A LONG WALK TO CHINA
Three cheers for intrepid long-distance hiker Vienna Cammarota who has just started her epic trek from Venice to China, in the footsteps of Marco Polo!
72 year-old Vienna is a veteran trekker who has completed long-distance hikes in Tibet, Palestine, Bohemia, Patagonia, Madagascar, the Amazon and other remote corners of the world, as well as a 2000-km trek through Italy, Austria and Germany in 2017-2018 following the itinerary of Goethe's “Viaggio in Italia.”
A native of the Cilento region, Campania, Italy, Vienna is an environmental tour guide and elected Ambassador of the Italian Archeoclub Association of archeological and cultural conservation.
Her new, even more ambitious walk, which she is undertaking in the name of peace, will cover a total 22,000 kms over the traditional Silk Route. With her pack on her back, she will traverse 15 different countries, including the Balkan states, Iran, Azerbijan, Kyrgystan and Mongolia, where she will face, totally alone, the challenges of harsh climatic conditions, desert and mountainous terrain, and possible hostile and dangerous situations.
Vienna aims to reach Beijing in December 2025 after an expected three years “on the road”. Her feat should qualify her for entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
Info: Tel.+39.06 44202250 www.archeoclubitalia.it
