Kevin Knieling – Adventure Ultra Triathlete
Kevin Knieling set off February 8th on his journey of biking, hiking and kayaking across the U.S. and from Canada and to the Gulf of Mexico. This solo, unsupported ultra-triathlon begins with a 5,000-mile bike ride across the U.S., followed by hiking the length of the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail and finally a 3,500 mile kayak trip beginning in Winnipeg, Canada which will end in the Gulf of Mexico.Knieling represents the growing generation of executives turned adventurists, leaving his job on Wall Street after 10 years to pursue his dream of adventure travel. In the last two and a half years, Knieling has traveled over 200,000 miles in 40 plus countries, ridden a bicycle over 4,000 miles across the US, hiked through the Himalayas, stood atop Mt. Kilimanjaro, jumped out of planes and completed scuba dives the world over.
Always inspiring others, Knieling tracks and reports his trip through updates on his website http://www.kevinknieling.com . The account of his quest will take the audience up close and personal as Knieling brings everyone along on this exciting and wild ride.
