmanian Wilderness
- 2008 - Crossing the Simpson Desert from north to south through the center
- 2010 - Passing through Iceland in the summer without assistance
- 2012 - Non-motorized crossing of Poland on foot from Mount Rysy through the Tatras , and then by kayaking on the Vistula to the Baltic Sea. He talked about his expedition at the TEDxWarsaw event in 2013.
Benefit and cultural expeditions
- 2009 - Chocolate Sherpa Expedition
- 2011 - BelgiKayak Expedition; a kayak tour of the Belgian waterways
Scientific and other expeditions
- 2013 - Cordell Expedition to Clipperton . Scientific and DXpedition with the callsign TX5K.
Awards and recognition
- In 2009 he was awarded the title “Young Talent of the Year” by the Mouscron Baillis .
- In its February – March 2011 issue, Outer Edge magazine classified Loncke's Simpson desert crossing in the top 10 Australian extreme expeditions (The top 10 Australian expeditions to the edge of reason).
- In 2010 he was accepted as a member of The Explorers Club .
- In 2011 he became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society .
- In September 2011 the Jane Goodall Institute Belgium appointed him ambassador for the Roots & Shoots program.
- Loncke was selected by LOCOG to carry the Olympic flame through Choppington on June 15, 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Louis-Philippe Loncke, Versatile Explorer And Adventurer ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English; PDF file; 71 kB)
- ^ Herald Sun, "If the desert doesn't get you, the camels might," 23 Aug 2008
- ↑ "Resume on Linkedin"
- ↑ "Short Biography" ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Icenews, "walking alone across Iceland not enough: Belgian explorer to try again in winter" , 9 August 2010
- ↑ Icenews, "Belgian explorer inspired by Inspired by Iceland" , 17 October 2010
- ↑ Grapevine Interview "This Man Crossed Iceland With No Outside Help And He'll Do It Again" ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , March 31, 2011
- ↑ Alice Springs News, "Hill after Hill," Sept. 21, 2006
- ^ The Monitor, p7, "36 days alone in the desert" , August 28, 2008
- ↑ Sudpresse Archive, "800km en 35 jours" ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 17, July 2008
- ^ Morgunblaðið, "Walked across the country in 19 days" , July 31, 2010
- ↑ Belgijski Podróżnik Louis-Philippe Loncke pokonał 1200 km przez Polskę , 4 of June 2012
- ↑ 1200 km przez Polskę - pieszo ,ertrwą i kajakiem. Belg zakończył wyprawę , Wprost24, 4 of June 2012
- ↑ 1200 km przez Polskę - pieszo ,ertrwą i kajakiem Belg zakończył wyprawę , Naszemiasto Gdańsk, 4 of June 2012
- ↑ Slowly Down the Vistula: Louis-Philippe Loncke at TEDxWarsaw , TED.com, March 21, 2013
- ↑ 7sur7, "Une dégustation de chocolat belge aura lieu début mai sur l'Everest" , 8 April 2009
- ↑ Sudpresse Archive, "Le tour de Belgique en kayak" ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , July 9, 2011
- ^ L'avenir, "Un tour de Belgique à la rame" , 11 July 2011
- ^ "Cordell 2013 Clipperton expedition"
- ↑ CBS News San Diego, "Boaters return to San Diego after Iceland exploration" , March 19, 2013
- ↑ ICVolunteers, "Green Voice a voice for the Clipperton Expedition" , 18 February 2013
- ^ L'avenir, "L'ordre des Baillis s'élargit" , 6 October 2009
- ↑ Outer Edge, "The Top 10 Craziest Expeditions Ever to Touch Australia" ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 23 December 2010
- ↑ "Loncke's Explorers Club page" ( memento of the original from October 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Roots & Shoots ambassador ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ London 2012, [1]
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Loncke, Louis-Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian explorer, adventurer and motivational speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1977 |