Hear Dimitri Kieffer present on his incredible "Nexus Expedition". This is a human-powered attempt to circumnavigate the world which began in February 2005, at Knik Lake in Alaska. From this beginning, Dimitri would proceed in stages, according to local visa restrictions and weather conditions.

The Nexus Expedition presents an alternative way of global travel in the midst of concerns regarding the true environmental impact of transport. Similarly, Dimitri has uncovered valuable knowledge and surprises in every stage of the journey, which also exposed him to a diverse range of human cultures.

As of September 2020, Dimitri has already covered 32,500 km (19,890 miles) of his Nexus Expedition route, from Anchorage, Alaska to Kampala, Uganda, where he last stopped in December 2019.

The first major leg covered trekking, swimming, skiing and rowing across Alaska, the Bering Strait and Chukotka (Russia). His wife Gulnara Kieffer joined him at that point, and they cycled together through Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Oman until they reached Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Along his route, Dimitri kayaked across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran to Oman and cycled further across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

Dimitri is currently back at his home in Seattle, USA, waiting for the Covid-19 pandemic to pass. He will then be able to start going forward again, and cycle from Uganda to Namibia, where he will start his row across the Atlantic Ocean. Once he reaches Brazil, he will cycle his way back to Anchorage, Alaska in order to complete this human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.

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