British adventurer Karl Bushby nears end of 28-year walk home to Hull
The gist
British adventurer Karl Bushby is finishing a 28-year, 31,000-mile walk from Chile back to his mother's home in Hull.
The trek crossed four continents and 29 countries, and he says adjusting to normal life will be difficult.
How it unfolded
- 1998Bushby, then 29, set off from the southern end of Chile, vowing to walk home without using any form of motorised transport.
- 2006During a 56-mile crossing of the Bering Strait with American adventurer Dimitry Kieffer, he suffered a near-fatal plunge into icy waters; the pair were later arrested and threatened with deportation for entering Russia without authorisation.
- Oct 28, 2026Bushby was photographed walking near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, on the final stretch toward his mother's home in Hull.