The Pan-American Route

Stretching the length of the America’s from the north coast of Alaska to Tierra del Fuego Argentina, the Pan-American route is roughly 14,000 miles making it the longest crossing in the world. The route begins in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and ends in Ushuaia, Argentina, but there is no exact route between the start and finish that one must take except for the crossing of the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia which requires a flight from Panama City, Panama to Cartagena, Colombia. I have spent two years planning and perfecting the route I will take.

Statistics

The current Pan-American supported world record is 84 days, 11 hours, and 50 minutes, set by Michael Strasser in 2018

The current Pan-American unsupported world record is 95 days set by Leandro Carlos da Silva in 2023

My route covers:

600,000 feet of elevation gain

13 countries: United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina

15 border crossings

All 11 biomes

Maximum elevation of 11,800 feet in the Ecuadorian Andes