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Barefoot walker's extreme travel challenge sparks expert's warning to potential copycats

close Video Grammy-nominated artist to hike 3,000 miles across America Grammy-nominated artist Mike Posner discusses his major trek across the U. S. on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man has been walking thousands of miles across Europe completely barefoot, aiming to achieve the official Guinness World Record for the longest barefoot journey by an individual — and his adventure has prompted a fitness professional's warning for others who also might contemplate similar extreme feats involving lost-distance walks without shoes.

Walking barefoot along a road

Walking barefoot along a road

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Key Highlights

  • Eamonn Keaveney, 33, set out from Istanbul in March 2025, beginning a shoe-free trek of 3,400 miles that will end in Ireland, news agency SWNS reported.
  • His route has taken him through the Balkan Mountains, along the Blue Trail in northern Hungary and across the Danube cycle path in Austria.
  • MAN WHO VISITED 61 COUNTRIES INSISTS WORLD'S ‘MOST FEARED' PLACES HAVE ONE UNEXPECTED QUALITY Keaveney has been on the road for over 300 days, ever since leaving his hometown in Ireland last year.
  • He's currently walking through County Wexford in his home country, heading toward Davidstown, the same outlet said.
  • The journey has been bringing challenges, including injuries to his feet, weather extremes and an unhappy encounter with a dog — requiring rabies shots for him afterward.
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