GDMP - Leadership Breakfast, Featuring Internationally-Renowned Adventurer Charlie Wittmack
The Urbandale Chamber, Des Moines Partnership and Iowa Business and Industry are proud to offer a state-wide luncheon featuring Charlie Wittmack!
Please register HERE
About Charlie Wittmack:
On July 1, 2010, American adventurer, Charlie Wittmack, stepped into the shallow waters at the source of the River Thames and started to swim. Wittmack was embarking on the world’s longest triathlon, with a destination halfway around the world at the summit of Mount Everest. During The World Tri, Wittmack traveled more than 8,000-miles from the frigid waters of England to the snow capped summit of Everest. His route crossed 11 countries in Europe and Asia and some of the most rugged mountains and treacherous deserts in the world. As he pushed off from the muddy riverbank in rural England, the BBC called The World Tri “the toughest human endurance event ever conceived.” The struggles Wittmack faced were immense. He endured amoebic dysentery, pulmonary and cerebral edema, and was hit by a car while cycling across Kazakhstan. However, ten months after setting out, Wittmack climbed to the summit of Everest, becoming an international phenomenon and changing the world of endurance sports forever. Now you can hear Wittmack’s firsthand account of the expedition - an inspirational story of extraordinary resolve and determination, and success in the face of unprecedented challenge.
