Chapeau to Mark Beaumont

Mark Beaumont went round the world back in 2007 in just over 180 days. This was a solo effort, and Val Vannet and I followed him on our GeoBlogging with Mark effort.
Mark went round the world in just over 180 days - a solo effort with Mark carrying his bivvy and other equipment and having to find food at the end of the day.
In time, the record was whittled down to 123 days.

In June, Mark set off on an incredibly ambitious attempt to cycle around the world in 80 days.

At the start of the week, I was able to watch live on Facebook as Mark arrived to complete his journey and be presented with certificates from the Guinness Book of World Records.

Chapeau Mark. What an amazing achievement.