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Kate Leeming
Explorer/adventurer. Kate has cycled a distance greater than twice around the world at the Equator. In the early ’90s when she rode a total of 15,000 km as her way of experiencing Europe, Kate developed her passion for travelling by bicycle. Since then, Kate has stepped it up, performing three major expeditions: the Trans-Siberian Cycle Expedition from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, the Great Australian Cycle Expedition with Greg Yeoman and the Breaking the Cycle in Africa expedition from Senegal to Somalia. Her next venture is Breaking the Cycle South Pole, which will be the first bicycle crossing of the Antarctic continent via the South Pole. She is preparing for this challenge with expeditions (polar, sand, altitude) on six continents.
Breaking the Cycle Antarctica – the longest day: to the finish
Day 5 12th February | Distance – 54km | Total distance – 201km Again the forecast was for good weather. Gale-force winds are a regular occurrence around Schirmacher Oasis/Novo so we were lucky to have the forces of nature on…
Breaking the Cycle Antarctica – A Beautiful Day?
Day 4 11th February | Distance – 40km | Total distance – 147km Finally a beautiful day – sunny, clear and cold. It was still -17C when I set off and no doubt with the wind chill, it would have been…
Breaking the Cycle Antarctica – Pushing through, whatever the conditions
Day 2 9th February | Distance – 32km |Total distance – 67km The uphill, into the wind battle resumed on some pretty soft snow. I decided to divide my day into 10km segments, then take a break, refuel, warm up…
Breaking the Cycle Antarctica – Facing the first obstacles
Blog 3 8th February | Day 1 | Distance – 35km Much was done behind the scenes to reassure the authorities that we were prepared and we had a responsible approach to safety and protecting the environment. When Luke (Operations…
Breaking the Cycle Antarctica – On the runway and ready to go!
Blog 2 6th and 7th February Total distance: 21km The 6th February was a huge day, leaving my hotel at 4am to get to Cape Town International airport in time for the 6am flight. It was an incredible thrill to…
Breaking the Cycle Antarctica – Preparing for Queen Maud Land
Blog 1 A new year and new expeditions on the horizon! I am very excited to welcome you all to the first blog for Breaking the Cycle Antarctica. Supported by sustainable travel company White Desert, the mission is to cycle…
Breaking the Cycle update: head down to the finish
EPISODE 13 | 19th – 21st April | LONDRES TO SAN FRANSISCO PASS / THE ARGENTINE-CHILE BORDER | DISTANCE 327 KM | TOTAL DISTANCE 3248 KM TOTAL DISTANCE FOR 2020/2022 EXPEDITIONS 4354 KM This journey began in 2020 (before the…
Breaking the Cycle update: from high to low – pushing towards the finish
EPISODE 12 | 14th – 18th APRIL | POCITOS TO LONDRES | DISTANCE 541 KM | TOTAL DISTANCE 2921 KM Sorry for the silence – it’s not because nothing has happened, my brand new laptop has a faulty battery and stopped…
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