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 Ground

  
Most countries visited on a single tank of fuel: Audi breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)

   
Longest journey on a motorized bicycle: Mike Minnick breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)

    
Greatest Distance on a Motorcycle in 24 Hours on a track: world record set by Carl Reese (VIDEO)

   
World's first five-star hotel for cats: Catzonia Malaysia sets world record (VIDEO)

    
World's first permanent ice hotel: ICEHOTEL sets world record (VIDEO)

   
World's first person to reach the South Pole in a wheelchair: Aron Anderson sets world record (VIDEO)

   
Fastest solo journey to the South Pole by a female: Johanna Davidsson breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)

    
Most countries visited in 24 hours: Adam Leyton breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)

    
Longest journey by motorcycle in a single country: Danell Lynn breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)

  
Most national capital cities visited in 24 hours: Barnaby Davies breaks Guinness World Records' record


  
Oldest man to climb Mount Kilimanjaro: Robert Wheeler breaks Guinness World Record (VIDEO)
 
  
Fastest time to travel to all London Underground stations: Geoff Marshall and Anthony Smith broke Guinness world record

  
Oldest person to climb Everest: Yuichiro Miura breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)

   
Oldest couple to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro: Vancouver couple sets world record (VIDEO)

  
Fastest drive from Cape Town to London: British pair smash Guinness world record

   
Longest Rollerski Journey: César Baena breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)

   
Most capitals of countries visited by Motorcycle: Edwin Escobar breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)

   
Oldest to travel around world: Saburo Shochi sets world record

   
Longest bicycle journey in Antarctica: Eric Larsen breaks Guinness world record

   
Farthest distance traveled on a skateboard: Wu Meng-lung broke Guinness world record

   
First person to visit all nations without flying: Graham Hughes sets world record


   
Oldest woman to climb Mount Everest: Tamae Watanabe breaks world record

   
Youngest person to visit the North Pole: Jaimie Donovan sets world record

   
Longest non-motorised polar expedition without outside help: Belgian explorers set world record (Video)

   
Antarctica Legacy Crossing: Sebastian Copeland and Eric McNair-Landry set three world records (Video)


   
First to climb Mt. Sidley in Antarctica (Female): Crina Coco Popescu sets world record (Video)

    
First woman to ski solo across Antarctica: Felicity Aston sets world record (Video)

   
Fastest 100-kilometres by kite ski: Helen Skelton sets world record (Video)

   
First blind person to trek to the South Pole: Alan Lock sets world record

   
Youngest to climb 7 summits: Jordan Romero (Video)

   
Longest taxi journey: Three British adventurers sets world record (Video)

  
Fastest overland journey to the South Pole: KNGS (Video)

   
Youngest person to ski to the South Pole: Amelia Hempleman-Adams sets world record (Video)
   

  
First person to visit all UN member countries and Antarctica: Yili Liu

  
Oldest man to climb Mount Kilimanjaro: Richard Byerley sets world record (Video)

  
Fastest solo global circumnavigation by bicycle: Bruce Gordon sets world record (Video)


  
Longest distance on a mountain bike: Dave Buchanan set world record

  
Fastest time bicycling across Canada: Kevin Robins (Video)

 
  First person to visit all Independent States: Kashi Samaddar (Video)


  Longest bumper car marathon: Laura Byng


  Longest journey by fire engine: charity firefighters (HD Video)


  Longest Journey by Motorcycle in a Single Country: Canadian Brothers (Video)


   Fastest Crossing of the Sahara Desert by Bicycle: Reza Pakravan (Video)


   First person to visit solo all 194 UN member countries: Yili Liu

    Fastest Time to visit 245 countries: Benny Prasad


    Greatest distance on a scooter in 24 hours: Jason Chalmers and Tamlyn Locke

  
   Longest distance travelled on a single tank of fuel: Volkswagen Passat


   
Fastest circumnavigation by bicycle: Vin Cox   

  
Longest rickshaw ride: Tim Moss

   
 Fastest journey to the South Pole: Todd Carmichael

       Greatest Distance on Motorcycle in 24 Hours: Omar Al Mamari
  

      Most countries visited: Kashi Samaddar

    
Longest Distance Skated on the Road: Abhishek Navale

       First Woman to Scale 14 Highest Peaks: Oh Eun-Sun

      First to cycle the length of the Americas: Mark Beaumont

      Fastest cyclist to cross Southern Australia: Guido Kunze

      Fastest to cycle the Pan-American Highway: Scott Napier

     Longest journey on mini-bikes: Ryan Galbraith and Chris Stinson

     Longest tea run: Rebecca Wass

     Fastest cyclist to circle the globe: James Bowthorpe

    Longest rickshaw ride: Simon Etkind and Lianna Hulbert

     Longest unsupported Arctic journey: Emirates NBD Greenland Quest

     Bicycling across Canada: Cornel Dobrin          
   
     Longest distance travelled by train in 24 hours: Corey Pedersen and Mike Kim  

     Longest wheelbarrow journey: David Baird


  
Fastest team travel to the South Pole: team impossible2Possible

  Longest Journey by Skateboard: Rob Thomson
  
 

