[gerdesj]

Thankfully our hero is made of sterner stuff than either you or me:

"On other occasions, however, he almost packed it in. In Uganda, his one-man support crew resigned, leaving him without a support vehicle or help at a time when his funding for the run was almost exhausted. To compound matters, all routes ahead involved either conflict or extreme risk."

[ptspts]

Why would someone start this long run without enough funding secured for the whole length?

[em-bee]

maybe he was planning to get more funding along the way (by selling his story for example) or some expected funding fell through. for something like this you don't have to have all funding sorted out the day you start. i mean, it would probably help, but i don't think it's wrong to start and see how far you can get.

[dyauspitr]

Why do you have a mortgage?