Here is what the page “Karl Bushby’s 28-Year Walk Home: 36,000 Miles Through Deserts, Kidnappers and Polar Bears ” contains. The Guardian Lifestyle Oct 13, 2026 • 4:00 AM Former British soldier Karl Bushby is about to complete one of the most extraordinary journeys ever undertaken: walking from the tip of South America back to his hometown of Hull, England. Since setting off on 1 November 1998, Bushby has covered 36,000 miles across the Americas, Asia and Europe, enduring near-drowning, severe dehydration, being held at gunpoint, deportation, and close encounters with polar bears.
His route has taken him through the Darién Gap, across the frozen Bering Strait, and through Russia, where he was famously detained for lacking proper documents. Now 55, Bushby has just swum the English Channel and is walking the final leg from Dover to Hull, aiming to arrive on 1 November 2025—exactly 27 years to the day after he left. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.