- Description: Pat Farmer completed a 21'000 km run from the North Pole to the South Pole in 10 months and 13 days. The purpose of his journey was to raise funds for the Red Cross
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.patfarmer.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7143427
- Description: David Baird crossed Australia on foot, pushing a wheelbarrow for 4'115 km. The purpose of his endeavor was to raise funds for cancer research. It took him 112 days to complete the journey, and he raised approximately 20'000 dollars
- 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
British man runs 2557 miles across Australia... with a wheelbarrow
A 65-year-old British man has almost completed an epic 2557 mile run across Australia, while pushing a wheelbarrow.
- Description: Joe Ballard was a well-known blacksmith in the community of Salisbury, North Carolina. He is often depicted with an ox-drawn wagon, with which he undertook several journeys across North America
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1825-1917
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Joe Ballard, for six years Chairman Republican County Executive Committee, Salisbury, N. C.
- Description: Pictured on a postcard with Michel Vernay and Ettore Zampiceni, he devoted himself to a world tour for the 'pedestrian championship', totaling 67'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Championnat pédestre (67 000 kilomètres) Le tour du monde à pied
- Description: In the 1920s, the Feldgen brothers undertook a tour around Germany by pushing a barrel. More specifically, the two brothers set off on March 8, 1925, following a bet of 1'000 marks they made within their Boxing Club. After pushing the huge barrel for more than 7'000 km, they reached the starting point within the expected time on March 8, 1927, winning the bet and gaining international fame
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- 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: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Mit dem 13 Zentner Fass, rund um Deutschland. Gebrüder Feldgen, Wir rollen rund um Deutschland! Zwei Boxer Hand in Hand. Wir rollen ums deutsche Land. Frei sind die Karten, die wir geben. Von den Spenden werden wir leben
- Description: Rinaldo Ferrari left Monteggio, a small village near Lugano (Switzerland), and after some experiences in Milan, he joined three Northern European globetrotters, traveling mainly in South America
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1870-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Ferrari R., Il mio primo viaggio in America: Ricordo dei vagabondaggi di un pretto Malcantonese, Almanacco malcantonese e della bassa Valle del Vedeggio, 1948, p. 40-43.
Non ancora quattordicenne, ma già pieno d’impulsi dinamici, fui dal mio tutore (non conobbi il bene delle carezze materne) inviato a Milano a lavar piatti, primo gradino della carriera culinaria, e ciò contro la mia vocazione. Già per natura d'indole ribelle, mordevo il morso, almanaccando che il destino mi porgesse il destro per sottrarmi a quella catena, giudicando impossibile assoggettare il mio temperamento a freni che mi erano imposti da volontà non mie.
- Description: L.P. Federmeyer left San Francisco for New York on December 8, 1878, pushing a wheelbarrow. He arrived in New York on July 23, 1879, walking 4'500 miles in 227 days, averaging just under 20 miles a day. The prize was $2,000
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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: -
- Internet: http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/Federmeyer.htm
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: L. P. Federmeyer the celebrated champion Wheelbarrow pedestrian of the world - Left San Francisco for New York City December 8th, 1878, arrived in New York July 23d, 1879
- Description: In 1913, the Fenton family, consisting of 9 people accompanied by a horse and a dog, embarked on the classic coast-to-coast journey across North America
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Walking from Schenectady, New York, To California
- 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 round-the-world bicycle tour. They covered a route of 44'000 miles in three years and three months, and their adventure was chronicled in a book that is still available in a version published in 2008: '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.”
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| Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains |
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| Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction |
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