Mario Rigby Spent 912 Days Walking Across Africa

Crossing Africa is a once in a lifetime solo expedition by Mario Rigby to trek across the entire African continent from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt by foot and paddle boat only.
This is a rigorous two year journey that will cover uncharted terrain while covering 12 countries and a diverse range of environments, including deserts, jungles, and areas of civil unrest.
Mario began his journey in Cape Town, South Africa in November 2015, walking up to 50 klms a day, while traveling through Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan and ending at his destination of Cairo, Egypt in February 2018.
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★★ WHY DO THIS? ★★
● To fulfill a burning drive for exploration and adventure and re-enforce my belief in humanity, all while testing my body and mind to the absolute limit.
● Inspire: The drive for curiosity and exploration is vanishing in today's fast-paced and digital world. I think unlike past generations, more people are hesitant to venture out and meet strangers. We are all filled with unimaginable potential -- perhaps my adventure inspired others to move away from their comfort zones and unleash theirs.
● Not only was it an exploration of the land, it’s also a genuine interest of the people within it, and to learn from them.
● Only a few have done it from Cape Town to Cairo, and they have been westerners. I wanted to take on a modern challenge and show Africa in a way that’s unique by walking side-by-side with Africans, staying where they stay.
● I wanted to explore the world in a unique way that allowed me to experience the villages, tribes, and cultures without the convenience of just leaving any place at any time. If you walk you can’t just leave at night and go somewhere else. You have to arrive and then befriend strangers within minutes.
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CREDIT LINKS
► Mario Rigby KZbin Channel - / mariorigby
► Mario Rigby Website - www.mariorigby.com
► Mario Rigby Instagram - / mariorigby
► Toronto Star KZbin Channel - / @torontostar
► Toronto Star Original Interview Video - • Adventurer Mario Rigby...
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[@FifalianaFR]

It's sad that because of visa, most Africans can't walk across Africa but a Canadian can. But kudos to him for doing this

[@rogerpartner1622]

Ok. But. He’s the pioneer. Maybe. Many more will follow. But I hear you.

[@sha9543]

I don't think that matters

[@kevinm6749]

Colonialism is a mother.Fuqa

[@MohamedWaheedAtef]

Spot on man 😢

[@skyline77777]

What a legend.

[@clarkmaligayavlogs2032]

He remind me of terry fox

[@kadrianenyia_]

@@clarkmaligayavlogs2032 Canadians

[@engineeringvision9507]

@@kadrianenyia_ total badass

[@rotonical1878]

He walked 12000 km I can't even walk 5km

[@WonderWorldYTC]

I dropped my car off at repair the other day and got a lift back, but since it was only about 2-3 klms away I walked back to pick it up, I was buggered after that. I doubt I could have walked another 1-2 klms without collapsing, I am so out of shape.

[@driver55]

I swear i’ve seen people get in their car and drive half a block away (a few hundred feet), to go to the corner store then come back and park! 🤦‍♂️

[@bluedarkness7125]

I can’t do with just legs but can do with bike, it take me over 20km without stopping for break time.

[@hackxy1165]

@@driver55, same, I have seen people with longer driveways drive fro, their driveway to the mailbox at the street, just so lazy

[@driver55]

@@hackxy1165 😆 yep me to. Wow

[@Bingo2501]

Holy shit, that's damn impressive! And that story in Malawi, crazy! 😀

[@WonderWorldYTC]

Mario Rigby contacted me and asked if I would tell his story, which I had never heard of him or his journey of crossing Africa before. But once I started researching information for the video, I quickly realised that this was heavily covered in 2015-2018 by everyone. I must live under a rock as I never heard of him before he contacted me.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@Siward Beorn I often watch a lot of police / security camera videos, and a lot of videos come out of Africa and places like that of whole groups of men doing a home invasion. They follow your car home and wait to you open a HUGE ASS security gate and when you pull in they drive in behind you and attack you and take everything. Forget the health part of it (I am overweight and too old to do this now) I would still not want to do it, out of fear of being attacked / killed.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@Siward Beorn I am in the middle of improving, or to be more accurate at the start of improving. Now that all the cold weather is done for the year and we moving into Spring and soon summer, we will finally have some nice weather to get out and excercise in. I have already started dieting and excercising. I am currentlky 122kg and 50y/o so it is a challenge, but one I must do.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@Siward Beorn no I did not see your other post, and what is yomping?

