- Description: Helge Pedersen is a photojournalist and long-distance motorcyclist. In 1981 he purchased a BMW R80G/S - which he named "Olga" - and between 1982 and 1992 rode it through 77 countries across five continents, covering more than 400,000 km (250,000 miles). His journey included the first recorded motorcycle crossing of the Darien Gap, the 130 km (80 miles) of roadless jungle between Colombia and Panama, which took twenty days. The motorcycle was subsequently placed on display at the BMW Museum in Munich. The journey is recounted in his book 10 Years on 2 Wheels (1998)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Norway, Norvegia, Norvège
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.globeriders.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17466620
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Pedersen, Helge. 10 Years on 2 Wheels: 77 Countries, 250,000 Miles. Seattle: Elfin Cove Press, 1998.
- Description: Born in Sydney, Australia, in 1950, David McGonigal is an award-winning travel writer, photographer, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and past president of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. After completing degrees in Arts and Law at the University of Sydney, he left the legal profession to ride a motorcycle around the world, returning to Australia years later as a travel writer. In 1996 he set out on a second circumnavigation, this time covering all seven continents and all 24 time zones. In January 1997 he briefly rode his motorcycle in Antarctica, becoming the first person ever to motorcycle on all seven continents
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.davidmcgonigal.com.au
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5237363
- Description: Born in Darien, Connecticut, USA, Allan Karl is an author, adventurer and speaker. Following a divorce and the end of his career, in 2005 he sold nearly everything he owned and set off from Newport Beach, California, on a BMW F650GS Dakar motorcycle. Over the next three years he covered 99,779 km (62,000 miles) across 35 countries on five continents — riding north to Alaska, south through Central and South America to Tierra del Fuego, across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, through the Middle East and Europe, and back across the United States — returning home in 2008. Along the way he broke his leg in three places in the Bolivian Andes, was escorted at gunpoint into the Colombian jungle, and was denied entry into Iran three times
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: WorldRider
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1960-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.allankarl.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18049678
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Karl, Allan. Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection. Self-published, 2014.
- Description: Gregory W. Frazier is an American adventure motorcyclist, author, journalist, film producer and photographer from Montana, of Crow Native American heritage. Described as "America's #1 extreme motorcycle adventurer," he has circumnavigated the globe six times by motorcycle, logging over 1,600,000 km (1,000,000 miles). His fifth circumnavigation (2005) was completed with a Parkinson's patient, Donna-Ray Polk, riding pillion over 48,280 km (30,000 miles) in 14 months. His adventures have included being shot at by rebels, jailed by authorities, bitten by snakes, and run over by bulls in Pamplona. He has ridden to the geographical extremities of the earth: Deadhorse, Alaska; Ushuaia, Argentina; North Cape, Norway; Cape Agulhas, South Africa; and Bluff, New Zealand
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Sun Chaser
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/gregfrazier/index.php
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Frazier, Gregory W. Motorcycle Adventurer: Carl Stearns Clancy: First Motorcyclist to Ride Around the World 1912–1913. 2010.
- Description: Danell Lynn is an American long-distance motorcycle rider. Between 19 September 2014 and 29 August 2015, she rode her 2006 Triumph Bonneville through all 48 contiguous United States, covering 78,214 km (48,600 miles) — nearly doubling the previous record of 38,239 km (23,761 miles). The ride was certified by Guinness World Records as the longest motorcycle journey in a single country, making her the first solo woman to hold the title. Her total journey, which also included all 50 US states and three Canadian provinces, exceeded 85,295 km (53,000 miles). She navigated the entire route using paper maps, without GPS
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: BlackTie2BlackTop
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://danelllynn.wordpress.com/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24572350
- Description: Karsten Rinck, a trained lorry mechanic from Steinkirchen, near Hamburg, Germany, set off on 1 May 2021 to walk through Europe to improve his mental health, with the aim of visiting 40 countries. Walking under the name "Mütze on Tour" and accompanied by his dog Lotte, he pushes a trolley carrying his essentials. Wikipedia cites his walk through 30 European countries in its list of longest walks, citing Jean Béliveau as one of his inspirations
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Mütze
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: https://muetzeontour.blog/
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: "Karsten Walks His Way Around Europe to a Better State of Mind." Clare Champion, 18 August 2022.
- Description: Glen Heggstad is an American adventure motorcyclist and author. On 1 October 2001 he departed Palm Springs on a Kawasaki KLR650, planning a 32,000 km (20,000 miles) solo ride from California to Tierra del Fuego and back. On 6 November 2001, near Medellín, Colombia, he was captured at a roadblock by guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and held captive for five weeks; released on 8 December 2001, he refused a flight home and continued the journey to Patagonia. He subsequently completed a multi-year solo motorcycle circumnavigation of the world, riding through Siberia, Mongolia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa. He has travelled through more than 57 countries across four circumnavigations of the planet
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Striking Viking
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.strikingviking.net
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Heggstad, Glen. Two Wheels Through Terror. North Conway: Whitehorse Press, 2004. Heggstad, Glen. One More Day Everywhere: Crossing 50 Borders on the Road to Global Understanding. 2009.
- Description: Born in 1970 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Bharadwaj Dayala is described as the first Indian to complete a solo motorcycle circumnavigation of the world. On 2 April 2006 he departed from Visakhapatnam on a Hero Honda Karizma, riding through India to Mumbai, then continuing internationally through Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, Indonesia and Bangladesh. After covering 47,000 km (29,204 miles) across 5 continents and 14 countries in 18 months, he returned home on 2 October 2007
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Pushpak
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: India
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://bharadwajdayala.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16198514
- Description: Jens Kwass is a German long-distance walker from Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. His documented walks include: a 5,250 km (3,260 miles) round trip from Recklinghausen to Santiago de Compostela and back (2012); a 4,000 km (2,500 miles) walk from Recklinghausen to Kazan, Russia (2015–2016), with a long winter break; and a 900 km (560 miles) walk from France to Santiago de Compostela (2011). His wider project, documented on his blog Wanderleben, aims to walk across as many countries as possible on all continents
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: http://www.wanderleben.com/
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