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- Description: Werner Kropik is a Swiss adventure cyclist and filmmaker with a passion for reaching culturally remote destinations by bicycle, experiencing landscapes and their inhabitants from the perspective of a cyclist. Together with a companion, he completed an extreme bicycle tour departing from Peshawar in northwest Pakistan, riding through Chitral, Gilgit and the Hunza Valley to reach Kashgar in the Xinjiang region of China - a route crossing some of the highest and most challenging mountain terrain in the world. The journey was documented in his 37-minute film In 40 Tagen nach Kashgar (“To Kashgar in 40 Days”), presented at the Mountain Film Festival in Graz in 2002
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Asia, Asie
- Multimedia: https://www.rsi.ch/rete-due/programmi/cultura/le-citta-invisibili/Lugano-di-Werner-Kropik--1552171.html
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Cerana, Paola (a cura di). Werner Kropik: Una vita in viaggio. Postfazione di Maurizio Canetta. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, 2025. “In 40 Tagen nach Kashgar.” Mountain Film Festival Graz, 2002.
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- Description: Marvin "Tajo" Tajana and Nicola "Nic" Ritter departed from Ticino in April 2026 on touring bicycles with the goal of reaching Sydney, Australia, by April 2027 - a journey of approximately 25,000 km through 25 countries. Their route has covered Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In Kazakhstan, Marvin suffered a knee inflammation that temporarily halted his progress; Nicola continued alone to the Uzbek border before the two reunited. The journey is linked to Seed of Light, a volunteer association founded by Nicola that finances initiatives for solidarity and sustainable development in rural areas of Nepal, previously described by the same protagonists at TEDx Bellinzona. They finance the trip with minimal resources, relying on the hospitality of strangers for food and accommodation
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Asia, Asie; Europe, Europa
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Dindo, Prisca. "In bicicletta fino a Sidney per solidarietà." Weekend (Corriere del Ticino), 22 agosto 2026.
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- Description: Bartłomiej “Bart” Jezierski is a Polish long-distance walker, social activist and graduate of the University of Glasgow. He is the founder of Peace Walking, a humanitarian walking initiative established in 2016, built around a series of expeditions known as the European Walks for Peace and Freedom (EWPF). His journeys are undertaken without financial resources, without sponsorship and without external support, relying on endurance, minimalism and the hospitality of strangers. He has accumulated approximately 18,000 km on foot across 39 countries in Europe. The first expedition, EWPF 2016, covered approximately 3,000 km from Bielsko-Biała, Poland, to Athens, Greece, in 75 days, raising funds for UNICEF UK. The second, EWPF 2017/18, covered nearly 6,000 km from Jelenia Góra to Lisbon over 352 days, including the Camino de Santiago (Northern Way), raising funds for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. The third, EWPF 2021/22, was the longest: approximately 8,000 km over 14 months through central, western and southeastern Europe, raising funds for Polish Humanitarian Action, accompanied for part of the route by a stray dog named Bruna who crossed multiple countries on foot. A shorter Glasgow-London walk of approximately 700 km was completed in 2020
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Bart, Peace Walking
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Poland, Polonia, Pologne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, À pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Walking
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141353634
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: “Niesamowita pasja pana Bartłomieja.” Pomorska.pl. https://pomorska.pl/niesamowita-pasja-pana-bartlomieja-z-nowego-podrozuje-pieszo-po-europie-bez-pieniedzy/ar/c7-16331007
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- Description: In 2006, aged 41, Paul Staso ran 3,260 miles (5,247 km) coast-to-coast across the United States solo, from Oregon to Delaware, covering 15 states in 108 days at an average of 30 miles per day. He pushed a 65-pound jogging stroller carrying gear, food and water throughout. The run was undertaken to keep a promise made to a group of elementary school children, and served to promote youth health and fitness. He subsequently ran solo across Germany, Alaska and Montana. In 2011 he became the first person to run solo across the Mojave Desert
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, À pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://paulstaso.blogspot.com
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/user/pacetrek
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- Description: Timur Khusyainov is a Russian cultural traveller, researcher and academic. He has travelled across 19 countries and 44 regions of the Russian Federation, frequently leading expeditions. He heads the Postal Heritage Laboratory "Pochtovoe" and participates in the PostVenture project, recognised with the national "Crystal Compass" award in 2021. He has contributed to cultural projects including "Pishu Tebe" and the "Russian Samovar" circumnavigation flashmob, connecting people through postcards and travel letters. In 2022 he received the National Award "Russian Traveler" in the "Traveler-Researcher" category
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Russia, Russia, Russie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Vari, Divers
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Vari, Divers
- Internet: http://husyainov.ru
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- Description: Régis van de Walle was a French motorcyclist and author who completed a round-the-world motorcycle journey in 80 days, recounted in his book Le tour du monde à moto en 80 jours, published by Hachette/Moto-journal in 1979. No further biographical details are documented in available sources
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Van de Walle, Régis. Le tour du monde à moto en 80 jours. Paris: Hachette/Moto-journal, 1979.
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- Description: Dieter Kühnel was a German long-distance motorcyclist and author. As part of a world tour on a BMW R 60/5 600 cc, he rode from India through Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Celebes, the Moluccas, Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea. He authored two books on his journey: Rätselhaftes Indien: Abenteuer-Report mit dem Motorrad durch das Land der Bettler und Maharadschas and Motorrad-Odyssee: Von Burma durch die Inselwelt Südostasiens, published by Frederking & Thaler, Munich, in 1989
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Asia
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Kühnel, Dieter. Rätselhaftes Indien. Munich: Frederking & Thaler, 1989. Kühnel, Dieter. Motorrad-Odyssee: Von Burma durch die Inselwelt Südostasiens. Munich: Frederking & Thaler, 1989.
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- Description: Robert Frank Currie (26 April 1918 - 25 July 1988) was an English motorcycling journalist, road tester, magazine editor and author, described by colleagues as "The Walking Encyclopaedia of Motor Cycling History." Between 1965 and 1969 he completed a round-the-world journey on a Vespa Super Sport 180 cc with a Watsonian Bambini sidecar, fitted with long-range fuel tanks and modified lighting. He covered approximately 59,000 km (37,000 miles) through central Europe, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan - turned back at the Iraqi border - before returning to the UK and shipping to North America, riding from New York through Canada and across the United States to Mexico
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1918-1988
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Currie
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23688748
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: "Scooters Ain't Motorcycles." Cycle World, June 1969.
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- Description: Siska and Zdenek Polanka were Czechoslovak motorcyclists. In 1955 they completed a round-the-world journey on a Jawa-CZ 350. The journey was documented in a five-page report published in Revue du Moteur Tchecoslovaque (issue 7/1956). On his return, Zdenek Polanka rode for the Czechoslovak team in the International Six Days Trial, winning the event in 1956. Further details of their route and itinerary are not documented in available sources
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Czech Republic, Repubblica Ceca, République Tchèque
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://berndtesch.de
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: "Tour de monde avec des Jawa-CZ 350." Revue du Moteur Tchecoslovaque, n. 7, 1956.