- Description: Karl Bushby is an English former paratrooper, author and walking adventurer. After serving 11 years with the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, he conceived the Goliath Expedition - an attempt to become the first person to walk an unbroken path around the world without using any form of transport, including across water. On 1 November 1998 he departed from Punta Arenas, Chile, heading northward. His route has taken him through South America, the Darién Gap, Central America, the United States and Alaska, across the Bering Strait on foot with French adventurer Dimitri Kieffer in March 2006 - the first crossing on foot from Alaska to Siberia - then through Russia, Mongolia, China, Central Asia and the Caucasus. The expedition has been repeatedly interrupted by visa complications, financial difficulties, and the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in approximately 13 years of active walking over 26 years on the road. In October 2024, unable to transit Iran, he completed the crossing of the Caspian Sea by swimming 288 km with Angela Maxwell and two professional Azerbaijani swimmers over 32 days. By April 2025 he had covered over 47,000 km across four continents, 25 countries, six deserts and seven mountain ranges, and was walking through Turkey toward his final destination of Hull, England
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Goliath Expedition
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1969-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Bushby
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432808
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bushby, Karl. Giant Steps: The Karl Bushby Story. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006.
- Description: Departing on December 28, 2010, from Sydney, Andrew Cadigan walked solo to Brisbane. His goal was to raise funds for cancer research
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Australia
- Description: In 1887, Hugh Callan published a book describing two journeys. The first took him from Germany to the Aegean Sea, while the second allowed him to follow the course of the Rhine River
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Callan H., Wanderings on wheel and on foot through Europe, London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1887.
- Description: Two blind wanderers, accompanied by a dog, embarked on a walking tour of Italy, covering approximately 3'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Description: Lon Haldeman was one of the first and most renowned ultra-cyclists. His achievements include numerous endurance records. In 1981, he set the "Double Transcontinental Record," riding from New York to Los Angeles and back in 24 days and 2 hours. That same year, he established the record for miles covered in 24 hours: 454. In 1986, he crossed the North American continent on a tandem with his wife Susan Notorangelo, setting a new record in 9 days, 20 hours, and 7 minutes
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: http://www.ultracycling.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20631168
- Description: Coast-to-coast journey undertaken by Leon Cameron in 1915
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: World's smallest chaffeur
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Car or similar, Mezzi a motore, Moyen motorisé
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Coast to coast and return in 1915. World's Smallest Chauffeur
- Description: On October 15, 1923, the three members of the Bombay Weightlifting Club, Adi B. Hakim, Jal P. Bapasola, and Rustom B. Bhumgara, embarked on a world tour by bicycle. They covered 44'000 miles in three years and three months, and their adventure is detailed in a book still available in a recently published version: "The World on a Bicycle"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: India
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hakim A. B., Bapasola J. P., Bhumgara R. B., With cyclists around the world, Roli books, 2008.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Noble cycle & motor Co. - This Royal bassett (?) bicycle was used by the world tourists in their tour round the world. The machine has done 40.000 miles
Just in their twenties and living off a shoestring budget, three young Parsis, one from Baroda, ventured on the first ever trip around the world on bicycles on October 15, 1923. The trio covered 44,000 miles in three years and three months across 27 countries and four continents. On their return, Adi Hakim from Vadodara, Jal Bapasola from Mumbai and Rustom Bhumgara from Pune, who later became a freedom fighter, wrote a book of their memoirs from the epic journey, of which but a few copies still exist. The original book includes a foreword by Jawarharlal Nehru and comments from leaders around the world like Benito Mussolini and Calvin Coolidge.”
- Description: Albert Hamant embarked on a tour of France with his three-wheeled cart, accompanied by Baptiste Souque, who was blind. As with other ventures of this kind, the postcard is headed "United by Misfortune"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wheelchair, Sedia a rotelle, Fauteuil roulant
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: France, Francia
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Albert Hamant, ex-représentant de commerce, victime du devoir, Tour de France à pied, au nom des camarades - Unis par le malheur
- Description: Ffyona Campbell is an English long-distance walker. Between 1983 and October 1994 she completed four consecutive long-distance walks covering approximately 32,000 km (20,000 miles) across four continents over 11 years: the length of Britain (1983), the United States from New York to Los Angeles (1984-1986), Australia from Sydney to Perth (1988), and Africa from Cape Town to Tangier (1991-1993), followed by Europe back to John o' Groats. She raised £180,000 for charities including Raleigh International and Survival International. In 1994 she was hailed as the first woman to have walked around the world. In 1996, however, she admitted in her book The Whole Story that during the American leg she had accepted approximately 1,000 miles of rides in her support vehicle; Guinness World Records subsequently withdrew her associated titles. She later rewalked the American section to complete it legitimately
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Scottish, Scozzese, Ecossais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffyona_Campbell
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1937511
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Campbell, Ffyona. Feet of Clay: On Foot through Australia. 1991. Campbell, Ffyona. On Foot through Africa. London: Orion, 1994. Campbell, Ffyona. The Whole Story: A Walk Around the World. London: Orion, 1996.
Starting from John O'Groats on the northernmost coast of Scotland in 1983, 16-year-old Ffyona Campbell set out on an epic walk that would take her around the world. Eleven years and 19,586 miles later, she returned to the starting point, having raised £120,000 for charity.
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