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'Goliath' back on track

I've just checked on the 'Goliath Expedition' site, and find there that the legal obstacle which, upon his entry into Russia, had blocked British adventurer Karl Bushby's walk around the world was cleared last week. He evidently has to return to Alaska, from where he & a fellow trekker had recently walked across the frozen Bering Straight. But he'll be allowed to re-enter Russia (with paperwork completed this time) and pick up where things are now halted. I can't help feeling that the good of spending 12 or so years of one's life demonstrating that a man can walk from the southern end of Argentina through North America & Eurasia back to the UK can never come near comparison with the cost, but I also can't help feeling relieved that Bushby will be able to go forward, since he remains determined and since so much (of his life, particularly) has already been given to seeing it accomplished.

posted by paul bowman @ 11:50 PM