- Description: A world trip on foot undertaken by Henri Graven and François Drewes
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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: Voyage autour du monde à pied sans argent entrepris par Henri Graven et François Drewes. Comme preuve du voyage nous avons un livre de contrôle. Le terme de ce voyage est 1943
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- Description: Nelson Bradt set off from New York on April 9, 1891, for a 2,500-mile coast-to-coast journey to San Francisco, where he arrived on July 4. An article in the San Francisco Morning Call, published on July 5, 1891, recounts the key moments of his adventure
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Another transcontinental tour on the Eagle. Nelson A. Bradt finishes his trip to San Francisco on his Eagle. Riding days, 62; distance travelled, 4420 miles; average, 71.5 miles per day
Yesterday as the grand military and civic parade was disbanding a lone cyclist arrived from New York, fresh and hearty to all appearances, after a ride which from start to finish, lacked but a few days of filling three months of his history.
- Description: Between 1890 and 1901, Jesse Brandani from Turin walked 140'000 km in ten years around the world
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Célèbre troubadour globe-trotter
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1851-1938
- 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.bfscollezionidigitali.org/entita/14985-brandani-jesse
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Le globe trotter troubadour Jesse, tué à Turin en 1901 en route pour le ciel où il n'y pas de change
Tutti conoscono le peripezie del podista Jesse Brandani di Pontedera, che avendo divisato di andare a piedi al polo nord, alla ricerca dei superstiti della Stella Polare della spedizione del duca degli Abruzzi, venne messo in prigione a Trieste, perché scambiato per un anarchico pericoloso.
Almanacco italiano, 1904
- Description: Joe Bowen holds the Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled on stilts: 3,008 miles. Starting in 1980, he walked across the United States, raising funds for research on muscular dystrophy
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Stilts, Trampoli, Echasses
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://www.appalachianheritagealliance.org/joe-bio.html
I like the old farm story about the difference in being involved and being committed. When it comes to making breakfast, the chicken is involved, but the hog is committed. Just like that old hog, I am committed. But I’m committed to Kentucky. -Joe Bowen
- Description: Marta Brambilla set off in 2014 from Vacallo to Japan, crossing through Europe and Asia
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://www.paroleontheroad.com/p/io-viaggio-da-sola
- Description: Mycle Brandy walked the road from Newport Beach, California, to Washington DC. A survivor of four heart attacks, Mycle set off on February 14, 2010, and during his journey, he raised funds and awareness about heart problems
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://walkingacrossamerica.org
- Description: In 1986, hundreds of people walked from Los Angeles to the capital Washington DC. The initiative, called the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament, aimed to raise awareness about the dangers and damages of nuclear energy. The participants took nine months to cover 3'700 miles (6'000 km)
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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: USA
- Internet: http://www.greatpeacemarch.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5599742
In 1986, about 1200 of us left Los Angeles to begin a nine-month march for disarmament--our destination Washington DC. PRO-Peace, a group formed by David Mixner, had planned the march, but expected 5,000 people to show.
- Description: Poet and walker; as he claims, he undertook a journey on foot covering 5'100 miles in 100 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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: -
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Green J. - Poet and pedestrian as he appeared when he last met King Edward. On tour - Green's 5'100 miles walk in 100 days in 1889 is still the record. Green has done performances to the value of £300 for charities
- Description: Peter Bray, the first to kayak across the Atlantic from west to east without tropical trade winds or the safety of the east-to-west route's warmer waters, achieved a notable feat in ocean kayaking. His initial attempt in 2000 nearly ended in tragedy when he launched from Newfoundland with 100 days of food, only to encounter a malfunctioning electronic pumping system and rough seas, leading to a near-death experience and a four-month recovery. A year later, Bray embarked again with a technologically advanced kayak, facing numerous challenges including storms, equipment failures, and a close encounter with a killer whale. Despite these obstacles, Bray successfully completed the 76-day journey, landing in Ireland. His achievement, while technologically aided, stands as a significant accomplishment in transoceanic kayaking
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bray
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7172942
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Peter Bray, Kayak Across The Atlantic, Polperro Heritage Press, 2014.
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