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Nobody had ever walked the entire Amazon. Then Ed Stafford, a former British Army captain, decided to try.
He started on 2 April 2008 on the Pacific coast of Peru with his friend Luke Collyer. A few months in, Luke quit. Ed kept going. Later, a local guide, Cho Sanchez Pizarro, joined him for most of the journey.
How big is the Amazon?
The rainforest alone is bigger than the entire European Union. It spans 9 countries, and he walked through Peru, Colombia and Brazil.
How did he survive?
Fished for piranha and other river fish
Ate wild fruits and whatever the jungle offered
Got food and help from villagers along the way
Dealt with insects, heat, floods and constant danger
On 9 August 2010, after 860 days and about 6,000 km, he reached the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil. He became the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.
This isn't just a trek. It's one of the hardest journeys ever completed.
#amazon #amazonrainforest #edstafford #walkingtheamazon #survival
He started on 2 April 2008 on the Pacific coast of Peru with his friend Luke Collyer. A few months in, Luke quit. Ed kept going. Later, a local guide, Cho Sanchez Pizarro, joined him for most of the journey.
How big is the Amazon?
The rainforest alone is bigger than the entire European Union. It spans 9 countries, and he walked through Peru, Colombia and Brazil.
How did he survive?
Fished for piranha and other river fish
Ate wild fruits and whatever the jungle offered
Got food and help from villagers along the way
Dealt with insects, heat, floods and constant danger
On 9 August 2010, after 860 days and about 6,000 km, he reached the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil. He became the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.
This isn't just a trek. It's one of the hardest journeys ever completed.
#amazon #amazonrainforest #edstafford #walkingtheamazon #survival
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