A red-haired British man named Russ Cook asserts that he has become the inaugural individual to traverse the entire span of Africa, culminating at a finish line in Tunisia.

The endeavor was monumental, fraught with peril, and upon reaching the shores of the Mediterranean, the self-proclaimed "Hardest Geezer" had completed over 385 marathons in 352 days; totaling more than 10,000 miles.

Of greater significance to Cook, his remarkable achievement has garnered over £650,000, nearly a million dollars, for various charitable causes.

His journey spanned 16 nations, encompassing deserts, rainforests, and mountains, while encountering visa complications, robberies, sandstorms, injuries, illnesses, and even snowstorms. It commenced in the remote southern town of La Agulhas in South Africa and concluded on a Tunisian shoreline with a strawberry daiquiri in hand.

According to BBC reports, his route traversed South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria, and Tunisia.

The initial 60 marathons proceeded smoothly when he embarked on the journey in April 2023. However, in Angola, he and his team encountered an armed robbery, resulting in the theft of money, passports, and phones.

Subsequently, he battled food poisoning persistently during his time in Cameroon. Upon crossing from Nigeria into Benin, he felt depleted, having already completed approximately 210 marathons.

Upon reaching the unique nation of Mauritania on day 267, he was met with numerous individuals stopping on the roads to offer water and supplies. However, visa complications prevented him from traversing the vast Algerian Sahara, requiring intervention from the British government.

Although this could have served as a fitting final obstacle, he faced both sandstorms and snowstorms in the Sahara during the same period.

On the concluding day, the last 44 kilometers to the finish line were marked by a group of enthusiastic runners who had traveled to join him for the occasion.