
The former British paratrooper completed the round-the-world walk that began in 1998
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Karl Bushby undertook a walking journey around the world in 1998 starting from Chile, with the aim of not using any means of transport.
British adventurer Karl Bushby is greeted by his mother, Angela, outside his home in Hull, UK, after completing the final leg of his 28-year walking journey. The man, a former paratrooper, left Chile in 1998 with the aim of traveling around the world without using any means of transport and returning home only after completing his journey.
He traveled about 50,000 km, swimming across the frozen Bering Strait, the jungles of the Darién Gap and the English Channel.
On Sunday, on the fog-shrouded Humber Bridge, he was greeted by applause from the crowd as he pushed the metal cart with his few belongings.

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