A manpowered exploration
of the Americas from
North Canada to South Patagonia
Aged 28, the Belgian amateur adventurer Arnaud Maldague will embark in a great adventure consisting in crossing the American continent from north Canada to south Argentina.
More than a discovery journey, The Manneken Trip is a sporting and ecological challenge. The 30,000 km itinerary will be covered without using any motorized mode of transportation but only by practicing several sports like nordic skiing, sailing, horseback riding, or walking.
Quick facts
30,000 km
the distance to be covered by Arnaud from Kugaaruk in north Canada to Ushuaïa in south Patagonia
900 days
The Manneken trip is not a race. Arnaud will take time of discovery, hence a two and a half year expedition.
6 sports
Nordic skiing and snowkiting, walking, sailing, kayaking, bicycling, horseback riding
15 countries
Canada, United States, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina.