100 people who walked at least 1000 miles
While the DECA Century Club is fundamentally about living vicariously through yourself, it can often be useful to gleam inspiration from others. Here is an initial iteration of a hall of fame.
1. Jean Beliveau - walked 75,500 kilometers (47,000 miles) around the world
2. Ffyona Campbell - walked around the world, covering 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles)
3. Dave Kunst - walked around the world, covering 24,900 kilometers (15,500 miles)
4. Rosie Swale-Pope - walked around the world, covering 33,000 kilometers (20,500 miles)
5. George Meegan - walked from Ushuaia, Argentina to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, covering 34,000 kilometers (21,000 miles)
6. Steven Newman - walked around the world, covering 46,600 kilometers (29,000 miles)
7. Dave Clark - walked around the world, covering 40,000 kilometers (25,000 miles)
8. Arthur Blessitt - walked around the world, carrying a 12-foot cross, covering 42,000 kilometers (26,000 miles)
9. Karl Bushby - walked from Punta Arenas, Chile to Magadan, Russia, covering 30,000 kilometers (18,600 miles)
10. Peter Jenkins - walked across the United States, covering 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles)
11. Andrew Siess - walked across the United States, covering 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles)
12. John Laffoon - walked across the United States, covering 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles)
13. Jennifer Pharr Davis - walked the Appalachian Trail in 46 days, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,181 miles)
14. Scott Jurek - walked the Appalachian Trail in 46 days, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,181 miles)
15. Heather Anderson - walked the Appalachian Trail in 54 days, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,181 miles)
16. David Horton - walked the Appalachian Trail in 52 days, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,181 miles)
17. Matt Kirk - walked the Appalachian Trail in 58 days, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,181 miles)
18. Joe McConaughy - walked the Appalachian Trail in 45 days, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,181 miles)
19. Shaun Gash - walked from Perth to Sydney, covering 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles)
20. Bruce Kirkby - walked from British Columbia, Canada to Newfoundland, covering 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles)
21. Steven Newman - walked from South Africa to London, covering 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles)
22. Sarah Marquis - walked from Siberia to Australia, covering 20,000 kilometers (12,427 miles)
23. Dave Cornthwaite - walked across Australia, covering 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles)
24. Rosie Swale-Pope - walked from England to Nepal, covering 19,000 kilometers (11,800 miles)
25. Jesper Olsen - walked from Nordkapp, Norway to Cape Town, South Africa, covering 22,000 kilometers (13,670 miles)
26. Jason Lewis - walked around the world, covering 74,842 kilometers (46,505 miles)
27. Tim Cope - walked from Mongolia to Hungary, covering 10,000 kilometers (6,215 miles)
28. Ed Stafford - walked the Amazon River, covering 6,437 kilometers (4,000 miles)
29. Rob Lilwall - walked from Siberia to England, covering 30,000 kilometers (18,641 miles)
30. James Castrission - walked from Australia to the South Pole, covering 2,270 kilometers (1,410 miles)
31. Honnold Foundation - founded by Alex Honnold, is a non-profit organization that supports solar energy access and environmental conservation projects.
32. Ben Fogle - walked across the Empty Quarter desert, covering 1,300 kilometers (800 miles)
33. Levison Wood - walked the length of the Nile River, covering 6,650 kilometers (4,130 miles)
34. Nick Butter - walked a marathon in every country in the world, covering 196 marathons or 8,500 kilometers (5,280 miles)
35. Dean Karnazes - walked 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days, covering 2,200 kilometers (1,360 miles)
36. Cheryl Strayed - walked the Pacific Crest Trail, covering 4,280 kilometers (2,660 miles)
37. Emma Gatewood - walked the Appalachian Trail at the age of 67, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,181 miles)
38. Colin O'Brady - walked across Antarctica, covering 1,482 kilometers (921 miles)
39. Louis Cole - walked from Peru to Brazil, covering 3,400 kilometers (2,112 miles)
40. Erik Weihenmayer - walked the Grand Canyon, covering 160 kilometers (100 miles)
41. Bill Bryson - walked the Appalachian Trail and wrote about it in his book "A Walk in the Woods"
42. Richard Bangs - walked the length of the Congo River, covering 4,700 kilometers (2,920 miles)
43. Robyn Davidson - walked across the Australian desert with camels, covering 2,700 kilometers (1,680 miles)
44. Laurie Gough - walked across the Gobi desert, covering 1,600 kilometers (994 miles)
45. Paul Salopek - is currently walking around the world, covering over 34,000 kilometers (21,000 miles) so far
46. Patrick Farmer - walked across America in 52 days, covering 6,500 kilometers (4,040 miles)
47. Rosie Swale-Pope - walked from the UK to Kathmandu, covering 11,000 kilometers (6,835 miles)
48. Sean Conway - walked across Britain, covering 1,000 kilometers (620 miles)
49. Simon Reeve - walked around the world in 150 countries, covering 33,000 kilometers (20,500 miles)
50. Tom Turcich - is currently walking around the world and has covered over 29,000 kilometers (18,000 miles) so far
51. Michael Clinton - walked across America, covering 5,400 kilometers (3,360 miles)
52. Alastair Humphreys - walked across India, covering 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles)
53. Tim Moss - walked across Europe, covering 6,500 kilometers (4,040 miles)
54. Tom Allen - walked across the Sahara desert, covering 3,700 kilometers (2,299 miles)
55. Will Robertson - walked across the Andes Mountains, covering 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles)
