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Karl Bushby began his trek in 1998 in South America. He traveled 50,000km across four continents without using transport.
After 28 years, British adventurer Karl Bushby arrived back home on Monday after a 50,000km (31,000-mile) trek from Chile across four continents without using any transport to progress.
Bushby, who set off on his odyssey from South America in 1998, had two golden rules for his journey: avoid all forms of transport to advance and not return until he completed his challenge.
He was met on Monday in the centre of Hull, northeast England, by a crowd of up to 1,000 cheering people, and thanked everyone for all the support he had met along the way.

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