A Brief History
On July 21, 2012, Turkish-American adventurer Erden Eruç, completed an historic first ever human powered circumnavigation of the Earth. His official jumping off point was Bodega Bay, California on July 10, 2007, taking a rowboat across the Pacific Ocean.
Digging Deeper
He completed his journey around the World by rowboat, bicycle, canoe, kayak, and on foot until he reached California in 2012, the first person to accomplish the feat on his own power.
The intrepid, brave, and sturdy man had traveled an incredible 41,196 miles in the 5 year odyssey, crossing the Equator twice but skipping some notable mountains he had originally intended to cross due to a lack of funding.
Middle aged at 51 years old when he completed his arduous journey, Erden was married during his quest and surprisingly still is married to the same wife! He is a graduate of Boğaziçi University, Ohio State University, and George Mason University earning multiple degrees.
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Would you be willing to attempt such a journey?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Eruç, Erden. A Journey of a Lifetime. Blurb, 2014.
Watson, Jessica. True Spirit: The True Story of a 16-Year-Old Australian Who Sailed Solo, Nonstop, and Unassisted Around the World. Atria, 2010.
The featured image in this article, a map of the approximate route taken by Erden Eruç during the first entirely solo and entirely human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth, is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Central Intelligence Agency‘s World Factbook.
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