Explorer Karl Bushby finishes 28-year, 31,000-mile walk around the world
British adventurer Karl Bushby returned to his mother's home in Hull, England, on Monday, completing a walk that began in Chile in 1998. The 31,000-mile journey crossed four continents and 30 countries.
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The finish
Bushby arrived in Hull on Nov. 2, 2026, and embraced his mother, Angela, outside the home he left as a 29-year-old ex-paratrooper, NBC News, Los Angeles Times and BBC reported. He set out from Punta Arenas, Chile, on Nov. 1, 1998, and walked about 31,000 miles across four continents and 30 countries, those outlets said. He is now 57.
The route and obstacles
LA Times and Breitbart described ice travel on the Bering Strait, a swim across the Caspian Sea, jail time in Panama and long Russian visa delays among the obstacles, LA Times and Breitbart reported. Bushby said it took a world to get him home, according to NBC News and Breitbart. GB News and CBS News also covered the homecoming after the multi-decade trek. BBC reported he is working on a documentary with Werner Herzog and a second book.