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Originally Posted by crockett
The woman has kayaked from Washington to Alaska... She has rowed Atlantic to the Caribbean and has bicycled from Mexico to Seattle (1800 miles). This is obviously not her first go around at this kind of shit.. She obviously knows what to expect and no you don't have to be an top physical shape to do shit like this. It helps yes but is not necessary. It's mind set and will power which is the most important things.
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I'm not sure if you've ever looked at a map, but leisurely kayaking up through the islands and Inside Passage from Bellingham or Blaine to South Eastern Alaska and hugging the shore, isn't exactly the same as crossing an ocean in a larger boat, powered by oars. Only someone that understands nothing about physical performance, the ocean and the actual difficulty of what she is attempting would say something like "you don't have to be in top physical shape to do something like this". Wind, massive swells, currents, wind catching the boat, wind moving the top layer of water in the opposite direction etc etc etc. It's a huge huge huge physical task and she's not even someone thats attempted to prepare for the actual physical challenge.