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@Siward Beorn im already carrying 122kg I think that's enough :P

[@happyguy2k]

And because of you I've now heard his story 👏🏿

[@conscioustraphouse4621]

I've dreamed of walking across Africa for so long.

[@sukunagk]

Honestly inspired to do the same when he said, "It makes it hard to miss an experience..."

[@mohamedhommos7748]

Egypt and South Africa forever As We Are Africans Happy Trip

[@Photon_Collector]

That last stretch across the desert would have been hell.

[@generalbaguette4539]

Yeah he must have walked along the Nile river where it's not too bad.

[@U4Eye]

This guy experienced something that Very Few people can do. Near death from lack of food etc..Mario is a Man's Man.

[@Stimy42069]

I hope he writes a book about his experience crossing Africa. I'd be willing to bet he has a lot of really fascinating stories to tell.

[@mysteriotherme]

💯

[@jakephillips4453]

That's so amazing! Imagine being camping out in the African wilderness during the night.

[@obscureadventures5349]

Mario you are amazing! You have incredible strength for completing this journey. This made my day! Stay well bro!

[@voodooplay6411]

Dear Wonder World, I would like to thank you for publishing this worth while content and all of the other videos you do. I have just found your channel and see its inspirational value to the world. It makes me happy that children of the world, and my son, will get to live with educational content to inspire their brains to be great leaders of the future.

[@ihateyou484]

Most underrated world top traveller is Mario, he was never highlighted by KZbin and no govt supported him not even people, his videos are best, pure and real world traveller is mario

[@driver55]

Simply incredible and shows the power of intention & dedication. 👊

[@ehonse349]

Not for the cash, for like an adventure/ survival show. Just the life journey! Kudos to you man! That’s a pretty cool life adventure!

[@luciusbouslough4706]

African Forest Gump

[@WonderWorldYTC]

wait, there is a real Forest Gump, did exactly what the movie Forest Gump did, just ran across america, I tried to contact him to tell his story, he never replied.

[@luciusbouslough4706]

@@WonderWorldYTC wow, i had no idea. Learning something new every day

[@larsstougaard7097]

😁👍

[@cybersentient4758]

This guy has balls of steel, meanwhile I don't even have the balls to ask the McDonald's guy for extra ketchup packet

[@WonderWorldYTC]

lol never mess with people that make you food, you never know what they do to it, but asking for extra sauce should not be a problem.

[@cybersentient4758]

@@WonderWorldYTC now I'm scared

[@flow2me667]

Then switch to Burger King. ;)

[@R0adkillRacc00n]

What an amazing adventure!

[@followthepinkline]

The Legend of all caminos and walk-abouts.

[@GabrieLight]

WALKING! 😲 That's completely new to me!

[@De_Sava]

I am cleaning out a box of old fitness magazines and I came across one with Mario on the cover. So I decided to see what this guy was up to a year later and I find this video, cool.

[@theigbovoyager5996]

Wow what an inspiring story!

[@KaySeminomadic]

Thanks for sharing his story. Don't worry about publishing after everyone else. Better late than never!

[@masbropainting819]

Like 23 👍👍💪💪

[@hisboyee6463]

Sir I appreciate this great job of walking from Cape Town to the top of Africa that's wonderful and unbelievable ..I am also a walker and plan to go the same pattern as you did ...Thnx ..Hats off for You and 💕 from PAKISTAN ... Faqeer Muhammad Brohi Thul SINDH Pakistan...

[@AJ444ful]

Beautiful!!!

[@lafreewaylafreeway]

What an amazing guy!! 👍👍

[@IDRISIRIS]

Great video . Greetings from 🇬🇧

[@rustyshackleford6693]

How does this not have more views

[@Napstone]

Amazing 👊👊👊

[@RealityBox]

watching this doc, because i wanna explore the same journey

[@alipetuniashow]

Really inspiring

[@RadAcull]

Great story, fantastic people

[@hattaahmadembrus]

Salute!

