British adventurer Karl Bushby finishes 28-year, 31,000-mile walk at mother's Hull home
The gist
British adventurer Karl Bushby arrived at his mother's Hull home, completing a 28-year, 31,000-mile walk.
He circled the globe on foot under rules barring machines and any trip home.
How it unfolded
- Oct 5, 1998Bushby left Hull, England, to begin the Goliath Expedition.
- Nov 1, 1998He set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, on the walk.
- 2001He avoided Colombia's armed conflict in the Darién Gap and was jailed for 18 days after crossing a restricted border zone in Panama.