Minecraft Player Finally Reaches the Legendary Far Lands After 14 Years

After an incredible 14-year journey, a dedicated Minecraft player has finally reached the game’s fabled Far Lands—a broken region of terrain that existed only in early versions of the game. Along the way, this long-term adventure has raised over $500,000 for charity, turning a personal challenge into one of the most inspiring stories in gaming history.

What Are the Far Lands?

In older versions of Minecraft, a programming bug caused the game’s terrain generation to malfunction roughly 12.5 million blocks from the world’s original spawn point. Beyond that distance, the landscape would twist into surreal walls of stone and distorted geometry, a glitch that became legendary among players. The community affectionately named this phenomenon “the Far Lands.”

While most players would never venture anywhere near that far, the mysterious region captured imaginations worldwide. Mojang eventually patched the bug out in later updates, but the myth of the Far Lands continued to live on.

14 Years, 12.5 Million Blocks, and One Legendary Journey

To experience the Far Lands firsthand, Minecraft YouTuber and streamer KurtJMac began his expedition in March 2011, playing on an older beta version of the game where the glitch still existed. Over the course of 14 years, he steadily advanced toward his goal in a series called Far Lands or Bust, chronicling every milestone for his audience.

On October 4, 2025, during a live stream, KurtJMac finally caught his first glimpse of the Far Lands—marking the triumphant end to a journey that spanned more than 12.5 million blocks of virtual terrain. Remarkably, in 2021, he had estimated that he was only about 40% of the way there, making his recent progress all the more impressive.

A Mission With a Purpose

Since the beginning of his quest, KurtJMac has used Far Lands or Bust as a platform to raise money for charity, collecting over half a million dollars for various causes. His dedication even earned him a Guinness World Record for the longest journey in Minecraft.

As for what comes next, KurtJMac hasn’t yet revealed his future plans—but after such a monumental achievement, few would fault him for taking a well-deserved break from the blocky world that defined his digital odyssey.

The Spirit of Minecraft

This story perfectly encapsulates what makes Minecraft special. The game’s open-ended nature allows players to invent their own goals, turning a sandbox world into a limitless canvas for creativity, endurance, and imagination. While the Far Lands themselves were once just a glitch, for KurtJMac—and countless fans watching around the world—they became a symbol of persistence, curiosity, and the enduring magic of Minecraft.