Christopher Columbus' journey from Europe to America is considered a feat.
A feat is a feat , an epic or a great achievement . It is a feat achieved by a person or a group of individuals.
For example: “Feat of the Honduran team: they qualified for the final of the World Championship by defeating Germany 3 to 1” , “Having climbed Aconcagua was my greatest feat” , “Putting in effort at work is not a feat, it is a obligation" .
The exploits of Christopher Columbus
What qualifies as a feat depends on the context . When Christopher Columbus arrived in America , this journey was a true feat. With boats that today we would consider precarious, Columbus and his men launched into the unknown and ended up arriving on a continent of which they did not even know existed.
Nowadays, however, traveling from Europe to America is far from being a feat: just buy a plane ticket and fly for a few hours. Columbus , on the other hand, took more than two months on his first expedition.
Reaching the top of the highest mountains is a feat that few people can achieve.
Example in sport
If Spain , Brazil or Germany become champions of a Soccer World Cup , this achievement would be very important but it would hardly be described as a feat at present, since these are three very powerful teams.
On the other hand, if Australia , Iraq or North Korea win the title , no one would hesitate to talk about a feat.
False exploits
Sometimes an ordinary action can be magnified so that it is taken as a feat; This is common when there are great interests involved, whether in the business or political sphere, for example.
The mayor of a city, in this way, can affirm that his government achieved the feat of building a new hospital , when the funds for the construction of the health center had been allocated for several years and the project had been approved by the city councilors. the locality.
The Charlie Walker case
In July 2010, a young travel writer named Charlie Walker decided to embark on a bicycle trip that would take him to 61 countries in just 4 years . During the 1,606 days he spent crossing 3 continents (from the Arctic Circle to the southern tip of Africa, passing through East Asia) to achieve his ambitious goal, he cycled over more than 69,000 km , which is equivalent to twice the perimeter of our planet.
As if his story were not impressive enough, it is important to clarify that Walker was not a cyclist ; He did not have the optimal technical preparation or physical condition to embark on a feat of this magnitude, but this did not stop him. His goal was to invest the least amount of money possible to see many parts of the world, soak up different cultures and meet interesting people, as well as challenge himself, both physically and mentally.
The feat of overcoming multiple challenges
Walker's journey not only required a colossal effort to make the most of his energy , but also put him in situations that were unexpected and difficult for most people to imagine ; Among his most curious anecdotes are the moments in which he was chased by elephants, his two imprisonments in China , his time in a war zone in Mozambique and his arrest for being suspected of espionage in Iran .
Many people do not dare to leave their homes before having checked their pockets several times in search of keys, money and telephone, among other objects that they consider essential. Charlie Walker , for his part, did not invest much time in planning his feat nor did he start with a reasonable amount of money; instead, he assumed that the good will of the people he would meet would be enough to assist him in his worst moments.