Jordan Carter

Ed has been walking the Amazon for days now. He started back in April 2008 and will continue until August 2010.

Check out his progress and videos at walkingtheamazon.com

Twitter account is amazonwalkers

I think this video is best at summing up the Walking the Amazon experience

What is wrong with Cho? from Walking the Amazon Videos on Vimeo.

Taken from the website this explains what it is all about

What is your aim?

To create an adventure so exciting that it can be used to make people feel that they have a connection to the Amazon, its wonders and its problems, by being the first man ever to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.
Why are you doing this?

Walking the Amazon is not an eco-warrior campaign against deforestation or an activist project for indigenous peoples’ rights. It is a world-first expedition, first and foremost, and it is designed to draw attention to the complexities of the Amazon rainforest.

Ed is an expedition leader and writer by profession – he reports what he sees and what he is affected by. He is personally passionate about stopping deforestation but is of the opinion that to get people to listen, we need to enthuse and inspire them that the Amazon is worth worrying about, rather than forcing arguments down the throats of those that don’t care.

So the focus is on creating an adventure so exciting that it can suck people into the Amazon so that they can see it, touch it, smell it and know it. Essentially the more people that care about the Amazon the better.

It is crazy to think that for the last 2 years of our lives Ed has been busy walking the Amazon. I follow him on twitter and it is very interesting reading each of his tweets. Follow him on twitter and lets see if we can get him some more sponsorship!

Good on you Ed!