British adventurer Karl Bushby returns home after 28-year walk around world
Summary
British adventurer Karl Bushby returned to his childhood home in Hull on Monday, completing a 28-year journey of about 50,000km on foot. He began in southern Chile in 1998 and reached England through an unbroken route that included crossing the Bering Strait and swimming the Caspian Sea and English Channel.Key Facts
- Bushby, 57, was welcomed by his mother, Angela, outside her home in Hull.
- He began the Goliath Expedition in Punta Arenas, Chile, in November 1998.
- His goal was to reach Hull by an unbroken route without using motorised transport to advance his journey.
- His route crossed the Americas, the Bering Strait, Mongolia and China before continuing toward Europe.
- He crossed the Darien Gap jungle, was detained after entering Russia, and faced visa and funding problems.
- The 2008 global financial crisis cost him major sponsors and contributed to delays.
- Last month, he swam across the English Channel, the final major obstacle before his walk home.
- A feature-length documentary about the journey is in production, and Bushby plans to give talks around England.
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