Karl Bushby

Karl Bushby (* 1969 in Kingston upon Hull , England ) is a British adventurer . Since 1998 he has been the first person in the world to try to circumnavigate the earth without geographic interruptions such as oceans as part of the Goliath Expedition .

Goliath expedition

Bushby started his world record attempt on November 1, 1998 in the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan and wanted to be back in his English hometown of Hull by 2009 . Due to changes in the issuing of visas for Russia and the associated delays, Bushby expected an arrival in 2011 or even 2012. By then he will have covered around 58,000 kilometers on foot. However, this does not happen in one piece, but in individual stages, which also explains the relatively long time span for his undertaking. He has already crossed South and North America and was on his way from Alaska to Russia between December 2006 and March 2007 . For this he ran with his French companion Dimitri Kieffer across the frozen Bering Strait . After conquering this almost 85 square kilometer area for 15 days, they were stopped by Russian officials at the Russian border near the city of Uelen for illegally crossing the border, but were able to continue their journey a little later after the governor of the Russian autonomous district of Chukotka , Roman Abramowitsch , and British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott had reached an agreement. If Bushby and his team arrive at their destination unscathed and the planned expedition route is adhered to, by then he will have crossed 25 countries, six deserts and seven large mountain ranges on a total of four continents.

In April 2006, Bushby's book Giant Steps was published in the United Kingdom , in which he reports on his experiences during his one-time world record attempt and which received consistently positive reviews.

Web links

• The expedition website (English)