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British adventurer kayaks 1,300 mile Aleutian Chain in 101 days completing major milestone in her round-the-world bid
- Sarah Outen tackled 1,300-mile journey across Aleutian Islands in 101 days
- Last year, Outen became first person to row solo from Japan to the islands
- All part of her bid to circumnavigate globe using human power alone
- She will now cycle from Canada to New York City then row to London
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A British adventurer has kayaked 1,300 miles across the Aleutian Islands completing the latest leg of her gruelling attempt to circumnavigate the globe just using human power.
Sarah Outen, 29, landed on the Homer Spit, Alaska earlier this month paddling her kayak Krissy with partner Justine Curgenven marking the end of a 101 day journey from Adak.
The Oxford graduate, MBE, has now travelled about 16,000 miles - more than halfway around the globe - on her London2London expedition which she started on April 1, 2011, at Tower Bridge, London.
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She did it! Adventurer Sarah Outen kayaked for 101 days to reach Homer Spit, Alaska in her kayak Krissy
Relief: She hugs rowing partner Justine Curgenven after landing on the Homer Spit, Alaska, last week
After reaching land two weeks ago, Outen tapped the statue at the Seafarers Memorial.
She wrote on Twitter: 'Super super chuffed to make it to Homer today after an amazing kayaking adventure with my good pal Justine these last 101 days.'
'Exhausted now. Muscles looking forward to a massage. Anchorage tomorrow to make Justine 's flight and I will have a week off before heading back to Homer to start the bike east.'
Outen spent most of the trip in relative solitude with Curgenven, enduring many 12 hour days paddling, with just wildlife - including bears - and scenery for company. One of the longest crossings between islands was 37 miles with other days spent tucked away in tents while heavy rain and wind passed.
After completing the marathon kayak Outen flew back to Oxfordshire to spend a week with her fiancée Lucy, 28, before embarking on the next leg - cycling from Canada to New York City. She will then row home across the Atlantic to London.
She is expected to reach London, aboard her boat Happy Socks, in 2015.
Nerve-wracking: The pair were ecstatic when they reached dry land without having capsized at all
Speaking of her latest trip, she told MailOnline: 'The Alaskan leg of my London2London journey included some of the toughest and most beautiful moments of the whole expedition.
'The Aleutian Islands and Alaskan Peninsula are stunning to look at, magic to travel through and stacked with wildlife and very few people.
'I felt way out of my comfort zone for much of the journey and was happy to reach the end without a single capsize.
'It was great to travel with team mate Justine Crugenven - veritable 'Queen of Sea Kayaking'. I flew home to surprise my fiancée Lucy in time for her birthday and return to Homer, the end of the road, next week. I shall now begin the trans USA/Canada trek by bike.'
Outen has so far travelled 16,000 miles on her London2London expedition which began on April 1 2011
Breaking records: She became the first person to row solo from Japan to the Aleutian Islands - then the first to go from there to Alaska using
just human power. She is pictured in her boat Happy Socks
Sarah pictured in her boat. She spent 150 days at sea last year rowing from Japan to Alaska
Outen's first year - 2011 - saw her cycle and kayak more than 11,000 miles from London to Choshi, Japan.
She then became the first and youngest person to row solo the 3,750 nautical miles from Japan to the Aleutian Islands.
It took her 150 days to complete the voyage - which saw her propose to her girlfriend Lucy Allen, 27, on a satellite phone on the way.
Outen managed to complete the 101 day challenge without capsizing - and will now cycle across the USA
Outen started her round-the-world attempt in 2011 in London, but was stymied by a tropical storm in the North Pacific in 2012 when she had
to be rescued by the Japanese Coastguard
But it wasn't all been plain-sailing.
The rower capsized five times during her journey and was confined to her cabin for days because of the perilous conditions.
Plummeting temperatures and poor light made rowing 'incredibly demanding', she said, and towards the end of the trip, she narrowly missed being struck by a cargo ship.
And in 2012, she was forced to abandon her initial a trip across the Pacific after she was caught in a tropical storm and had to be rescued by Japanese coastguards.
Her badly damaged her boat Gulliver was hit by 15-metre-high waves and 80mph winds.
Undeterred by the hair-raising encounters, she arrived back at the Aleutian Islands in April to continue her voyage.
Outen is aiming to raise more than £100,000 in sponsorship for her good causes - CoppaFeel!, The Jubilee Sailing Trust, MNDA and WaterAid.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
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