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Karl Bushby: the first person to circumnavigate the world on foot

One man, one path, one planet

Karl Bushby: the first person to circumnavigate the world on foot
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18/09/2025 11:00 ‧ 15 hours ago | StarsInsider

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Wanderlust

Karl Bushby’s story is one of extraordinary endurance, resilience, and audacity. In 1998, the former British paratrooper set out from the southern tip of South America with a singular vision: to walk an unbroken path around the entire planet back to his home in Hull, England.

Over the decades since he started this immense undertaking (known as the Goliath Expedition), Bushby has become a testament to physical grit and sheer willpower. His journey has not yet reached its end, but the trials he has met so far are truly worthy of the history books.

Who, exactly, is Karl Bushby? How far has he walked on his 25-plus-year odyssey? And how much farther does he still have to go? Click on to find out.

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