Karl Bushby

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karl Bushby
Occupation	Explorer
Date Of Birth	Mar 30, 1969(1969-03-30)
Age	55
Birthplace	Kingston upon Hull
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Karl Bushby Biography

Karl Bushby is one of the most popular and richest Explorer who was born on March 30, 1969 in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom. Bushby was born on the 30th of March 1969, in Hull, England. He was a pupil at a local high school and was drafted into in the British Army at the age of 16. Bushby was a member of The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment for 11 years.

Bushby published a book on his trek, entitled Giant Steps, first published in 2005. The most recent edition (2007) contains events from until 31 March 2006 as well as his Bering Strait crossing.

On 16 March 2007, it was announced that Bushby had obtained the required permission from the Russian authorities, and began to prepare for the second half of his Goliath Expedition. Bushby would walk the first leg of this stage to Yakutsk, along with Kieffer. He had a difficult struggle with the Russian authorities to get a visa and a visit permit (the entire area is a military area, and a special visit permit is needed). During 2007, he managed to walk more than 620 miles (1,000 km) from Uelen to Dvoynoye (not far from Bilibino), returning to Alaska when his visa ran out in November.

From late 2008 to 2010, he spent his time in Mexico for cost reasons and was unable to travel to Russia. This was both because of trouble getting a visa and permits, and because of financial trouble; Bushby lost several of his sponsors as a result of the Financial crisis of 2007–2008. After Bushby secured new sponsors in 2010, the Russian government issued him another visa, and he resumed walking across Russia in the spring of 2011.

The Goliath Expedition is Bushby’s attempt to travel the globe “with unbroken footsteps”, starting in Punta Arenas in Chile and back to Hull, England. Hull, England. Bushby began his trek on the 1st of November, 1998. He initially planned to complete the more than 36,000 miles (58,000 kilometers) journey in just eight years, but a number of delays have meant that the trek will not be completed until after 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Karl Bushby Net Worth

Karl Bushby is one of the richest Explorer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karl Bushby 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Karl Bushby (born 30 March 1969) is a British ex-paratrooperand walking adventurer and writer, who is currently trying to become the first to walk a complete trail around the globe. Bushby’s walk is called The Goliath Expedition.

Bushby began his journey from Punta Arenas in Chile on the 1st of November

1998. He had completed more than 17,000 miles (27,000 kilometers) in 2006, spanning South, Central, and North America. With more than 19,000 miles (31,000 kilometers) to cover, and a pace that he was maintaining He then predicted the time he’d return home in Hull, England, by 2012.

In March 2006, Bushby and French adventurer Dimitri Kieffer crossed the Bering Strait on foot, having to take a roundabout 14-day route across a frozen 150-mile (240 km) section to cross the 58-mile (93 km) wide strait from Alaska to Siberia. They were detained by Russian border troop officers while they were crossing the Russian border near the Chukotkan village of Uelen, for not entering Russia at a correct port-of-entry. They were threatened with being banned from Russia, which would stop the journey. It was announced on 5 May 2006 that the Russian appeal court had upheld Bushby’s application and his walk would continue. This was reported to be the result of consultation between John Prescott, the then British Deputy Prime Minister (and MP in Bushby’s home town of Hull), and Roman Abramovich, the then Governor of Chukotka.

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Who is Karl Bushby Dating?

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Bushby crossed the Russia-Mongolia border in 2017, and on 8 August 2017 he was in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Facts & Trivia

Karl Ranked on the list of most popular Explorer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Karl Bushby celebrates birthday on March 30 of every year.

Where is Karl Bushby now?

Karl Bushby has been circumnavigating the globe since 1998. So far, he has walked 43,493km. His expedition — though not himself personally — is currently stuck in Turkmenistan, on the Iranian border. Since 2019, his Goliath expedition has hit an impasse because of the pandemic and geopolitics.

Where is Karl Bushby now 2022?

Karl is now considering a back up-plan which would see him travel to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and then to Russia. He says he hopes to be back on the road by the summer at the latest, and has been in talks with authorities in Kazakhstan.

Has anyone walked across Bering Strait?

Nobody in history had ever walked across the Bering Strait from Alaska to Siberia (despite several attempts), and there is only one case of a journey in the reverse direction. A Russian father and his son made it across to Alaska on the sea ice, a journey that almost took their lives.

Can you walk Alaska to Russia?

The stretch of water between these two islands is only about 2.5 miles wide and actually freezes over during the winter so you could technically walk from the US to Russia on this seasonal sea ice.

Can you walk the Bering Strait?

The Bering Strait Is Incredibly Treacherous Despite the cold northern latitude, due to the strong currents, the ice does not freeze in the winter (so it is not possible to walk across the Bering Strait ).