231:, Northeast Greenland, Arctic Canada and Iceland for a proposed expedition across Antarctica. In February 2023 she completed her first brief Antarctic venture—a 201 km cycling trip from Wolf's Fang Runway to Whichaway Camp, with vehicle support. On 19 September 2023 she completed a trip from mainland Australia's most easterly point, Cape Byron, to its most westerly, Steep Point, covering 8,617km.
36:
147:
Leeming undertook the "Trans-Siberian Cycle
Expedition" (with Greg Yeoman) in 1993, becoming the first woman to cycle across the new Russia unsupported, ending in Vladivostok on a bike that was suffering metal fatigue. The 13,400 km journey took 5 months and included long stretches following the
123:
in the 1980s and qualifying as a teacher (Geography and
Physical Education). She spent 12 years (1990-2002) in the UK and France, initially as a hockey player, then a fitness trainer before becoming a Real Tennis professional. During this time she cycled 15,000 kilometres (9,300 mi) through
179:
rebels threatened the convoy. Sponsorship was used to support "Breaking the Cycle in Africa", highlighting development needs and activities of war-torn and poverty-stricken nations, particular the education of girls. A prizewinning documentary awaits wide distribution and the book
203:
mouth on the South
African border. She used an all-wheel drive bike with a pinion drive and clutch to the front wheel and oversized tyres. The first of several of these Christini bikes was built in Philadelphia in 2013. The expedition was captured in a documentary series,
171:, Puntland, Somalia. She cycled 22,040 km over ten months, supported by a small team for some of the journey. Crossing 20 countries in 299 days, access through the final stretch in Somalia was granted by breakaway states, including
151:
The "Great
Australian Cycle Expedition" (2004/2005) was 25,000 km, largely unaided, and following a circuitous route beginning and ending in Canberra. It included the first bicycle crossing of the
187:
In June 2019, she became the first person to cycle the entire
Namibian coastline, 1,621 km largely on sand, crossing extensive dune fields as well as beaches. She began at the mouth of the
243:, reaching the finals in women's doubles four times between 1997 and 2019. She is a former Australian women's singles champion, winning 5 titles between 1996 and 2013, and coaches the sport.
107:(born 1967) is an Australian extreme endurance cyclist and explorer, known for several long distance cycling expeditions. She has cycled more than twice around the world at the equator.
500:
287:
628:
563:
431:
223:" which brought solar power to the most remote community in the Zanskar Range, the Indian Himalaya (film, 2018), along the course of the
163:
On 16 August 2010 she became the first person to cycle an unbroken line from Africa's most westerly to its most easterly points; from
623:
255:- Action on Film International Film Festival in Los Angeles, best documentary (cinematography) and best documentary (sport), 2014
618:
551:
309:
219:" (2020 and 2022, from Cusco, Peru across the Bolivian Altiplano and the Argentinian Puna de Atacama), "The Lights of
613:
457:
120:
148:
Trans-Siberian railway in swampy conditions. Sponsorship was donated to support the children of
Chernobyl.
327:
176:
136:
387:
116:
52:
261:
Spirit of
Adventure, Australian Geographic Society Award winner (Australian Geographic Society, 2023)
131:
Leeming is divorced. As of June 2024, she lives in
Melbourne, Australia and is a professional in
608:
405:
351:
633:
564:"From refugee kid to Young Australian of the Year. Vol. 32 No. 2, Winter PDF Free Download"
533:
388:"Kate Leeming's All-Wheel Drive Christini Fat Bike -- International Mountain Bike Magazine"
8:
581:
164:
153:
125:
529:
63:
475:
192:
602:
369:
200:
196:
188:
240:
224:
132:
74:
258:
Honorary Doctor of
Education (2016, The University of Western Australia)
168:
432:"Explorer Kate Leeming Cycles Namibia's Skeleton Coast in World First"
227:
in central
Australia, down the Baja Divide in Mexico and training in
212:
406:"Adventurer Kate Leeming Takes on Namibia's Skeleton Coast by Bike"
228:
172:
537:
216:
323:
220:
35:
310:"Interview with Kate Leeming; Trans-Siberian Cycle Expedition"
458:"Dr. Kate Leeming's (EC M'13) new film, The Lights of Ladakh"
288:"Adventurer gears up to tackle cycling's final icy frontier"
208:, shown on Outside TV, National Geographic Asia and CNBC.
370:"Njinga: Breaking the Cycle in Africa by Kate Leeming"
600:
582:"Kate Leeming OAM – World Explorers Collective"
119:, rural Western Australia, graduating from the
239:Leeming was ranked number 2 in the world for
527:
34:
462:Australian and New Zealand Explorers Club
191:on the Angolan border, and traversed the
16:Australian endurance cyclist and explorer
124:Europe, from Spain to Turkey, and on to
346:
344:
282:
280:
278:
629:People from Northam, Western Australia
601:
303:
301:
341:
307:
275:
552:List of real tennis world champions
528:@leeming_kate (22 September 2023).
298:
13:
392:Christini All Wheel Drive Bicycles
211:Recent expeditions have included "
14:
645:
530:"19th September 2023...Made it!"
