- Description: Audibert from Marseille presented himself with a postcard that depicted him in the company of his dog. The details of the route he followed are unknown
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1857-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Audibert de Marseille Globe-Totter. Marche sur route à pieds. Né à Gransac (Aveyron) le 14 février 1857
- Description: In 1926, at the age of 29 and a father of two children, Giacomo Facchinetti embarked on the adventure of his lifetime: a six-year journey around the world. As he writes in his diary: 'The main purpose of my journey is the practical study of the various regions I will visit, especially the habits of the people of different countries, the climates, the dangers to be feared in wild regions, not only from man but largely from the terrain and its inhabitants.' Facchinetti left Rome on September 30, 1926. The last report about him was made in the Limbani District (Peru) on April 16, 1932, where he died in a landslide
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1897-1932
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://lanostrastoria.ch/entries/x08AomMJX1l
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Giamboni, Silvio. Un Globetrotter Del Malcantone. Lugano: Ticino Management, 2018.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Giro del Mondo senza denaro, Roma 1926 –1932
Le tour du monde en vélo. Un jeune ouvrier de Curio, M. Giacomo Facchinetti, est parti jeudi de Curio pour faire le tour du monde en vélo. M. Facchinetti compte accomplir sa performance en six ans et gagnera ainsi le prix de 25'000 dollars de la société géologique de l'Etat de New-York. M. Facchinetti a été autorisé à prendre avec lui deux revolvers et un fusil pour traverser certaines régions dangereuses.
- Description: Pictured on a postcard with Michel Vernay and Ettore Zampiceni, he devoted himself to a world tour for the 'pedestrian championship', totaling 67'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Championnat pédestre (67 000 kilomètres) Le tour du monde à pied
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- Description: On May 5, 1896, Helga Estby set out from Spokane (Washington) with her daughter Clara, aiming to reach New York. They arrived by Christmas, hoping to collect the $10'000 prize offered to the woman who completed a coast-to-coast walk. Unfortunately, Helga did not receive the money she needed to save her farm from foreclosure
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Norway, Norvegia, Norvège
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1860-1942
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helga_Estby
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4947225
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hunt L., Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America, University of Idaho Press, 2003. Estby Dagg, The Year We Were Famous, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
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- Description: James Fagg, originally from Ashburry, Wisconsin, traveled 10'000 miles across the United States, delighting in coast-to-coast journeys and traversing the road from Texas to Maine
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1908-1975
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Coast to coast, souvenir pictures for sale
- Description: L.P. Federmeyer left San Francisco for New York on December 8, 1878, pushing a wheelbarrow. He arrived in New York on July 23, 1879, walking 4'500 miles in 227 days, averaging just under 20 miles a day. The prize was $2,000
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- 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: -
- Internet: http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/Federmeyer.htm
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: L. P. Federmeyer the celebrated champion Wheelbarrow pedestrian of the world - Left San Francisco for New York City December 8th, 1878, arrived in New York July 23d, 1879
- Description: The emulator of Phileas Fogg retraced the steps of the famous character from Verne's novel in four days and 19 hours. The idea was suggested to him by his son, who had just finished reading the book
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Plane, Aeroplano, Avion
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Audibert J.-M., Le tour du monde en 4 jours, Broché, 1953.
- Description: Pat Farmer completed a 21'000 km run from the North Pole to the South Pole in 10 months and 13 days. The purpose of his journey was to raise funds for the Red Cross
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- 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: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.patfarmer.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7143427
- Description: David Baird crossed Australia on foot, pushing a wheelbarrow for 4'115 km. The purpose of his endeavor was to raise funds for cancer research. It took him 112 days to complete the journey, and he raised approximately 20'000 dollars
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- 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: Australia
British man runs 2557 miles across Australia... with a wheelbarrow
A 65-year-old British man has almost completed an epic 2557 mile run across Australia, while pushing a wheelbarrow.
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