| Nationalities: | Britain (UK). |
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| Profession: | Adventurer, author and motivational speaker |
| Types: | Adventurer |
Sarah Outen MBE set out from Tower Bridge in April 2011 on her London2London: Via the World expedition. Her goal was to journey eastwards around the northern hemisphere by rowing boat, bike and kayak. 4 years on and Sarah is still going. Various weather events have forced breaks, changes in the route and equipment - including the use of a sail on her kayak in the Alaskan paddling leg.
On Thursday 14 May 2015 she set off from Cape Cod, USA to row 3000 miles across the North Atlantic Ocean to the UK. This is the final leg of her four and a half year expedition which will see her cover 25,000 miles around the world.
Despite extraordinary resilience and fortitude, various circumstances - from typhoons to local authorities on the Chinese/Russia borders – meant that the journey cannot now be classified as entirely human-powered. The tail end of Hurricane Joaquin, causing winds of up to 60 knots and huge impassable waves, led to the loss of Sarah’s boat, Happy Socks, and her rescue in the Atlantic Ocean in early October 2015. Nevertheless, she was soon back ‘in the saddle’ for the final UK cycling and kayaking legs of the journey.