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Adventure Sports Podcast

Ep. 789: Update on a 7-Year Walk Around the World - Tom Turcich

Adventure Sports Podcast

Curt Linville

Sports, Science, Fitness, Nature, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.6579 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

World walking: Tom Turcich's 7-year journey starting April 2, 2015 from New Jersey, trekking across seven continents inspired by his friend AnneMarie's passing, adopting dog Savannah in Texas who has crossed every border with him, nearing completion with just Denver to New Jersey left, making Savannah the first dog to walk around the world.

On April 2nd, 2015 Tom Turcich left his home in New Jersey to embark on what he originally planned to be a 5-year trek across the seven continents. After 7 years of walking, Tom is nearly complete with just the stretch from Denver to New Jersey left to finish!

The dream of walking around the world formed at seventeen after his friend AnneMarie passed. Since her death, Tom decided to make the most of each day and live his life to the absolute fullest. 

In Texas, he adopted a dog, Savannah, and the two have crossed every border together ever since. Savannah will soon become the first dog to walk around the world. 

Theworldwalk.com

Instagram: @theworldwalk

Tom’s previous two episodes on Adventure Sports Podcast over the years:

Ep. 270: A 5-Year Walk Around the World - Tom Turcich

Ep. 517: Update on a 5-Year Walk Around the World - Tom Turcich

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Transcript

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0:00.0

And up there's no water. There's a couple salt water lakes, but there's no fresh water.

0:04.5

And so when I left San Pedro Deticama, I was loaded up with kind of as much water as I've ever carried.

0:10.5

And my cart weighed probably well over 100 pounds, and my backpack was loaded with water.

0:15.5

And in one day, that first day, I get all, like, jacked up on Red Bull and Coca leaves and everything and push out.

0:23.6

I made a mistake.

0:40.6

When I talked to Tom, I made a mistake.

0:42.7

And that mistake was not scheduling enough time to talk with them.

0:47.3

I tried to fit it in on a lunch break at work, and I just am kicking myself because it was such an amazing talk, such an amazing idea.

0:58.0

And I felt like we just started getting into it by the time I had to go.

1:02.6

So it's probably safe to say we're going to have Tom back on because he's technically not done with his journey,

1:08.3

but he is walking around the world and has been for seven years.

1:13.6

Six years without stopping, he had to stop at one point for just a little while, but he has

1:18.6

he left his home in New Jersey, started walking towards the Mexican border, picked up a dog

1:24.8

in Texas, Savannah, a three-month-old dog.

1:37.9

And that dog, Savannah, has been with him the entire time as he made his way south to South America, across Asia and Europe, and even Antarctica.

1:40.9

It has been a heck of a journey.

1:42.2

Seven years in the making.

1:43.6

He's in Denver right now.

1:47.5

Well, now he's actually in Seattle taking a break, but he made it to Denver before the winter, taking a little break, and he's going to finish his walk back home to New Jersey soon.

1:53.2

And he was on the show back in episode 270 originally, and then episode 517, both of those about two years apart and two years apart here so we

2:05.3

talked to him right at the beginning of his journey maybe a year or so in and then another few years

2:10.1

in so we've gotten the full sweep on tom turstitch's story so it's it's awesome to be able to connect

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