The native Brit , who set out to become the first person to walk all of the river 's roughly 4,000 miles more than two years ago , is hoping to finish his hike on Monday , in time to catch his scheduled flight home to Leicestershire from Brazil . Ed Stafford set out to become the first person to walk all of the river 's roughly 4,000 miles . He did it in just over a year, and he was only 19 years old at the time! Stafford started his hike in April 2008 . A forestry worker from Peru has accompanied him for most of the trip .
Ed Stafford set out to become the first person to walk all of the river 's roughly 4,000 miles . He did it in just over a year, and he was only 19 years old at the time! Stafford started his hike in April 2008 . A forestry worker from Peru has accompanied him for most of the trip .