Louis-Philippe Loncke

Louis-Philippe Loncke, is a Belgian explorer, adventurer and motivational speaker. Loncke was born in Mouscron, Belgium to a family of furniture makers. He studied engineering in Brussels at ECAM, a master in Industrial management in KU Leuven and treasury management at the University of Antwerp Management School. In 2008, he achieved a crossing on foot of the length of the Simpson desert, which was a North to South traverse passing through its geographical center. In 2018, he traversed Tasmania during the austral winter without resupplies. He is since then called The Mad Belgian by Australians and the press.