DANIEL LOUIS MEILI
A traveller with firm roots
Daniel has set foot on every continent, marvelled and learned along the way, and has always returned enriched – although financially reduced each time.
Basel is his home, the Alemannic his linguistic origin, and the diverse three-country region of Switzerland – France – Germany his cultural area.
At 12, Daniel cycled alone to Zurich, at 13 he travelled alone to Marseille, at 15 he attended the Olympic Games in Montreal, at 17 he glided on cross-country skis along the east coast of Greenland over long mountain ridges and frozen fjords, at 19 he moved from island to island in the Azores, at 21 he hiked along the Sassel and Temple fjords on Spitsbergen/Svalbard, at 28 he travelled as a ‘hunter’ through grass-green Mongolia and the dusty Gobi Desert, and at 33 he explored Antarctica, from Cape Adare to the Lemaire Channel.
Between these cornerstones, he travelled everything that was geographically and financially within his reach (and sometimes really challenging, for example the march through Pakistan, from Swat to Hunza Valley).
You can find out more about Daniel, his career and his profession at www.meili.ch.
DANIEL’S TEAM
Daniel is supported by…
…Team LarsenB
Indrek, Talis, Marko and Andi support Daniel from Viimsi/Tallinn in nautical, meteorological and technical matters.
…Nicole
Nicole is in charge of Daniel’s blog from Basel and takes care of the communication during the voyage.
…Lena
Lena coordinates Daniel’s journey in Russia from far away Krasnoyarsk. – They met in 1989 in the Gobi Desert, and since then their families have visited each other several times.
GET TO KNOW DANIEL
Daniel is open and curious, likes to meet people and looks forward to exciting conversations. Wherever you meet him, go up to him and tell him your story, your idea or your project. – If it fits, who knows what is possible?
Here you can find something about his background in advance: www.meili.ch.