it's geographically possible to travel from south africa to argentina by foot, amirite?

The Bering Strait is your biggest obstacle: There are two reported cases of successful ice crossings. The first was in 1998 when a Russian father and his son attempted walking to Alaska. They became marooned on the pack ice and spent many days drifting and cut off from shore. The ice finally reached the far side of the Strait. The men, on the brink of death staggered onto American soil. More recently in 2006 English trekker, Karl Bushby, and his American companion Dimitri Kieffer succeeded in doing the reverse route. The duo were immediately detained by the Federal Security Service and deported for entering the country illegally.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

yep!! i think i would just have Jesus as my travel buddy and he can give me a piggyback

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Anywhere on Earth

by Forsaken-Plenty7480 1 week ago

its also possible if you yank harry potter out of the books and have him give you a ride on his broom.

by Fluffy-Quail-7900 1 week ago

I'll talk to him about it

by Anonymous 1 week ago

For a fair bit of the year, you could pick almost anywhere on Russia's Northern coast and walk into Canada. Not saying it would be a pleasant trip; it's a long way, way below freezing and the sun never rises. But it's possible, in the sense that there's something to walk on all the way.

by macejkovicgrays 1 week ago

Why did they try to do that? The people trying to go to America I can understand somewhat. But even so this was in 1998 before Russia was under Putin. And in any case long after they could have easily claimed asylum just off of wanting to escape from communism since the USSR no longer existed. And people trying to break into Russia? Why would anyone want to go there?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I don't think it's about walking into Russia, more for the purpose of saying you managed to walk between two continents

by hermannhollis 1 week ago

In that case might be easier to walk from Europe to Asia

by Initial_Style 1 week ago

If we go by tectonic plates, in Iceland you can go from Europe to America strolling while eating an ice cream.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Probably for fun. Same reason people climb Everest.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

You should totally do it.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

essentially, you start in south africa, go all the way up to egypt, cross to jordan and head up to the very east of russia. at certain times you can cross the iron curtain by foot when it freezes over. then it's an (almost) straight shot down through north and south america

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Bering Strait, not iron curtain. But yes you are correct.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

yay!!!

by Anonymous 1 week ago

What do you think the "iron curtain" is?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

A curtain made of iron?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I am pretty sure he means the "ice curtain"

by Anonymous 1 week ago

i forgor the name its the thing they fly thru in stranger things

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Lmao

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The "iron curtain" isn't referring to a geographical location, but the array of anti-air defenses and missiles around the then-USSR that create "an iron curtain" when activated.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

No, the Iron Curtain was more a geo-political term describing the separation of the East and West in the Cold War. It was not an anti-aircraft defense line.

by Cristopher02 1 week ago

Huh, I have been misinformed by family. My mistake.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Perhaps they conflated it with the Israeli anti-missile Iron Dome system?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

As per Wikipedia, "The border became known as the "Ice Curtain". That's what confused them probably.

by MorningIll 1 week ago

Darien gap is also ridiculously difficult to traverse, not saying it's impossible but probably one of the most difficult parts of the journey

by Anonymous 1 week ago

And as if that wasn't enough, there's also no roads or pathways for a 100 miles

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Curious to see that Egypt jordna border

by Anonymous 1 week ago

This sounds fun. Anyone wanna try it?

by Competitive-Low6139 1 week ago

Ok meet you there 5pm

by LowWillingness 1 week ago

Iron Curtainwas the separation between East and West Europe during the Cold Wat

by Anonymous 1 week ago

assuming you have the resources and dedication etc.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

There is no way for a human to cross from Panama into Colombia. Acknowledges humans use it as smuggling route.

by Additional_Can2801 1 week ago

That's why they qualified it with "geographically."

by Anonymous 1 week ago

this exactly.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

People cross that area every day. It takes about 10 days on foot and you need a guide. Documentaries about the Darian gap talk about it. It is interesting to watch on YouTube.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I do it all the time to keep my grandma scared

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Checkmate.

by Anonymous 1 week ago