NewsMarch 20, 2005
Long walk spoiled by Guinness
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent -- Earl Daniel and Joel Butcher will probably stay off their feet for a while. The men from this Caribbean island walked for six days without sleep in a bid to set a world record for the longest nonstop hike. The hike lasted 144 hours and seven minutes. They began March 8 and ended Monday as they entered the capital to a siren of horns. It was not immediately clear how many miles they had walked...
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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent -- Earl Daniel and Joel Butcher will probably stay off their feet for a while.
The men from this Caribbean island walked for six days without sleep in a bid to set a world record for the longest nonstop hike.
The hike lasted 144 hours and seven minutes. They began March 8 and ended Monday as they entered the capital to a siren of horns. It was not immediately clear how many miles they had walked.
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"We said we were going to do this, and we have done it and have made all of St. Vincent and the Grenadines proud," Daniel said.
The duo got some bad news Tuesday: Guinness World Records won't recognize the feat.
Guinness World Records Ltd. confirmed that the men had contacted the company but said the category would not be recognized, because it is "impossible to compare" one person's performance with another's.
"Individuals often walk at different speeds" and "some individuals may choose a more demanding course" while "the time people take for necessary breaks may vary," Guinness spokeswoman Laura McTurk said.
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