How Hardest Geezer Ran the Entire Length of Africa | Super Power
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Russ Cook AKA @hardestgeezer has made headline news across the globe. Why? Because he’s just completed the equivalent of 385 marathons in 352 days, running across the entire length of Africa. On his epic journey, Russ took on some of the toughest environmental conditions, including the world’s largest hot desert, the Sahara. But it wasn’t just extreme weather making this such a treacherous mission, Russ also came face to face with robbing, kidnapping, life threatening illness and extreme injuries.
Unsurprisingly, this mission was not his first rodeo. Russ has been taking on extreme challenges for years-running from Asia to the UK, pulling a car the length of a marathon and even burying himself alive for a week. It’s no wonder most people know him better by his nickname, Hardest Geezer.
Back in his hometown, Russ reflects on his colossal mission, revealing a part of his story that has never been spoken on camera before…
This Great Big Story is powered by @HuelYT
00:00 Meet Hardest Geezer
01:10 Planning Project Africa
01:36 Start of the mission
02:55 Robbed at gunpoint
03:39 Serious illness
04:33 Food
05:35 Held hostage in DRC
08:11 Visa issues
08:52 The Sahara
10:04 Meaning of the mission
10:55 The finish line
11:58 Reflections
12:51 What's next?
Lead Producer: Annabel Fraser
Camera: Steve Kelly and Stuart Smillie
Sound: Louis Fitton
Edit: James Rayner
Additional Footage by:
Jamie Carson
Harry Gallimore-Cox
Stan Gaskell
Jarred Karp
Guus Van Veen
James Ward
Additional camera crew:
Markus Christ
Scott Dunster
Josh Sampiero
Special thanks to Russ and his team!
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@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
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@oyuyuy Ай бұрын
Fun fact: He also beat the record for 'Number of days in a row spent in the sun by a red head' - by 351 days!
@adamgriss2025 Ай бұрын
The sun was too afraid of his vicious ones and twos🫡
@manmeetsingh1712 10 күн бұрын
Still a little pale, if you ask me
@AlliRayy Ай бұрын
I run out of breath going up the stairs
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
LOL, well that's one thing we have in common 😅
@eachannel5409 Ай бұрын
@@GreatBigStorymany of us do lol.
@aR0ttenBANANA Ай бұрын
“I was pissing blood for a few days, that’s quite bad” 😂
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
We laughed on set when he said this 😂
@impossible9599 11 күн бұрын
Yes it's due to breakdown of muscle leading to myoglobin in urine giving it reddish tinge
@toonvdh8987 5 күн бұрын
@@impossible9599 big science
@jamescanjuggle Ай бұрын
Shoutout to Hardest Geezers editors Stan and Jamie! Those two are legends in of themselves. And Gus too, the whole trip was a tuesday for him we're pretty sure
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
👏👏❤
@Nooticus Ай бұрын
absolutely ^
@stupid_animations Ай бұрын
"and that day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run."
@0xVeniVidiVici Ай бұрын
This old Geezer can run!
@larsstougaard7097 Ай бұрын
Geezer for life
@khonable Ай бұрын
Forest Gump 2.0
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
😂🤣
@BryceRogers_ Ай бұрын
Hardest Gump
@jimsonjohnson3761 13 күн бұрын
Forrest Gumption
@fjodorgrigorow3851 Ай бұрын
That was fantastic! Thank you!!
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
Thank YOU for watching ☺🫶
@georgwerderits4303 Ай бұрын
"lookin at some swining stuff as well, cant't swim at the moment so that would be a cool one to trying." bro conqueres land and now he takes the see🌊💀😂
@annasahlstrom6109 Ай бұрын
He does this for those of us who can't!
@fishmghee1105 Ай бұрын
approximately 99.9999% of everyone I suppose.
@user-xr7ci8tf3e Ай бұрын
Yeah bc most people don’t abandon their families to stupidly risk their lives for the sole purpose of fueling their own ego.
@fishmghee1105 Ай бұрын
@@user-xr7ci8tf3e Weird comment. No need to be jealous of him!
@JoseAdanOrtiz Ай бұрын
My son Massimiliano and I now have a new hero, thanks for sharing this story with the world!
@markupson Ай бұрын
Fantastic piece. Really love the animations used to help tell his story!!
@atiprasavong-bc2lf Ай бұрын
Slay
@BryceRogers_ Ай бұрын
MINDSET. LOCKED AND LOADED.
@thefirstchampster Ай бұрын
I guess he carried the boats and the logs.
@chrislangeveldt8859 Ай бұрын
On behalf of South Africa I apologize Russ, were not all like that, next time come to Cape Town : )
@ulbiy Ай бұрын
I would’ve hauled my ass straight home after being robbed the first time 😭☠☠
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
Honestly, we get it, can't imagine how scary that would have been 😭
@krampusk5699 Ай бұрын
Our man russ u know!! Ones and twos all day
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
💪❤
@jackjenkins3705 Ай бұрын
I pulled my calf after running 3km the other day. How does this guy do it!? 🤯
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
He's a legend, that's how 💪😄
@Mr59J Ай бұрын
Crazy story, like somethinf out od a movie
@johnscallobs8273 Ай бұрын
David Goggins is proud of this one
@marchleo9801 Ай бұрын
Run Geezer run!!!