574:
556:
544:
521:
493:
468:
121:University of Western Australia
624:Australian real tennis players
480:Breaking the Cycle - Education
450:
424:
398:
380:
362:
356:Breaking the Cycle - Education
316:
142:
1:
268:
110:
7:
328:Royal Melbourne Tennis Club
292:Australian Financial Review
160:(2007) documents the trip.
137:Royal Melbourne Tennis Club
49:1967 (age 56–57)
10:
650:
619:Australian female cyclists
374:www.vividpublishing.com.au
308:Band, Bex (11 July 2016).
215:, the Altiplano & the
53:Northam, Western Australia
246:
81:
69:
59:
45:
33:
23:
234:
614:Ultra-distance cyclists
501:"Icetrek Map PDF Files"
184:documents the journey.
94:(2014, book and film),
195:heading south and the
115:Leeming was raised in
156:by a woman. The book
40:Kate Leeming, cyclist
264:World Explorer, 2023
206:Diamonds In the Sand
96:Diamonds in the Sand
165:Pointe des Almadies
154:Canning Stock Route
73:Cyclist, explorer,
158:Out There and Back
88:Out There and Back
102:
101:
98:(2021, TV series)
641:
593:
592:
590:
588:
578:
572:
571:
560:
554:
548:
542:
541:
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
505:
497:
491:
490:
488:
486:
472:
466:
465:
454:
448:
447:
445:
443:
428:
422:
421:
419:
417:
402:
396:
395:
384:
378:
377:
366:
360:
359:
348:
339:
338:
336:
334:
320:
314:
313:
305:
296:
295:
284:
84:
38:
21:
20:
649:
648:
644:
643:
642:
640:
639:
638:
599:
598:
597:
596:
586:
584:
580:
579:
575:
562:
561:
557:
549:
545:
526:
522:
512:
510:
503:
499:
498:
494:
484:
482:
474:
473:
469:
456:
455:
451:
441:
439:
438:. 29 April 2021
430:
429:
425:
415:
413:
404:
403:
399:
386:
385:
381:
368:
367:
363:
350:
349:
342:
332:
330:
324:"RMTC Pro Shop"
322:
321:
317:
306:
299:
294:. 27 July 2020.
286:
285:
276:
271:
249:
237:
145:
113:
82:
55:
50:
41:
29:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
647:
637:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
595:
594:
573:
555:
543:
536:) – via
520:
492:
467:
449:
423:
412:. 7 April 2021
410:Outside Online
397:
394:. 7 July 2016.
379:
361:
352:"Kate Leeming"
340:
315:
297:
273:
272:
270:
267:
266:
265:
262:
259:
256:
248:
245:
236:
233:
193:Skeleton Coast
144:
141:
112:
109:
100:
99:
90:(2007, book),
85:
79:
78:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
51:
47:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
646:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
609:Living people
607:
606:
604:
583:
577:
569:
568:docplayer.net
565:
559:
553:
547:
539:
535:
531:
524:
509:
502:
496:
481:
477:
471:
463:
459:
453:
437:
433:
427:
411:
407:
401:
393:
389:
383:
375:
371:
365:
357:
353:
347:
345:
329:
325:
319:
311:
304:
302:
293:
289:
283:
281:
279:
274:
263:
260:
257:
254:
251:
250:
244:
242:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
209:
207:
202:
198:
194:
190:
185:
183:
178:
174:
170:
167:, Senegal to
166:
161:
159:
155:
149:
140:
138:
134:
129:
127:
122:
118:
108:
106:
97:
93:
89:
86:
80:
76:
72:
70:Occupation(s)
68:
65:
62:
58:
54:
48:
44:
37:
32:
22:
19:
585:. Retrieved
576:
567:
558:
546:
523:
511:. Retrieved
507:
495:
483:. Retrieved
479:
470:
461:
452:
440:. Retrieved
436:insta360.com
435:
426:
414:. Retrieved
409:
400:
391:
382:
373:
364:
355:
331:. Retrieved
318:
291:
252:
238:
210:
205:
201:Orange River
197:Namib Desert
189:Kunene River
186:
181:
162:
157:
150:
146:
130:
114:
105:Kate Leeming
104:
103:
95:
91:
87:
83:Notable work
77:professional
28:Kate Leeming
18:
634:1967 births
241:Real Tennis
225:Finke River
143:Expeditions
133:real tennis
75:real tennis
60:Nationality
603:Categories
269:References
177:al-Shabaab
169:Cape Hafun
128:, Norway.
111:Background
64:Australian
587:2 January
513:2 January
485:2 January
442:2 January
416:2 January
213:The Andes
229:Svalbard
173:Puntland
126:Nordkapp
538:Twitter
508:Dropbox
333:19 June
217:Atacama
199:to the
135:at the
117:Northam
476:"Blog"
253:Njinga
247:Awards
221:Ladakh
182:Njinga
175:where
92:Njinga
534:Tweet
504:(PDF)
235:Sport
589:2024
550:see
515:2024
487:2024
444:2024
418:2024
335:2024
46:Born
25:Dr.
605::
566:.
506:.
478:.
460:.
434:.
408:.
390:.
372:.
354:.
343:^
326:.
300:^
290:.
277:^
139:.
591:.
570:.
540:.
532:(
517:.
489:.
464:.
446:.
420:.
376:.
358:.
337:.
312:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.