British adventurer becomes first human in history to conquer the world by land, air and sea

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British adventurer James Ketchell has secured his place in history as the first human being to travel around the entire planet by land, sea and air.The 43-year-old Basingstoke native arrived at Haslar Marina in Gosport on Saturday.He completed the final leg of his sailing circumnavigation after 45 days at sea from Cape Town.Family members, including his fiancée Lisa Bulmer, parents Trisha and John, brother Jeremy and nephew Max, gathered to welcome him home.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Gosport Mayor Cllr Kirsten Bradley was also among those greeting the record-breaking explorer.Mr Ketchell told The News: "It sounds crazy to say but I've now become the first person to circumnavigate the globe by air, sea and land."Mr Ketchell had already achieved a cycling circumnavigation covering 29,000 kilometres in 2013.He then set a Guinness World Record for a gyrocopter flight spanning 44,450 kilometres around the globe in 2019.His remarkable career also includes reaching the summit of Mount...

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