Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
On June 13, 2008, Arthur Blessitt walked his 38,102nd mile (61,319th km) in Zanzibar, completing the goal he had set for himself to walk to every "country and island group" in the world. [16] As of July 2019, Blessitt still partakes in cross walks globally. [17] Blessitt claims to have covered over 43,000 miles (69,202 km) through 324 "nations ...
Anthony "Silverback" Roddy is a retired USDA Forest Service worker who, at age 56, walked from Wells Beach, Maine, to Imperial Beach, California, between April 19 and December 15, 2015. A US Army veteran of the war in Iraq, he crossed 13 states in 244 days, walking approximately 3,073 miles (4,946 km).
Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope. During an event in Dublin in 1860, the rope on which he was walking broke and two workers were killed, although ...
Mason Polinori, 27, of Alliance, finishes a 2.5-mile walk while carrying a cross on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Alliance First Assembly of God Church. Shirley Rosser, 77, and Shawn ...
In John 19:17, the Bible says Jesus carried the cross while Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21 and Luke 23:26 says that Simon of Cyrene helped him, according to Biblword. It is believed the cross weighed ...
Horatio Nelson Jackson (March 25, 1872 – January 14, 1955) was an American physician, Army medical officer, and automobile pioneer.In 1903, he and driving partner Sewall K. Crocker became the first people to drive an automobile across the United States, a road trip from San Francisco to New York City, with additional miles travelled to his home in Vermont.
Nik Wallenda. Walking over Masaya volcano in Nicaragua, an 1,800-foot walk, in 2020 in 31m 23s. Nikolas Wallenda (born January 24, 1979) is an American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist, and author. He is known for his high-wire performances without a safety net. He holds 11 Guinness World Records for various acrobatic feats, and ...
Occupation (s) Paratrooper (formerly), author. Known for. attempting to circumnavigate the globe on foot. Karl Bushby (born 30 March 1969) is a British ex- paratrooper, walking adventurer and author, currently attempting to be the first person to completely walk an unbroken path around the world. Bushby's trek is known as the Goliath Expedition.