walking 4132mi down the Nile

Stretching for 4132 miles and crossing through ten countries, the Nile is the longest river on the planet.

… During the 19th century, the river inspired explorers to go in search of its headwaters. Numerous expeditions were mounted to map its length. But none of those explorers ever managed to walk the entire length of the Nile from source to sea.

That’s exactly what two British adventurers intend to do when they launch a 12-month long expedition later this year.

Levison Wood and Simon Clarke are in the final stages of planning for what they call the Walking the Nile expedition. The two men, who met and became friends while serving in the British military, say that they were inspired to undertake this epic trek by fellow countryman Ed Stafford. In 2010, Stafford famously completed a 4000+ mile long trek along the length of the Amazon. That journey helped Wood and Clarke come up with the idea of hiking along the world’s other great river – the Nile. …

British Adventurers Announce Plans to Walk the Length of the Nile