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A couple of weeks back we shared the news that our friend Louis-Phillipe Loncke had completed his first-ever winter traverse of Tasmania. This was an epic journey that left him exhausted, pushed to his limits, and 15 kg (33 pounds) lighter than when he set off. The video below is from a new report aired in Australia that caught up with the Belgian adventurer just as he was crossing the finish line, providing some insights into what this journey was like.

Back in July we told you that Belgian adventurer Louis-Philippe Loncke  was setting out on what could be his most difficult and demanding expedition to date. At the time, Loncke, who has traversed multiple deserts on foot �� including Death Valley and the Simpson Desert in Australia �� was setting out to cross Tasmania in the heart of winter. The trek was so daunting, that even he wasn't sure if he could do it. Now, that journey has come to a successful conclusion and it was just as difficult and demanding as he expected. Australia's ABC News has an update on Loncke's Tasmanian traverse expedition, which took 52 days to complete. In reaching the finish line, he became the first person to complete a solo, unsupported crossing of the Australian state in winter, which is the coldest and wettest season of them all. The expedition officially began back on August 5 in the town of Penguin and ended yesterday in Cockle Creek in the far south of Tasmania. According to the story, ...