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Friday, 20 August 2010




Briton walks the length of the Amazon

After an incredible two and a half years and 6,000 miles British explorer Ed Stafford has become the first man to walk the entire length of the Amazon.

Last Monday Ed Stafford, 33, reached the Atlantic in Brazil, 859 days after setting out on his epic journey in the jungles of Peru.

The former Army captain from Hallaton, Leicestershire, got a horrific 50,000 mosquito bites during his adventure.

Although the Amazon is 4,000 miles long, Ed had to walk a further 2,000 miles up and down mountains and through jungle to conquer it.





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  • balloonie (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 20 August 2010 @ 15:20

    wow!! that's amazing. it must have been very hard!

  • mousy (Age 9) wrote on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 @ 15:30

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!