Levison Wood
Levison Wood (born May 5, 1982 in Staffordshire ) is a British researcher and writer . He studied at the University of Nottingham. He received military training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . In the British Army he was deployed in Afghanistan in the Parachute Regiment . He has visited 80 countries. From December 2013 to August 30, 2014 he hiked from the source of the White Nile to the Mediterranean near Rosetta in Egypt . In 2015 he migrated in the Himalayas from Afghanistan in the west to Bhutan in the east. In 2016 he hiked 1,800 miles from Mexico to Colombia.
Books
- Walking the Nile . ISBN 978-1-4711-3565-1
- Walking the Himalayas . ISBN 978-1-4736-2626-3
- Walking the Americas . ISBN 978-1-4736-5406-8
Movies
- Walking the Nile in 4 parts on Channel 4 TV
- The German version was published under the title "Expedition Nil - Foot March of Extreme" and his Himalaya Expedition in 5 parts under the title "Levingston Wood - My Dream from the Himalaya".
Both were last seen on Servus TV.
Web links
- Levisonwood.com website
- Channel 4: Walking the Nile
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wood, Levison |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British soldier, researcher and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5th 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Staffordshire |