- Description: In 1951, Gene Espy from Macon (Georgia) became the second hiker to complete the entire Appalachian Trail in one season (Thru-hike). The first was Earl V. Schaffer, who accomplished it three years earlier
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Appalachian Trail
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Espy
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5531198
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Gene Espy, The Trail Of My Life, The Gene Espy Story, 2008.
- Description: Louis Michael Figueroa embarked on several coast-to-coast journeys to support various charitable causes
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
New Jersey Activist Walks Across the Country Again: Louis Figueroa traverses the nation for a cause.
- Description: In 1958, Colin Fletcher, an Englishman, walked along the eastern coast of California. From this experience, he wrote the book The Thousand-Mile Summer. Among the author's most acclaimed publications is The Complete Walker
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1922-2007
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Fletcher
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5145089
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fletcher, Colin. 1964. The thousand mile summer in desert and high sierra. Berkeley, Calif: Howell-North Books.. Fletcher, Colin, C. L. Rawlins, and Colin Fletcher. 2002. The complete walker IV. New York: Knopf.
- Description: In Vespa to the Ends of the Earth: that's the destination for a group of riders, diverse in age and origin, each on their own Vespa. They travel across Patagonia to Tierra del Fuego: an adventure that starts with twenty-three Vespas stacked in a container shipped across the Atlantic and unfolds through vast landscapes, wild animals, and unexpected incidents along the infamous Ruta 40, Argentina's longest and most spectacular road, known for its unpredictable weather and fearsome dirt tracks, now mostly replaced by asphalt. Lorenzo Franchini brings us a tale that dreams up all Vespa enthusiasts and others, conveying that strong sense of precariousness and freedom typical of an on-the-road journey, spiced up, why not, with a bit of recklessness. Despite the difficulties, those who were just nicknames on a Vespa forum before the departure become great friends. Accompanied by unforgettable skies, tumbles in the dust, makeshift camps, and roadside pasta, the Vespaonline riders cover nearly 5,000 km to reach Ushuaia, the "Southern Cape" of the world. With that slight bitterness felt when the journey is nearing its end, the author realizes that the finish line is not the end, but a new starting point to face everyday life, which often can have "turns" more challenging than those on a Patagonian route
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Lorenzo205
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1963-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://www.doveilmondofinisce.tk
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Dove il Mondo Finisce, 2019, Alpine Studio Ed.
Sur une Vespa “Où le Monde se Termine”, c'est ici qu'un groupe de cavaliers, d'âges et d'origines différents, chevauchant chacun leur propre tête de Vespa. Ils parcourent toute la Patagonie jusqu'à la Terre de Feu: une aventure qui commence avec vingt-trois Vespas empilées dans un conteneur expédié à travers l'Atlantique et serpente à travers des paysages infinis, des animaux sauvages et des accidents inattendus le long de la tristement célèbre Ruta 40, la plus longue et la plus spectaculaire route argentine, célèbre pour sa météo imprévisible et son terrible chemin de terre, aujourd'hui remplacé par de l'asphalte.
- Description: Pat Farmer completed a 21'000 km run from the North Pole to the South Pole in 10 months and 13 days. The purpose of his journey was to raise funds for the Red Cross
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.patfarmer.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7143427
- Description: On April 25, 2001, Alberto Fiorin, Aldo Maroso, and eight other friends set off from Venice on bicycles headed for Beijing. The Silk Road required 96 days of effort, covering a total of 12,000 kilometers across Europe and Asia
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1960-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Silk Road, Via della seta, Route de la soie
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Maroso A., Fiorin A., Strade d’Oriente : in bicicletta da Venezia a Pechino, Ediciclo editore, 2003.
- Description: Steve Fonyo was a Canadian amputee runner known for his “Journey for Lives” across Canada between 1984 and 1985. Starting in St. John’s, he completed the coast-to-coast run in approximately 425 days, covering 7,924 km (4,922 miles) and raising over CAD 14 million for cancer research. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1985, later revoked in 2010
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1965-2022
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Canada
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Fonyo
- Multimedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_(2015_film)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7612565
- Description: Robert Garside entered the Guinness World Records as the first person to run around the world. He left on October 20, 1997, from New Delhi (India), and returned there on June 13, 2003, after covering 30'000 miles and crossing 29 countries
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Runningman
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.robertgarside.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7344684
- Description: Aldo Arrighi and Carla Figini traveled along the European coasts, starting from Como and heading to North Cape, covering a total of 24'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Arrighi A., Figini C., A Capo Nord, Portogruaro: Ediciclo, 2004.
- Description: In 2008, Adrian Flanagan completed a round-the-world boat trip, circumnavigating the globe vertically: 31'000 miles in 405 days, 18 hours, and 50 minutes
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Flanagan
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4685015
- Description: Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete known for his Marathon of Hope. His goal was to cross Canada from coast to coast, raising funds for cancer research. Terry embarked on this journey with a prosthetic right leg, following an amputation due to cancer. He had to stop his run after 143 days and 5'280 km when cancerous tumors were found in his lungs. What initially seemed like a sporting and personal failure turned into a major act of solidarity: his foundation has raised over 500 million dollars in twenty years
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Terry Fox
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1958-1981
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://www.terryfox.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295053
- Description: Rickey Gates, the American ultrarunner and explorer, is known for his epic journeys on foot and by bicycle
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1981-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: http://www.rickeygates.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81220072
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Gates, Rickey. 2020. Cross Country: a 3,700-Mile Run to Explore Unseen America. La Vergne: Chronicle Books LLC.
In 2017 Salomon athlete, photographer and writer, Rickey Gates ran from South Carolina to San Francisco - a journey of 3700 miles over the course of five months.
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