[@tellstoryy]

Oh, that was a great way, bro)

[@KisambiraHassan]

wow. What a journey.

[@ro_berta_v]

Legend!

[@nssbi]

Big job👏👏👏

[@suhailahmed8980]

This video is awesome

[@dorahtsamai8076]

I'm truly inspired.

[@DVS57REBEL]

Great story

[@corleyoutdoors2887]

Informative and beneficial video

[@gutt2528]

How awesome

[@chitrachannelvlog4822]

Mario, greetings from Singapore.

[@HalfWarrior]

Holy shit, incredible!

[@jayantakhanra2778]

Wonderful,,,, wawwww

[@Brasi4522]

Amazing

[@SirImran]

Changing the face can change nothing, but facing the change can change everything. Good Luck

[@nancyokosi1]

Wowwwww

[@mikeljbarham9555]

Badass ,true manifest destiny

[@ajaystephan9298]

Nice

[@RajaSinhaofficial]

Really wow

[@cashlindontv7293]

Damn I'm here struggling to get out of bed to go to a job I hate 😪. He's a Beast. Good Job.

[@Tubbs777]

Epic

[@nazuddin6346]

Best wishes

[@Cybernaut551]

Africa needs a hero to connect humanity together.

[@rogerpartner1622]

Really cool. Here’s a guy. Who’s trying something new. Because he’s a West Indian I’m sure he wasn’t sure how it would go. But he’s integrity he’s honest belife. In him self. Really superb. . We all should have our own. Goals. Do not fear ( ok fear ) but do not let this dent you in your personal belife. God bless.

[@hunterhawk6593]

Ily you’re so wholesome

[@kayakcobber524]

Nice follow him regular... always nice to do this kind of adventures.... nothing can beat being on the road. Was arrested in Ukraine while kayaking. And many other encounters while doing walking projects

[@userjarabecko]

😄 sick of retards

[@robinlompot7525]

Amizing 😲

[@joepatroni8777]

WOW, this is simply amazing. Funny how a guy farting in a mall in America garners millions of views, yet this awe inspiring journey has fewer than 100k views!!! Humanity is messed up.

[@joachimarthey2336]

Wow great story Wonder World! I wonder if he has started planning his next adventure ?

[@WonderWorldYTC]

he is already doing it, cycling across Canada. But after walking across Africa, that would be like riding down to the shops and back for him.

[@TLKdavid]

Thank you for sharing this story with us. Xqcl

[@nancyokosi1]

I celebrate your strength

[@pepsimax2001]

Top lad

[@action_za26]

power.

[@BTRsAreAwesome]

We are the first two comments

[@jannettemolina3764]

Well, it is my dream to visit the villages of Africa. Congratulations🥰💓🇵🇷🎉🎉🎉

[@tm43977]

That's why human Origins Come from, since prehistoric times

[@justaman7745]

Big respect 🫡 to this man who do these crazy challenges. Sometimes I want to walk all the way from Alaska to all the way to Argentina 🇦🇷. I just want to do it, I don’t care if the police 👮 is going to stop me or my family or friends and I don’t even want people to stop me and give me lift in a vehicle 🚗. I just want to walk all the way from Argentina 🇦🇷 to Alaska, it’s my ambition to do it, and I know god is going to help me do this.

[@kusasa.entertainmentlifepe3367]

South Africa is the promise Land.

[@Denzelllllllll5478]

👏

[@mattbot5167]

nice, he got two first names

[@vickymoon933]

i lived in africa most of my life i'm supprised you didn't get robbed

[@jennschear5130]

I would die the first day 😂 thats impressive!!

[@chizobaani4037]

I'm taking a walk to the moon 🌙 from tomorrow 😀😀😀

[@sirmorallyincorrect4638]

the camera man: nobody appreciates me :(

[@hackxy1165]

Lol

[@samlusam408]

I think the camera man should have traveling with the car

[@kusasa.entertainmentlifepe3367]

Esrial is here in south Africa.

