British former soldier Ed Stafford, 34, completed on Monday (09) his objective to walk the 6800 km length of the Amazon River after nearly two and half years.
The time the adventurer took to become the first man to do the whole course of the river on foot, was exactly two years, four months and seven days.
"Mission accomplished… 28 months and we completed our journey through the Amazon. I’ve always knew it was possible," Stafford said yesterday.
Stafford began his journey 859 days ago, on April 2, 2008 in Camana in the Pacific coast of Peru, and completed his epic journey in today Marudá, Pará, on the shores of Atlantic Ocean.
As explained, he sought in part to "create an adventure so exciting that took people to Amazon, so you can see it, touch it, feel it and know it."
Armed with a laptop, satellite phone and video camera, Stafford recorded and counted all the experiences that went to thousands of Internet followers of his adventure, details of which will use to prepare a documentary to be produced by British broadcaster BBC. "
Stafford did most of the journey along with the Gadiel "Cho" Rivera, a Peruvian forester who initially agreed to accompany him for five days - when the British had already accumulated five months of walking - which turned into almost two years.
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