British adventurer Karl Bushby returned home to Hull on Monday after a 28-year, 50,000-kilometre trek from Chile across four continents, having never used transport to advance. He was greeted by a crowd of up to 1,000 people and a civic welcome, while filmmaker Werner Herzog accompanies him for a documentary.
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He had already been applauded Sunday as he crossed the iconic Humber Bridge near Hull in thick mist, ahead of his final push into the city centre and then on to his mother's home.
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He was met Monday in the centre of Hull, northeast England, by a crowd of up to 1,000 cheering people, and thanked everyone for all the support he had met along the way.
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The 57-year-old former paratrooper, who pushed his belongings with him on a metal-framed cart, was met by a civic welcome Monday.
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I didn't do this alone
You wouldn't believe just how many people have been involved in this, to get us around the kinds of obstacles that we face. We've faced down governments, we've faced down some of the hardest challenges.
So many people have followed Karl on his epic journey. We have all felt inspired by his spirit, tenacity and dogged determination
Feels good to have UK soil under my feet after all these years
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After 28 years, British adventurer Karl Bushby arrived back home on Monday after a 50,000-kilometre (31,000-mile) trek from Chile across four continents without using any transport to progress.
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He was met Monday in the centre of Hull, northeast England, by a crowd of up to 1,000 cheering people
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The production company behind the film has been supporting Bushby's progress for the past 16 years, providing financial and logistical assistance.
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He swam across the Channel in early October to reach the UK again.
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