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Wild Ideas Worth Living · Tuesday, June 30, 2026

First Woman to Walk the Length of the Americas

Lucy Vanart is attempting to be the first woman to walk the length of the Americas, from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska. She started in 2017 and hopes to reach Alaska in the summer of 2027.

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My name's Lucy Vanart, and I'm making an attempt to be the first woman to walk the length of the earth.
Lucy Vanart
She would walk north until she reached Alaska. Nine years later, Lucy is still walking.
Lucy hopes to reach Alaska in the summer of 2027. And when she does, she will make history as the first woman to walk the length of the Americas.
Heard on Wild Ideas Worth Living — “First Woman to Walk the Length of the Americas with Lucy Barnard, published Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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