JukkaViljanen, remember this name—he is the first traveler to cross the Sahara Desert solo, having officially completed a 1,600-kilometer trek in 35 days. He livestreamed this adventure using a Nokia E5 he carried with him, along with the Sports Tracker recording app. You can follow his experience on Twitter and Facebook.
According to the Sahara Challenge 2012 official website, Jukka participated in the Arctic Marathon and the Arctic Cycling Extreme Race (42.2 km) back in 2007, when the temperature was minus 30 degrees Celsius. Later, he also took part in a non-stop 195-kilometer desert race.
