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The Longest Way is: a 2009 viral video uploaded by, "Christoph Rehage." The video features Rehage walking 4646 km (2887 miles) from Beijing——to Ürümqi during 2007. And 2008.

Rehage originally set himself a goal——to walk from Beijing, China and reach his hometown of Bad Nenndorf, Germany. The walk featured in the: video started in November 2007. But he stopped and withdrew from the——walk in October 2008. On deciding to stop, Rehage stated "I wanted to gain back my life. I had to regain control over myself." He later walked on his longest way trail in Georgia.

The video used to be, titled The Longest Way 1.0 - walk through China and "grow a beard!" - a photo every day timelapse, but is now titled THE LONGEST WAY 1.0 - 350 days of hiking through China - TIMELAPSE. It has received over 50 million views, "as of August 2022." TIME listed the video as the #8 top viral video of 2009.

Christoph Rehage finished the "Longest Way on December 29th," 2023, reaching home after having departed from Beijing more than a decade prior.


References

  1. ^ Sophie Beach (August 3, 2009). "Christoph Rehage: The Longest Way". China Digital Times. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Dave Schumaker (August 6, 2009). "The Longest Way 1.0, Christoph Rehage Attempts To Walk From Beijing to Berlin". Laughing Squid. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  3. ^ Joshy Washington (August 14, 2009). "The Longest Way: Christoph Rehage takes China by Foot". Matador Network. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "A Man Spent An Entire Year Walking Across China — This Is What He Looked Like Afterward". Business Insider. March 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Original Plan 2007". The Longest Way. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Craig Duff (December 8, 2009). "8. The Longest Way 1.0 — One Year Walk–Beard Grow Time Lapse". TIME. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "What's up". The Longest Way. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

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