Great Big Story | Running Across Africa: Hardest Geezer's Incredible Superpower @GreatBigStory | Uploaded 4 months ago | Updated 3 hours ago
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Russ Cook AKA @hardestgeezer has made headline news across the globe. Why? Because heโs just completed the equivalent of 385 marathons in 352 days, running across the entire length of Africa. On his epic journey, Russ took on some of the toughest environmental conditions, including the worldโs largest hot desert, the Sahara. But it wasnโt just extreme weather making this such a treacherous mission, Russ also came face to face with robbing, kidnapping, life threatening illness and extreme injuries.
Unsurprisingly, this mission was not his first rodeo. Russ has been taking on extreme challenges for yearsโrunning from Asia to the UK, pulling a car the length of a marathon and even burying himself alive for a week. Itโs no wonder most people know him better by his nickname, Hardest Geezer.
Back in his hometown, Russ reflects on his colossal mission, revealing a part of his story that has never been spoken on camera beforeโฆ
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00:00 Meet Hardest Geezer
01:10 Planning Project Africa
01:36 Start of the mission
02:55 Robbed at gunpoint
03:39 Serious illness
04:33 Food
05:35 Held hostage in DRC
08:11 Visa issues
08:52 The Sahara
10:04 Meaning of the mission
10:55 The finish line
11:58 Reflections
12:51 What's next?
Lead Producer: Annabel Fraser
Camera: Steve Kelly and Stuart Smillie
Sound: Louis Fitton
Edit: James Rayner
Additional Footage by:
Jamie Carson
Harry Gallimore-Cox
Stan Gaskell
Jarred Karp
Guus Van Veen
James Ward
Additional camera crew:
Markus Christ
Scott Dunster
Josh Sampiero
Special thanks to Russ and his team!
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๐ช Head to my.huel.com/gbsRuss to fuel your own superhero story.
Russ Cook AKA @hardestgeezer has made headline news across the globe. Why? Because heโs just completed the equivalent of 385 marathons in 352 days, running across the entire length of Africa. On his epic journey, Russ took on some of the toughest environmental conditions, including the worldโs largest hot desert, the Sahara. But it wasnโt just extreme weather making this such a treacherous mission, Russ also came face to face with robbing, kidnapping, life threatening illness and extreme injuries.
Unsurprisingly, this mission was not his first rodeo. Russ has been taking on extreme challenges for yearsโrunning from Asia to the UK, pulling a car the length of a marathon and even burying himself alive for a week. Itโs no wonder most people know him better by his nickname, Hardest Geezer.
Back in his hometown, Russ reflects on his colossal mission, revealing a part of his story that has never been spoken on camera beforeโฆ
This Great Big Story is powered by @HuelYT
00:00 Meet Hardest Geezer
01:10 Planning Project Africa
01:36 Start of the mission
02:55 Robbed at gunpoint
03:39 Serious illness
04:33 Food
05:35 Held hostage in DRC
08:11 Visa issues
08:52 The Sahara
10:04 Meaning of the mission
10:55 The finish line
11:58 Reflections
12:51 What's next?
Lead Producer: Annabel Fraser
Camera: Steve Kelly and Stuart Smillie
Sound: Louis Fitton
Edit: James Rayner
Additional Footage by:
Jamie Carson
Harry Gallimore-Cox
Stan Gaskell
Jarred Karp
Guus Van Veen
James Ward
Additional camera crew:
Markus Christ
Scott Dunster
Josh Sampiero
Special thanks to Russ and his team!
Got a story idea for us? Shoot us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com ๐ง
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