Ed Stafford

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Walking the Amazon

When British explorer Ed Stafford set out to walk the entire length of the Amazon river in April 2008, everyone said it couldn’t be done. He was told he would probably die. He was told that it was too far. He was told that he would get ill or that the dense forest, biting insects, snakes, bogs, jaguars and fearful tribes would be too much. But he went anyway. Two and half years later, 18 months longer than he thought it would take, Ed finally reached the Atlantic Ocean on 9th August 2010 and became the first known person to walk the 4000 miles length of the Amazon river from source to sea. In Walking the Amazon, Ed recounts his epic 860-day journey with images and footage from his expedition. A fascinating insight into the Amazon rainforest and an extraordinary account of one man’s astonishing expedition of endurance.