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It is possible to journey by foot from the southern most point of South America back to England and leave behind you an unbroken trail of footprints!

This site will carry full detailed history of Karl Bushby's record breaking attempt to walk around the world.

It will take over fourteen years to complete, It will cover over 36,000 Miles. It will test one man's ability to go it alone and walk around the world, in one non-stop journey. It is under way now and will provide one of the most interesting and captivating stories to be told.

Karl Bushby, a 39-year-old ex-paratrooper, is chasing that very dream to become the first person to complete an unbroken round the world walk.

He set off on 1st November 1998, he has completed over 17000 miles. With over 19000 more miles to walk, maintaining his current speed, he should return home to Hull in 2012. All the adventures, trials, tribulations and magical moments are illustrated in his personal journals. Karl has already walked through South and Central America, North America and over the Bering Straits into Russia.

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Latest Update

25 April 2008
We are getting there! The last few days have been very busy trying to tie down all these floating elements, get everything to where it needs to be at the right time and making sure I have the right cash in hand. We got lucky with the flights, the flight to Pevek was delayed due to bad weather in Pevek. This has afforded me the time I need to get everything squared away this end and its been a bit of a Chinese puzzle, largely due to the language barrier, but im getting better at it.   Read the full update on the Goliath Expedition MediaBlog.

Listen to the BBC World Service interview with Karl.
Karl's Journal

Read extracts from Karl's diaries covering the Bering Straits crossing

It's 04:00 and I'm awake. It's not sounding good outside at all. We are not on a particularly large pan and there's grinding all around us. Suddenly shock waves shake the tent, a deep booming sound coming from below. I sit up, eyes wide, heart pounding. If you're not only hearing the ice but feeling every move it makes, it's a pretty good indicator things are definitely not right.

View Karl's crossing
View Karl's Bering Strait crossing as documented
by BBC's Inside Out

 

A few words from Karl
June 9, 2006
Giant Steps
Foreword
by Frederick Forsyth

There are virtually no undiscovered places left to find, no unclimbed mountains to scale, no new rivers left to cross. It seems there may be no challenges left to face.

Yet every now and again we find someone who has noticed a new challenge hitherto unthought of, and we think: it may be crazy but he must have a lot of bottle to undertake it.

Such exploits may last hours, days, even weeks. To fly non-stop around the world on a single tank of fuel; to sail alone on the same lonely journey; all demand a 'Wow' of admiring surprise.

Giant Steps

Now available!
Includes details of Karl's Bering Strait crossing!

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