[@BisraelORbkilled]

That’s true! I wanted to see how far the messiah had to walk to hide from the romans and it would’ve taken them around the same time as Mario Israel is indeed in South Africa I wish I knew exactly where

[@WhyForWhatNow]

Ok I'm sorry but my ignorant ass thought from the thumbnail you might be from somewhere over there, the fact you're not has made this like 20 times more insane! What an amazing guy

[@WhyForWhatNow]

Also idk how he walked 50km a day with balls of steel

[@WonderWorldYTC]

hey don't feel that way, I thought that myself when he contacted me, I thought ok an African walked across Africa, so what? Then I found out he from Canada, and I thought ok now that's interesting.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@@WhyForWhatNow if he actually walked 50 klms every day he would have arrived in 240 days not 2.5 years, so he took his time, but when he did walk he walked about 50klms a day.

[@KyleOzz]

@@WonderWorldYTC The other 1.7 years was probably him talking to everyone that stopped him.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@@KyleOzz yeah no doubt, he did say people were coming upto him every 5 minutes, that would really drag out your day. No but really he would stop at location and enjoy that area for awhile before moving on.

[@BbBb-sd2bs]

Riaan Manser "That's cute"

[@vincentdolente7053]

I'd never leave.

[@fre3radic4l]

The way his pack is leaning to one side is killing my biiike.

[@internetdinosaur8810]

What a fucking legend

[@aheathcliff7227]

How did he manage water? I'd get thirsty every 5 Kms....

[@mrmcface713]

Water Filter

[@paypal5019]

And country are huge so they made border only on road

[@ashori100]

He should call his book Marios bizarre adventure

[@suprmanjim]

Hope he walks to Magadan

[@paypal5019]

Border in Africa is deserted cuz is huge country

[@SuperKittenLvr6626]

All this and I can’t even get out of bed and go outside for 1 minutes

[@WonderWorldYTC]

I often drive down the road on rainy days and see people out jogging or walking dogs and I think to myself "it's raining, what are you crazy" while i drive by on my way to get some take away.

[@itisjustacomment]

@@WonderWorldYTC I'm one of these people who cycle /walk in all weathers. So much to see and people to meet on my travels.

[@justwithpranav5750]

let him do india next time. It'll be life changing

[@althafaflahchannel2455]

Hi

[@Siphamandla.Ngcobo]

I though Sudan would give him grief instead of Malawi, because of things like Al Shabaab. Very surprised you got treated like that in Malawi, I lived there for almost a year.

[@NyashaM]

He walked across the motherland

[@craigsundberg1443]

I wish people would quit saying Europe is easy. While I would never compare it to what he did, in my 17 country journey in Europe I got a in a fight with Drug Dealers in Scandinavia during the "Nordic Wars" and was arrested at gun point in a then war Torn Croatia and stopped a possible Abduction of a Girl I had traveled with briefly while in Italy. Nevertheless it is the grandest Adventure I ever had overall and one that you should undertake and more. I will also quote some Danish Friends before I embarked on my journey "Overall it is safe, however people disapear all the time and you just do not hear about it" Since then I have only visited a few countries while back packing around the Philippines I would meet my other half. I was talked out of my dream to motorcycle the world literally the night before I was to leave do to family tragedy, while I ended up marrying that Filipina and having kids, I will always wonder what that trip would have been like, and can only dream of finishing it once my kids are raised, or perhaps as they get older we will do a grand adventure as well. Nevertheless the point is this, just go, he nailed it, the west is only worried about wealth, and the last thing you will think on your death bed, is that you wished you had made more money.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

"in my country journey in Europe, I got a in a fight with Drug Dealers in Scandinavia during the "Nordic Wars" and was arrested at gun point in a then war Torn Croatia and stopped a possible Abduction of a Girl I had traveled with briefly while in Italy." on an Tuesday this happen. :)

[@eyrie7983]

Next video on wonder world: “Man runs across the Pacific Ocean”

[@WonderWorldYTC]

shhh don't give it away :)

[@justno8331]

Did you just predict the anti Christ

[@eyrie7983]

Just No of course

[@ridwanap6166]

Hello

[@daniele.parentmradamgamera2500]

this dude is real life nathan drake

[@Shazistic]

The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were Yesterday -Shazistic