Man completes epic human-powered trip

Updated 20.49 Mon Oct 08 2007

A British adventurer has arrived back in the UK after a human-powered voyage around the world that has taken him 13 years.

Jason Lewis avoided anything with an engine on the epic journey, preferring to pedal bikes and boats across continents and oceans. At times he was also forced to walk and use rollerblades.

Lewis, now 40, set out from London aged 27, in a flimsy yellow pedal boat to circumnavigate the world

Lewis, now 40, set out from London aged 27, in a flimsy yellow pedal boat to circumnavigate the world.

Exactly 13 years, 2 months, 23 days and 11 hours later he completed his trip by crossing the Meridian line at Greenwich.

During the trip he was held up by armed bandits, arrested on suspicion of being a spy and spent months in hospital after being knocked down by a drunk driver in the US.

He also survived crocodiles attacks, malaria and blisters.

Asked about his journey, Mr Lewis said: "There were many times on the trip when it should have failed and I think many people thought it would never happen either.

"Its just been this huge culmination of effort on a purely human power level by individual people who've brought this thing home and made it happen."

Much of his journey was logged on his website, www.expedition360.com.