image source, Eitan Okrent
A challenge set by Eitan Okrent (left) saw teams cross the capital
A group of teenagers visited nearly every London Underground station in one day, raising more than £5,000 for a knife crime prevention charity.
The “Tubeathon” saw 27 youth groups visit 271 subway stations covering a distance of approximately 250 miles (402 km) in the capital.
This is believed to be the group’s first attempt to walk the entire length of the tube map in one day.
Organizer Eitan Okrent, 17, said it was important to help other young people.
Starting early Sunday morning, each team was assigned a subway station and route to visit.
Collectively, the 27 routes will cover the entire tube map from Ealing to Epping and Amersham to Wimbledon. This route does not include Overground or Elizabeth Line stations.
The group visited 271 Tube stations, but only missed the stops at Heathrow Airport’s Terminals 2 and 3, as they are not accessible on foot.
Eitan, from Barnet, who recruited 120 people for the challenge, previously told the BBC: “Londoners generally know the tube map, or the geography of the capital.
“This allows people to see above ground what is normally underground.
“Some of them have long walks so it’s a little bit of a struggle. But they’ll get through it, it’s a challenge.”
image source, Eitan Okrent
The money raised will be donated to the charity ‘Lives Not Knives’
More than £5,600 raised by participants will be donated to Lives Not Knives, a charity that prevents youth violence in London by providing guidance and advice to young people.
A Year 13 student said of why she chose to raise money for charity: “I really thought it was important for young people to take on challenges in London to help other young people in the capital. I think that’s really important.” special.
“They are [Lives Not Knives] They do a really good job of stopping young people from turning to knife crime, including helping and guiding people out of exclusion from school.
“We know this is a big issue in London and it’s a really important issue to solve.”
Eitan has attempted the London Underground before, last year missing out on breaking the world record for being the fastest to visit every station on the London Underground. Still, he managed to complete this challenge in his 19 hours and raised his £1,400 for homeless charities.
“I guess I’ve always had a strange obsession with the London Underground,” he said. “Also, I’ve always been an activist, so this kind of challenge appeals to me.”