These modern adventurers will make you want to travel
They are of all ages and have proved to the world that everything is possible with a little envy, niacity and organization (and not necessarily money, you will see it). They are travellers, explorers, adventurers, "winners" as they say... These 16 people will make you want to travel, want to go see what happens next to you or very far to the other end of the world... They'll give you the dose of inspiration that you were missing to go on a long journey or a tour of the world!
1. Mike Horn
At present, the world-famous explorer Mike Horn pushes human capabilities to their limits by trying the first round of the world that passes through the North and South Poles at a time... without the help of all motor vehicles. Seriously, Mike Horn will do everything on foot, skiing, and sailing for 360 days. He had already done it. tour of the world by following the equator , always without the help of an engine (40,000 km).
2. Laura Dekker
In 2012, at the age of 17, this Dutch teenager became the youngest person to travel literally around the globe in his sailboat, entirely alone. She took exactly 366 days.
3. Yūichirō Miura
Some people use the metaphor “it’s my Everest” to describe a challenge launched to themselves... For Yūichirō Miura, a Japanese mountaineer, born on 12 October 1932, age is only a number. On May 23, 2013, he became the oldest mountaineer who had climbed the Everest at the age of 80. He also became the first person to ski on Mount Everest on May 6, 1970.
4. Matt Guthmiller
Beating a world record a few months ago, Matt Guthmiller entered history as the youngest person to have made the world tour solo by plane at the age of 19. He undertook a second trip in a few months, this time for a tour of the world to raise funds for charities.
5. Graham Hughes
Graham Hughes has recently become the first person in history to travel to the 201 countries of the world during the same trip, without taking the plane once. The project, baptized The Odyssey Expedition , took him 4 years and helped the Lonely Planet to finish him... but earned him a place in the Book of Records for his trip.
6. Turner Barr
Around the World in 80 Jobs , “ Around the World in 80 Boulots”, this is what Turner Barr is currently doing to demonstrate realistically that it is possible to leave his routine and find a paid job while travelling around the world.
7. Rosie Swale-Pope
Have you ever wondered how long it takes to walk around the world? Rosie Swale-Pope did it and, when she realized that it was going to take too long, she decided instead to become the first person to run around the world. Taking him 5 years and about 50 pairs of shoes, Swale-Pope (who started the race at 57 years old) not only finished an incredible journey, but also won over $400,000 for charity work during his journey.
8. Felix Baumgartner
On October 14, 2012, the world watched Felix Baumgartner jump from the edge of space to the surface of our planet. He has established a handful of world records during this historic leap, notably by performing the Mach 1,25 (425 m/s) and breaking the sound wall without using a reaction propulsion or a spacecraft. Look at her. full video of his jump .
9. Ahmed Gamal Gabr
If you have not yet heard of Ahmed Gamal Gabr, it would be late. While others are in the conquest of the highest peaks in the world, Gabr has spent the past four years consulting experts and training for the exploit he has accomplished at the beginning of September (2014). Gabr is now the holder of the world record of the deepest dive in solo, at 332,35 meters deep at the bottom of the Red Sea. He went down in 12 minutes, and his return to the surface lasted more than 15 hours! This had cost the lives of the former record holder. Note that the Egyptian diver had to use 60 bottles of oxygen for the lift.
10. Gunnar Garfors, Tay-young Pak, and Øystein Djupvik
This Norwegian trio just broke a world record by traveling across 19 different countries in less than 24 hours (23h40 exactly). They started in Greece, and passed through much of Eastern Europe before finishing in Liechtenstein. They are already planning to beat their own record soon.
11. Diana Nyad
Last year, during her fifth attempt, Diana Nyad proved that perseverance is paid when she became the first person to complete the 165 km of Havana’s swim, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, without the protection of an anti- shark cage. She was 64 years old at the time, but the age is the younger of her worries while training for a next big challenge.
12. Rhys Lawrey
This 23-year-old British is halfway through history, after traveling around 32,000 of the 80,000 kilometers he intends to cross on his bike before June next year. The journey will lead it through 73 different countries and 52 successive capitals.
13. Jordan Romero
After having recently erased the world record by escalating Mount Everest at the age of 13 (becoming the youngest person to reach the mythical summit), Romero continued its momentum by conquering the 7 highest peaks of the 7 continents. At 15, Jordan Romero became the youngest person to finish the circuit, climbing a total of 43.30 km of hostile mountainous terrain. The teenager is currently climbing the highest peaks in each of the 50 United States states.
14. Saburo Shochi
If there is a story to prove that you have all the life to travel, here it is. In 2012, Professor Saburo Shochi made a series of conferences around the world exclusively by public transport, becoming the oldest person to do so at the age of 106!
15. Katie Spotz
In 2010, when she was 22 years old, Katie Spotz picked up with her kayak in the record book by crossing the 4800 km (approximately) in the Atlantic Ocean of Africa to South America, which earned her the title of “the youngest rower to cross the Atlantic Ocean (or any ocean) alone.” Thanks to this, it also raised $150,000 to bring fresh water to those who need it in the world.
16. James Cameron
Yes, the same James Cameron of successful films Titanic and Avatar . When he does not make a film, he explores the depths of the ocean, just to see what is there. After having teamed up with National Geographic and biologists and world-class marine researchers in 2012, he entered history by piloting a custom submersible more than 11 km below the surface of the ocean at the bottom of the Mariana pit (the deepest point known in the world).
Do these explorers, adventurers and travellers inspire you?
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