   
Longest journey around the world: Rosie Swale Pope

  Longest Journey on Skates: Khoo Swee Chiow

   Longest Journey on Skates: Swee Chiow


   Travel world record: Oliver Kern    

   
Longest wheelbarrow journey: David Baird

  
   
Longest distance pushing a car: Ashrita Furman


    Water
   
Longest distance sailed in a Laser dinghy: Robert Suhay breaks Guinness World Records' record (VIDEO)

   Farthest distance on a snowmobile on water: Antti Holmberg breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)

   
Farthest distance by canoe on flat water: Brandon Nelson breaks Guinness world record (VIDEO)


   
Fastest transatlantic crossing by solar power: PlanetSolar breaks Guinness world record

    
Fastest crossing of the Black Sea by rowing boat: world record set by Atlantic4 (VIDEO)
   

    
Fastest solo crossing of the Atlantic in a rowing boat: Charlie Pitcher breaks Guinness world record

    
Oldest message in a bottle: Andrew Leaper breaks world record (PICS)

   
Most Expensive Cruise: Six Star Cruises sets world record

   
Longest time spent at sea: Bill and Laurel Cooper sets world record
 
   
Fastest yacht voyage around the world: Yachting crew set world record (Video)


   Oldest person to swim the English Channel: Roger Allsopp (Video)


   Fastest crossing of the Irish Sea on wakeboards: Irish cops (Video)


   First Woman to Sail Around the World Three Times: Dee Caffari (Video)

   Longest distance covered on a jetski in 24 hours: Jeremy Burfoot (Video)


    Fastest rowing across the Atlantic: Team Hallin (Video)


   Largest gay and lesbian cruise: Atlantis Events


    
Fastest crossing of the English Channel on a wakeboard: Edward Bosso

   
 First Women To Row Nonstop Around Britain: The Seagals

    
Longest voyage by a boat made of plastic bottles: Plastiki

    
Longest distance traveled on a wakeboard: Wake Nation team

    
Longest sea voyage: Reid Stowe

    
Youngest to circumnavigate the globe: Jessica Watson

     Youngest rower to cross an ocean solo: Katie Spotz

     Longest solo kayak journey: Helen Skelton

     Youngest to sail solo around world: Zac Sunderland

     Most miles paddled in 24 hours on Stand Up Paddle Board: Justin DeBree

  Longest Stand Up Paddle board journey
: Justin DeBree


   
Fastest circumnavigation using Biodiesel: Earthrace

   
Fastest vertical circumnavigation: Adrian Flanagan

  Longest distance traveled on a personal watercraft in a 24-hour period: Mike Pagliccia
 

  
Longest voyage by a wave-powered boat: Kenichi Horie

     Air
 
   
Youngest pilot to fly around the world: Tan James Anthony breaks Guinness world record

    Most hot air balloons to cross the English Channel: balloonists break Guinness world record (VIDEO)

   
Longest Non-Stop Flight in Single Engine Plane: Captain William Harrelson breaks Guinness world record

   
Most balloons crossing the English Channel: 50 hot air balloons set world record (Video)

   World's Most Attractive Flight Attendants: Virgin Atlantic's cabin crew

   Most miles travelled by a passenger: Fred Finn

    Longest nonstop flight in a lightweight plane: Arnold Ebneter

   First person to cross the English Channel using helium balloons
: Jonathan Trappe

     Longest solar-powered flight by paramotor: the Cardozo family
  
     Youngest passenger to fly in microgravity: Jules Nader

    Youngest to solo airplane and helicopters on same day: Errick Smith

    Fastest around the world flight: Caroll Ann Garratt and Carol Foy

 
   
 Fastest coast to coast round trip: US pilots

   Fastest team flight around the world: Swiss Pilots

    Fastest transcontinental flight in a LSA: Matt Hansen and Jessica Scharle

   Longest Cluster Balloon Flight: Jonathan Trappe

  Longest distance flight in a helium balloon: David Hempleman

   Longest distance flown in an autogyro: Norman Surplus


    Youngest
   
Youngest pilot to fly around the world: Tan James Anthony breaks Guinness world record

     
Youngest person to cycle around the world: Tom Davies sets world record (VIDEO)

  
Youngest pilot to fly around the world: Carlo Schmidt sets world record (PICS & VIDEOS)

 
Youngest person to sail solo round the world: Laura Dekker sets world record (Video)


    
Youngest person to ski to the South Pole: Amelia Hempleman-Adams sets world record (Video)

    
Youngest people to cycle the length of the Americas: twin brothers sets world record (Video)

    
Youngest to circumnavigate the globe: Jessica Watson

     Youngest rower to cross an ocean solo: Katie Spotz

     Youngest to sail solo around world: Zac Sunderland

     Youngest passenger to fly in microgravity: Jules Nader

     Youngest to solo airplane and helicopters on same day: Errick Smith


    Modern Society

  
 Biggest New Year Party-world record set by Rio de Janeiro

  Biggest Bed Jump-world record set by InterContinental Hotels Group
 

  Most flags flown on a Bridge-world record set by BridgeClimb Sydney    


    Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show-world record set by Hong Kong

 

 

 


    
    Most miles paddled in 24 hours
- Justin DeBree

    

       Most countries visited-Kashi Samaddar

    

      Youngest passenger to fly in microgravity

    
        Youngest to solo airplane and helicopters