The Royal Geographical Society - Singapore presents our very first online film screening webinar: Esther Röling - "The Loop"! Join us on 16 September (Wednesday) at 8p.m. SGT(GMT+8) for a short introduction talk and a 20-minute film screening via Zoom, to learn more about Esther's expedition around Hong Kong Island.

Sign up for free at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VNG2gOrCTw65LGe0vuEgQw

In 2017, Esther Röling and Paul Niel completed the first successful “coasteering” expedition of Hong Kong Island. Over six days, they climbed, swam, scrambled and hiked the entire coastline, took 51 water samples and mapped 163 trash pollution spots, while always staying as close as possible to the waterline. Along this first continuous “circum-climb" of the island, they encountered drama and at times appalling weather. They also mapped the island’s biodiversity, water quality and coastal pollution and took more than 50 water samples to make a first-of-its-kind pollution map.

The film tells how the two adventurers climbed the cliffs and shores of their home island and made many unexpected discoveries. It also shows the amazing challenges they faced, from extreme weather and strong currents, to barnacled cliffs, jellyfishes and mosquitos and also the mental exhaustion, offset by the joys of the wild cliffs, hidden beaches and the busy urban city.

About Esther Röling:
Esther Röling hails from Holland. She is a social entrepreneur, investor, runner and globetrotter. In 2018, she co-founded the Adventure Clean-up Challenge and organised the world’s first multi-sports event with an environmental purpose. She has herself taken part in several ultra-trail marathons. She is a Board Member of the Explorers Club HK Chapter and has spoken frequently to the RGS Schools Outreach Programme.