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Out of Eden walk
Out of Eden walk

China’s Ancient Roadways

Update // May 08, 2023 // Out of Eden
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Ten years into his trek, Salopek is walking along the Yellow River in Shaanxi, China. Over the past couple of months, Salopek and his walking partners have attempted to follow a network of ancient roadways. First, they walked the old Shu roads of ...(more)

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‘Mission’ Accomplished!

Update // August 13, 2019 // Mission Yangtze
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On August 12, Dykes took the very last step of his 4000-mile, 8,000,000-plus step walk along the Yangtze River at the point where it meets the East China Sea near Shanghai. It was almost a year ago - 352 days - that he began his journey. In late n...(more)

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Race Ends, Rudd Completes Traverse

Update // January 02, 2019 // The Great Antarctic Race
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The Great Antarctic Race has wrapped up, with Lou Rudd completing the second ever unsupported, unassisted, solo traverse just two days after Colin O'Brady. As O'Brady finished early on day 54, Rudd still had well over 50 miles remaining to the Ros...(more)

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The Manneken Trip
The Manneken Trip

A Nightmare Shortcut

Update // August 20, 2023 // The Manneken Trip
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The end of July was intense for Arnaud Maldague. In an effort to save time and energy, he took several shortcuts paddling through the Amazon. Some worked, others were a disaster. Trying to reach the Purus river he took a route that looked to be a...(more)

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Canada North to South Team Finish Epic Journey

Update // November 16, 2021 // Canada North to South
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The Canada north-to-south team was relatively quiet for the last two weeks, instead, they concentrated on speeding through the final miles to Canada’s southern tip. On November 8 they arrived in Pointe-Pelée, southern Ontario, and dipped their ...(more)

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