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World recording breaking oarswoman Sarah Outen MBE is nearing the end of the first leg of her loop of the globe and about to tackle her toughest test yet as she comes face-to-face with rough seas, unpredictable weather and brown bears.
On the 1st April 2011, Sarah Outen MBE embarked on the most difficult and dangerous expedition ever undertaken by a woman:
London2London: Via the World.
Sarah’s human-powered journey promised to use just a kayak, bicycle and rowing boat to loop the globe. She has already kayaked and cycled 10,000 miles across Europe and China and is about to paddle into the unknown as she kayaks from far eastern Russia to Japan.
From far eastern Russia to Japan: Sarah will use Hercules her bicycle and Nelson her kayak to cycle and paddle her way 1,100 miles from Lazarev in Russia to Choshi in Japan.
There isn’t much known or written about the area Sarah is about to kayak and cycle but she may encounter:
- Bears
- Unpredictable weather patterns,
- Rough seas
Sarah’s task is far from easy and depends on many factors combining in order for Sarah’s crossing to Japan to be a success. She is at the mercy of the weather, the tides and the logistics of making sure her kayak and bicycle are in the right place at the right time.
Crossing from Lazarev in Russia to Pogibi in Sakhalin can only be done when the weather and tides are favourable,
Sarah must then kayak for up to six days down the coast to meet the bike in Alexandrovsk (a small settlement on the West coast of Sakhalin).
- Bike through 450 miles of thick woodland with no roads to Yuzno.
- From Yuzno, in the south of Sakhalin, Sarah must take up her kayak and paddle down to the cape.
- Big crossing across unpredictable and dangerous waters to Japan.
- Cycle across freezing mountains to Hokkaido.
- Final big crossing to Honshu in the kayak
- Pedaling south down the west of the country to avoid radiation Sarah will then cross to Choshi on the east before returning to Tokyo to celebrate the end of the first leg
See the story at: http://www.sarahouten.com/blog/
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