Decade of wanderlust remembered

Lei Diansheng looks fresher and more limber today than five years ago, when he had just finished 10 years of continuous hiking around China. Setting a new Guinness World Record for 81,000 km on foot, he returned with his hair more than 1 meter long.

He now has a grizzled brush cut, wears a simple T-shirt, and his voice is a bit hoarse. Though he has not been keeping to a regular exercise regimen since his marathon hike, he can still easily lift a person who is 90 kg in weight and 1.8 meters in height.

"I've been living a relaxed life since I finished hiking around China in 2008," says the 50-year-old, at home with his wife and their 2-year-old son.