@mattiasmclaughlin6856 26 күн бұрын
Now he's running from the UK to Berlin for the Euros, this guy really doesn't take a break 😂
@apcolleen Ай бұрын
I thought this was going to be Beau Miles mr beans and trash himself
@BoondockGore Ай бұрын
Putting hardest geezer in the title messed this up for the algorithm it seems. Should have way more views. "Man runs across Africa" maybe idk
@M.Godfrey 29 күн бұрын
Well done mate
@pradhyumnamuralidharan4168 Ай бұрын
I have a question. What is the style of cinematography used by this video? Just curious.
@Brandon-qg1ro Ай бұрын
Pretty sure the closest thing to a name is «portrait interview»
@DrewRobertson1 Ай бұрын
the hardest geezer is 27. guess I'm dead.
@user-zm3ub4zm1f Ай бұрын
Good content
@pandasteeze Ай бұрын
This guy makes David Goggins look like a baby
@Petre_Pavlovich Ай бұрын
They dont know me son
@Napstone Ай бұрын
84km a day?!! 😳😳😳😳😳😳 WTF!?!!!
@Captain_Croissant3546 Ай бұрын
Bro is not forest gump😂
@Yimello Ай бұрын
Yeah, he’s real
@gagalishousOo Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@BoondockGore Ай бұрын
I saw some KZfaqr try and beat him on some electric shoes. Geezer won
@michaelreynolds6710 29 күн бұрын
Forrest Gump going hard
@jimsonjohnson3761 13 күн бұрын
Forrest Gumption
@hiroshi6154 Ай бұрын
Real life Forest Gump
@gabriieIl Ай бұрын
Dont let Goggins hear bout this one
@Crane_feather 4 күн бұрын
I really hope he won't do the everest climb, so many people die there, even ones that are the most prepared in body, mind and provisions😅
@USOFRED Ай бұрын
👍👍
@swordfishgamingtv4429 Ай бұрын
hi
@Wizardof 23 күн бұрын
Ah heeehha naw...Not me. I am NOT going to be captured and held for ransom of 1000 WalMart $100.00 Green Cards by some nutjobs waiting at the Sahel for me to emerge from the jungle.... 🤣🤨😬🙄
@denisruskin348 Ай бұрын
Imagine seeing the need to rob a guy that is just running, doing no harm to anyone in the process. Props to this guy though, as a daily runner this is just majestic.
@drew1564 Ай бұрын
These people live in desperate conditions
@lester44444 Ай бұрын
Yikes..the everest challenge is so different and so dangerous in different ways, especially if you're going for speed of all things lol 😬 in all likeliehood, would need to wait for goldilocks weather and find a more isolated (and arguably far more dangerous) route away from the crowds if you actually want to go for speed?? That's seems pretty fucked and require heaps of pro mountaineering experience lol...especially with how many would have to be in your team PLUS how many sherpas would be involved in the ascent and descent.
@shronklescrimblo69 Ай бұрын
The British ruined a lot of thing on countries they invaded, including bread.
@CapraObscura Ай бұрын
The British made Africa great, when Africa decolonised they started declining badly. You should be thankful for the British
@shronklescrimblo69 Ай бұрын
@@CapraObscura yeah right, now return all the gold they stole
@CapraObscura Ай бұрын
@@shronklescrimblo69 no! That's ours, your country exploits itself to death anyway. Nothing wrong in claiming an artefact that is rightfully ours by discovery. Most ancient items in your lands go to rich men or are destroyed by silly religious men in dresses
@bro...5849 Ай бұрын
@@shronklescrimblo69womp womp
@ulbiy Ай бұрын
@@CapraObscura Be so for real. The British literally ENSLAVED the Africans. Tf you mean “made Africa great”? the reason why Africa declined after the British left was because the British implemented new systems and when they left they suddenly took everything they had in place. It left Africa with NOTHING since the British had also DISMANTLED Africa’s original system, meaning they had to build up from ground zero. They were fine before Britain even came! Should’ve just stayed out. 👎
@lancecristofer6800 Ай бұрын
EARLY EARLY
@GreatBigStory Ай бұрын
Early bird catches the worm 😉
@soton5teve 29 күн бұрын
Tory propaganda
@user-xr7ci8tf3e Ай бұрын
No offense but this is the most self-centered and wasteful thing someone could do. Imagine being so bored with your privileged life that you have to go out of your way to torture yourself to feel something. Does this guy have a family? How are you just able to abandon your family for months to do something that helps absolutely no one but your giant ego? Once you have a child, doing anything but making sure you are around as much and as long as possible is completely selfish. It’s one thing if you’re poor and HAVE to work long hours, but to willingly and routinely do this is so weird.
@geomatt7701 Ай бұрын
A working class bloke with little to his name dedicating years of his life and health to a project that raised millions for charity, extensively promoted mental health issues and inspired an entire generation of runners while breaking a world record is not really too selfish in my eyes. Ultimately, he probably did it to prove to himself that he could do it, sure, but this project has benefited hundreds of thousands of people in one way or another. And no, he doesn't have any kids.
@Yimello Ай бұрын
I’m glad there are people like Russ in this world. Negative people like you, less so.
@foxcountryclub4819 Ай бұрын
first 🚀🏃
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