Join RGS-Singapore on our second virtual expedition this summer in our upcoming webinar, "Kenneth Koh - 'A Walk on the Wild Side'", held on 26 August at 7.30pm (GMT+8)! 

In 2018, Kenneth became the second Singaporean to thru-hike the 4265km-long Pacific Crest Trail located in the US. The trail is a continuous footpath that starts on the US-Mexico border, passes through geographically diverse and beautiful landscapes of deserts, high alpine passes, volcanic fields and old growth forests, and finishes on the border with Canada. 

The PCT has a total elevation gain of 149,000m, or roughly the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest from sea level 17 times. It is also notoriously challenging to complete, as about 80% of thru-hikers who attempted the trail fail to complete it. It took Kenneth approximately five months of walking an average of 28km per day, every day, while carrying his clothes, shelter, food and water on his back, to finish the trail. The significance of this accomplishment is highlighted by the fact that fewer people had thru-hiked the PCT than completed the scaling of Mt. Everest at that point in time.

Attendance is free. Sign up here: https://professionalspeakersaustralia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UX7v30IVSPGKR6-T8Smksw

About Kenneth Koh:

Kenneth is a 56-year-old retired airline pilot who grew up in Singapore, but went to college in the US. In addition to being the second person from Singapore to complete a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, he is also the eleventh Singaporean to climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. Ken bikes, hikes, and climbs, and was an adventure athlete for The North Face (Singapore).