Huw Kingston as completed a year long, human-powered circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea by sea kayak, foot, ocean rowboat and bike. He is at Queensland University as part of a national speaking tour.
Huw Kingston spent a year from Anzac Day 2014 to the Anzac Day Centenary in 2015 traversed 14,000km across and along 17 countries in Europe and North Africa. The expedition earned Huw the Australian Geographic ‘Spirit of Adventure’ Award and raised $85,000 for Save the Children Australia.
He has spent over 30 years journeying in wild places across the world. This has included 25,000km right around Australia by kayak, foot, ski and bike, a 15 year love affair with ski touring in the Himalaya and all manner of other journeys.
Location: Innes Room, University of Queensland
Innes Room, Level 4, Building 21C (map)
Union Complex, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072
Cost: AU $20 – pay via their website (credit card).
Date: Tuesday 30 Aug, 2016
Start: 07:00 PM
Website for more info and registration: World Expeditions site
If you plan to come, please also send Martin an email (if you have issues paying by credit card let me know too).
Please note that the club’s sea kayak rescue training and weekly canoe polo are also on at the same time at the UQ pool. If you’re not interested in the talk, please support the pool activities.