This is my longterm human powered expedition project: trekking, cycling, kayaking, rowing, and sailing across continents to reach the highest mountains without motors.
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Summit #6: Aconcagua
10 Sep 2025 After more than 25,000 kilometres of cycling, rowing, kayaking, and sailing, I arrived at the foot of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America. Two weeks later, after a demanding ascent, I stood on the summit, completing my sixth of the Seven Summits.
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October 2024 – December 2025 Journey to Aconcagua
Where I landed in Panama by sailboat, I set off to kayak across the notorious Darien Gap. This 320 km stretch took me 2 weeks to Colombia. There I took the bicycle to continue my journey to Aconcagua in Argentina. From Colombia I cycled to Ecuador, Peru and Argentina, visit my blog for updates
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Summit #5: Denali (6190m)
12 May 2024 After +25.000 km cycling, rowing, sailing and skiing I finally made the summit of Denali with Julien Roels! An epic journey to the highest peak of North America. A rare approach that took some of my last energy getting there. Being the first team of the season created difficult conditions, freeing fixed […]
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October 2022 – April 2024 Journey to Denali +25.000km
In October 2022 I cycled to Lorient (France) and sailed all the way to Panama. There I hopped on the bike to continue my human powered journey to Alaska! It took a total of more than 25.000km of cycling, rowing and sailing across Central and North America. The hardest part was the cycling trip in […]
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Summit #4: Kilimanjaro (5898m)
20 Sep 2021 A very special summit as a group of friends joined me for the 4th summit of the Secutec Seven Summits! So glad to be sharing this one, but sad to be ending my Africa adventure…
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June 2021 – September 2021 Human powered to Kilimanjaro +19.000km
Handbiked from Belgium to the south of Spain where I crossed the Gibraltar strait by kayak. Then crossed 16 countries in Africa to get to Kilimanjaro and climb the 4th summit of this project!
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Summit #3: Carstensz Pyramid (4884m)
01 Jan 2019 It took me 2,5 years to finally arrive human powered to this mountain and climb it! A great achievement and the hardest approach so far.
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May 2017 – December 2018 Human powered to Carstensz pyramid +14.000km
After climbing Everest I took the bike to southeast Asia where I started rowing to Papua. This took me a huge amount of physical and mental energy. The preparation was immense and so was the effort. The cycling part was easy but the rowing was pretty tough. A total of 6 months of rowing (+4000km) […]
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Summit #2: Mount Everest (8848m)
13 May 2013 After 2 tragic years in a row, I finally made it to the summit! At least I wanted to see how far I could go on this mountain so I returned to Nepal a 3rd time. I cycled and walked to Everest Base Camp again. This time no accidents occurred, I was […]
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27/08 – 18/12/2013 Human powered to Mt. Everest +10.000km
Immediately after the summit of Mt Elbrus I descended down and continued cycling to Nepal. Which took me 10.000km through 2 deserts and the Tibetan plateau in winter. 4 months later I arrived in Nepal where I worked as a physiotherapist and prepared for the climb of Mount Everest.
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Summit #1: Mount Elbrus (5642m)
26/08/2013 After parking my bike it was time to climb this mountain. With 5642 m definitely not one to be underestimated. Luckily I was prepared an climbed to the summit and back in 4 days, all by myself.
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13/07 – 21/08/2013 Human powered to Elbrus
Human powered to Mt. Elbrus +3.800km After cycling East from Belgium to Terskol I arrived at the base of Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe. I searched for a hotel, parked my bike and started climbing Mt Elbrus all by myself…
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