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EN - Description: Andrew Skurka is a backpacker known for his long hikes: 6'875 miles on the Great Western Loop and 7'778 miles along the Sea-to-Sea Route
- 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: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://www.andrewskurka.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4758595
- Description: From 1984 to 1986, he cycled around the perimeter of the United States following the loss of two children and his wife
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Smith D. R., One mile at a time: cycling through loss to renewal, Golden, Fulcrum Publishers, 2004.
- Description: Association founded by a group of young French globetrotters; among various initiatives, a world tour from which a video was made, awarded at several thematic festivals
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://solidream.net
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/@solidream
En 2008 Morgan, étudiant à Grenoble INP – Génie industriel annonce à ses amis qu’il prépare un voyage autour du monde à vélo, pour une durée d’environ 3 ans. Siphay, ami de longue date, à ce moment là saisonnier en station de ski, répond à la nouvelle avec enthousiasme. Il veut se joindre à l’aventure ! Brian, ami d’enfance des deux compères et étudiant à Toulouse INP-ENSIACET, propose de les rejoindre sur la route, le temps de se convaincre qu’il s’agit d’une expérience exceptionnelle à ne pas rater.
- Description: Baptiste Souque, who is blind, undertook a tour of France accompanied by his friend Pierre Barré. Baptiste participated in several similar adventures accompanied by people with disabilities
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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: France, Francia
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Pierre Barré, ex-forain, paralysé à l'age de 37 ans, Baptiste Souque, ex-employé de commerce, aveugle, Tour de France à pied au nom des camarades unis par le malheur
- Description: Joshua Slocum was the first to circumnavigate the globe solo on an old fishing boat, the 'Spray'. Departing from Boston harbor in April 1895, he headed towards the Azores, Gibraltar, Buenos Aires, the Strait of Magellan, Samoa, and Australia. Upon his return to Boston, he covered 46'000 miles in just over three years. In 1909, he disappeared while sailing in the waters of South America
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1844-1909
- 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: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/s#a1993
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505923
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Slocum J., Sailing Alone around the world, Echo Library, 2006.
I had resolved on a voyage around the world, and as the wind on the morning of April 24, 1895 was fair, at noon I weighed anchor, set sail, and filled away from Boston, where the Spray had been moored snugly all winter.
- Description: Smith departed from Alaska on November 14, 1905, and arrived in Washington D.C. on February 20, 1907
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Description: Christopher Somerville is a correspondent for The Times and The Daily Telegraph, specializing in slow tourism, particularly hiking. He has made numerous journeys and publications. Among the most fascinating routes described by the author is the one completed in two months in Crete, along the final stretch of the European Hiking Route E4, totaling 480 km of trails
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- 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: Europe, Europa
- Internet: https://www.christophersomerville.co.uk
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Somerville C. Lo scalino d’oro, Viaggio a piedi nel cuore di Creta, EDT.
- Description: He covered 30'000 miles by kayak: in 1932, he left from Ulm in Germany and arrived in Australia in 1939
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1907-1993
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Speck
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q88968
- Description: At the age of 71, Al Slusser stepped out of the Pacific Ocean at San Diego, California on October 1, 2009. He took a 3 month break upon arrival to Arizona from November 1, 2009 to February 6, 2010 due to a family illness. On August 13, 2010 Al walked into the coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean at Annapolis, MD. His walk lasted 220 days and he walked 3,188 miles. Al also plans on walking from the bottom of Florida to the tip of Maine and then walking along the West coast as well. He hopes to accomplish all of his walks by the age of 73. The purpose of Al's walks is to raise awareness for disabled senior citizens. Al also lives by the quote, Don't let your dreams die before you do
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Ironman Grandpa
- 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
- Multimedia: https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/great-america-walk-ironman-grandpa-al-slusser
- Description: Bicycle journey across Europe, Africa, and Asia
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://www.sattelperspektive.de
- Description: Deanna Sorenson walked 5'000 kilometers along the Australian coast. Starting in 2008 alone, she traveled the road between Perth and Sydney
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
- 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: Australia
- Internet: https://www.deannasorensen.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Sorensen, Deanna. 2003. Going the distance : a walk across Australia / Deanna Sorensen. Manly, N.S.W. : Radiant Coaching Company.
- Description: Originally from a well-off farming family in New Lebanon, New York, Stephen G. Spier was one of the first American cyclists to attempt a transcontinental journey in the 1880s. Spier claimed to have crossed the United States by bicycle in 1886, departing from the East Coast and reaching San Francisco. According to an article published in the San Francisco Morning Call on September 11, 1886, he carried a travel logbook signed by postmasters along the route to document the authenticity of his journey. Unlike other cyclists of the time, such as Van Meerbeke, Spier appeared surprisingly fit upon arrival, raising doubts about the truthfulness of his account. Some observers, including Karl Kron (the pseudonym of Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg), questioned the journey, suggesting that Spier may have used freight trains for part of the route—a not uncommon practice among touring cyclists of the era. The last known record of Spier’s cycling activity dates back to 1894, when he promoted a race in Los Angeles after a trip to Mexico. His 1886 journey remains documented only through newspaper articles and indirect accounts, the reliability of which is still debated
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Velocipede, Vélocipède
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=3d2&page_id=653570&v=NC
S. G. Spier, who claims the championship for long-distance riding, arrived in this city on last Thursday evening at 9 o’clock. His principal reason for traversing the continent on a bicycle was to beat the world’s record, made by Thomas Stevens in 1884. Mr. Spier is 22 years old, stands five feet eight inches, and weighs 150 pounds. He came overland on a 52-inch wheel.
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