56. David Livingstone - walked across Africa, covering over 29,000 kilometers (18,000 miles)
57. John Muir - walked across the United States and founded the Sierra Club
58. Ray Jardine - walked the Pacific Crest Trail and wrote a book about it called "Beyond Backpacking"
59. Earl Shaffer - was the first person to walk the entire Appalachian Trail, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,181 miles)
60. Jennifer Pharr Davis - holds the record for the fastest hike of the Appalachian Trail
, completing it in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes, covering 3,510 kilometers (2,181 miles)
61. Heather Anderson - holds the record for the fastest self-supported hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, completing it in 60 days, 17 hours, and 12 minutes, covering 4,265 kilometers (2,654 miles)
62. Scott Jurek - holds the record for the fastest supported hike of the Appalachian Trail, completing it in 46 days, 8 hours, and 7 minutes, covering 3,510 kilometers (2,181 miles)
63. Ras Vaughan - holds the record for the fastest unsupported hike of the Appalachian Trail, completing it in 53 days, 6 hours, and 37 minutes, covering 3,510 kilometers (2,181 miles)
64. Matt Kirk - walked across Australia, covering 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles)
65. Kate Leeming - cycled across Africa, covering 22,040 kilometers (13,686 miles)
66. Leon McCarron - walked across China's Silk Road, covering 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles)
67. Ed Stafford - walked the length of the Amazon River, covering 6,437 kilometers (4,000 miles)
68. Sarah Marquis - walked across Asia, covering 20,000 kilometers (12,427 miles)
69. Dave Kunst - was the first person to walk around the world, covering 24,901 kilometers (15,500 miles) over 4 years
70. Ffyona Campbell - walked around the world, covering 32,000 kilometers (19,883 miles) over 11 years
71. Jean Béliveau - walked around the world, covering 75,544 kilometers (46,760 miles) over 11 years
72. Karl Bushby - is currently walking around the world, having covered over 40,000 kilometers (24,855 miles) so far
73. Rosie Gabrielle - cycled across Pakistan, covering 3,500 kilometers (2,174 miles)
74. Sarah Outen - kayaked, cycled, and rowed around the world, covering over 32,000 kilometers (19,883 miles)
75. Rob Lilwall - cycled from Siberia to London, covering 30,000 kilometers (18,641 miles)
76. Alastair Humphreys - cycled around the world, covering 46,000 kilometers (28,580 miles)
77. Ellen MacArthur - holds the record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the world by sailboat, completing it in 71 days, 14 hours, and 18 minutes
78. Jessica Watson - became the youngest person to sail solo around the world at the age of 16, covering 23,000 kilometers (14,294 miles)
79. Laura Dekker - became the youngest person to sail solo around the world at the age of 16, covering 27,000 kilometers (16,777 miles)
80. Colin Angus - completed the first human-powered circumnavigation of the world, covering 43,000 kilometers (26,719 miles) by rowboat, bicycle, and foot
81. Jason Lewis - completed the first human-powered circumnavigation of the world, covering 74,842 kilometers (46,505 miles) by pedal boat, bicycle, and foot
82. Sarah Moshman - walked across the United States, covering 4,828 kilometers (3,000 miles) and documenting her journey in the film "The Empowerment Project"
83. Jennifer Pharr Davis - holds the record for the fastest supported hike of the Appalachian Trail by a woman, completing it in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes, covering 3,510 kilometers (2,181 miles)
84. Heather "Anish" Anderson - holds the record for the fastest self-supported hike of the Appalachian Trail by a woman, completing it in 54 days, 7 hours, and 48 minutes, covering 3,510 kilometers (2,181 miles)
85. Emma "Grandma" Gatewood - was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail solo, at the age of 67
86. Junko Tabei - was the first woman to summit Mount Everest, and also the first woman to complete the Seven Summits (the highest peak on each continent)
87. Reinhold Messner - was the first person to summit all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) without supplemental oxygen
88. Jerzy Kukuczka - was the second person to summit all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters (26,247 feet), and did so in a record-breaking time of 8 years and 11 months
89. Alex Honnold - climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without ropes, a feat known as free soloing
90. Lynn Hill - was the first person to free climb The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, and also the first person to free climb the entire route of The Nose in a day.
91. Tommy Caldwell - free climbed the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a feat considered one of the most difficult climbs in the world
92. Conrad Anker - has summited Mount Everest three times, and discovered the body of George Mallory on its slopes in 1999
93. Ueli Steck - set speed records on the Eiger, Matterhorn, and Grandes Jorasses in the Alps, and was known for his fast solo ascents of difficult routes
94. Chris Sharma - is considered one of the best rock climbers in the world, and has completed some of the hardest climbs ever recorded
95. Sasha DiGiulian - is one of the top female rock climbers in the world, and has completed several difficult climbs including a first female ascent of the route "Pure Imagination"
96. Ashima Shiraishi - is a teenage rock climber who has completed several difficult climbs, including a first female ascent of the route "Open Your Mind Direct"
97. Alex Puccio - is a top female boulderer, and has won multiple national and international competitions
98. Janja Garnbret - is a Slovenian climber who has won multiple world championships in both lead climbing and bouldering
99. Adam Ondra - is considered one of the best climbers in the world, and has completed some of the hardest climbs ever recorded, including the first ascent of the route "Silence" graded at 5.15d