Recently, Salopek passed another milestone on his epic trek. Milestone 66, near the town of Kahalgaon in north-east India, marked 2217 days on the road and 6500 miles covered. As usual, he interviewed the first person he met. Meera Davi, a local w...(more)

As we learned in the last update, Maldague had an interesting and 'character-building' jaunt through the seas off the coasts of Guatemala and Belize. Now moored in Placencia, Belize, it appears Maldague is mostly doing just what he was doing in G...(more)

The expedition says that their Myanmar guides were unable to get the tuk-tuk permitted into their country despite their best efforts. The team drove the tuk-tuk from the Myanmar border back to Bangkok, Thailand to find another solution or another ...(more)

For a project that was thought by many 'dead in the water', it was a pleasant surprise to learn Nims is now back on track having summited peak number 7 out of the 14 over-8000m (26,247ft) peaks. It was surprising news that Nims had summited Nanga...(more)

Dykes said he will need to slow it down a little so that he does not wreak havoc on his body. He may have become over-ambitious as the end of the journey approaches. He only has 500 miles remaining out of 4000. After walking 40 miles (65km) in on...(more)