Karl Bushby completes 28-year walk around world to Hull

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Hull-born Karl Bushby has returned home after 28 years of walking around the world, crossing four continents and covering more than 31,000 miles.

Karl Bushby, born in Hull, has returned home after 28 years of walking around the world. He left Chile in November 1998 with the aim of walking an unbroken path back to his home city. During his journey, he crossed four continents, swam the English Channel and walked more than 31,000 miles (58,000 kilometres). He was one of the first two men in modern times to cross the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia, a crossing he undertook with Dimitri, a Frenchman he had met in a cabin in Alaska and whose company he sought again for the final leg of his journey.

Bushby arrived in Hull on Monday to a public celebration. The Lord Mayor of Hull, Councillor Maria Coward, welcomed him at Queen Victoria Square, where hundreds of well-wishers gathered from 10am. A message from Prime Minister Andy Burnham was read out, praising Bushby's 'sheer determination' and saying Hull had 'every reason to be proud' of him. Bushby walked from Hull city centre to his mother's house in Newtondale, Sutton Park, completing his mission on a bright autumn day.

At his mother's house, Bushby embraced her at the garden gate. Speaking to the crowd in Victoria Square, he said: 'After 28 years I could never have imagined this. They say it takes a village, but it took the whole world to get me here.' He added: 'I never felt so at home as I do now.'

How it is being reported

• Meet the people who walked with Karl Bushby on the final leg of his epic journey homeThe adventurer made it to his mother's house in Hull on Monday, joined by the nation's media and dozens of well wishersHull Daily Mail · 3 Nov, 12:11
• Hull adventurer Karl Bushby opens up on return home, the obstacles of the journey and what might come nextAn epic 28-year journey has come to an end in Hull todayHull Daily Mail · 2 Nov, 17:04
• Karl Bushby: 'I never felt so at home as I do now'After 28 years walking around the world, Karl Bushby makes it home to Hull.BBC Humberside · 2 Nov, 16:02
• Karl Bushby live updates as Hull adventurer returns homeKarl's Goliath Expedition is set to come to an end, as Hull prepares to welcome back an adventuring legendHull Daily Mail · 2 Nov, 09:48
• 'I joined Karl Bushby as he walked across the Humber Bridge on his journey home'Inspirational hero Karl Bushby walked the mist-ical Humber Bridge ahead of his return to Hull city centreHull Daily Mail · 1 Nov, 18:40
• Hull adventurer Karl Bushby crosses the Humber Bridge as he prepares to return homeKarl's Goliath Expidition is almost at an end as he returns to where it all startedHull Daily Mail · 1 Nov, 15:17
• Inspirational adventurer Karl Bushby prepares to cross Humber Bridge ahead of return to HullHis epic voyage is coming to an end as he prepares to head back to his home cityHull Daily Mail · 1 Nov, 13:11

In this story: Karl Bushby · Hull · Chile · Dimitri · Alaska · Russia · Prime Minister Andy Burnham · Maria Coward

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