Louis-Philippe Loncke
Joined Atlas Obscura in 2026
🌍 20 expeditions 👉 14 World Firsts 🌍
🏅European Adventurer of the year 2016
🏆 2012 London Olympics Torchbearer 🏆
🐵 Jane Goodall ambassador and Knight
🎬2 Films, more coming, 2 YouTube shows
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M.Sc. Eng. Louis-Philippe Loncke is a Belgian adventurer, explorer and filmmaker.
He is a Life Fellow of The Explorers Club (FI '10) and the only Belgian in the Société des Explorateurs Français. He is a specialist in unsupported treks mostly in deserts with 14 world firsts among his 20 expeditions. He has visited over 55 countries and done expeditions in countries like remote corners of Australia, Peru, Bolivia and Iceland.
He is an outdoor guinea pig for a French scientist in her program Decision taking under stress in extreme environment. He is the founder of the Expedition Database. He holds a Master in Electromechanical engineering and a post-Master in Industrial management in IT. He is nicknamed "The Mad Belgian" in Australia after being the first person to cross the length of the Simpson Desert and Tasmania in winter. He enjoys geek stuff as well as climbing a remarkable mountain each year or a kayak/packraft trip. He is based in Brussels 🚩.
