The traveller had contacts with ordinary people. It wouldn’t exaggerate if we say that he’s a unique person, who saw the world with all its negative and positive sides.
He’s the world traveller and a living-legend of our planet, who made several extraordinary records during his travel. This is his reason for existence, he can’t stop. He aims not of fame, just a sociable creature who loves contacting people and just wants to astonish the world.
His infatuation with the freedom of bicycle travel began after the hard illness he went through
On January 6, 1986 after one of the usual trainings he found himself in the hospital, as he had intestinal gangrene and vessel thromboses. Three meters intestine was cut out of his stomach. Survived from death and then wonderful idea came to his mind – to astonish the world and go around the world by bicycle.
His aim was to make peace and friendship among the people, adhere to healthy-life, to show the world his own-method in push-ups.
Jumber Lezhava shares to 7 main mysteries, which help to come our dreams true. Such as: an enthusiasm, faith, strategy, spirit values, connections, energy and the art to form relationships.
Jumber Lezhava was born 1939 in Tbilisi, capable from childhood took part in many competitions,

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With this travel Mr. Jumber Lezhava broke several world records and among them Guinness records (14 times). It can be said loudly that he is recognized as a king of travellers and he deserves it.

Travelling of Jumber Lezhava was full of curious events, dangers and the same time interesting happenings. He had been shot at, robbed, attacked by animals, reptiles and people. He stayed alive 130 times in different occasions. Slept at different places in stations, in the hollows of big trees, prisons, hospitals, sea shores, in the shrouds, jungles, deserts and even in fashionable hotels.
He began the second stage of his travelling on his 65th birthday, July 23, 2004. In two weeks he arrived in Athen’s Olimpiad, and then set forth to middle Europe.

He always regretted that he passed only 31 out of 50 states of the USA.
His plans to conquer the world are never ending. As Via Est Vita is unlimited to him.

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Travelling is the the source of Healthy Life!
 
Despite many hardships, illness, disappointment and death of his wife, Jumber Lezhava didn’t loose hope to live. Love for his wife gave him the strength to carry out his life-time dream and made several Guinness records in push-ups. Pushed-up 5011 times within an hour (pushed-up 17300 per day).

The travellers' main transport - bicycle weights more than 80 kg.
“My aim is to conquer South Pole, several peaks of the world, make new Guinness Records” – says Jumber Lezhava. Visiting Santiago, Great desert of Australia, north Siberia and those countries, that didn’t give me visa previously. This is the life – Jumber Lezhava is having and showing to the world, that industry and inspiration can work miracles.

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