CAPE TOWN — Less than three months after completing an exhausting, record-setting swim, endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy returns this week to tackle another epic ocean challenge, this time rowing one of the most treacherous stretches of water in the world. The South African is part of a six-man crew who will set out on Wednesday to row some 800 kilometres across Drake Passage, from the tip of South America to Antarctica. The stretch of water is renowned for being among the most dangerous maritime passages with swells between 30 and 50 feet, high winds, icebergs and brutally cold weather, despite this being the Antarctic summer. The expedition, dubbed "The Impossible Row", is being led by American Colin O'Brady, a former endurance triathlete who has no previous rowing experience but who walked across Antarctica solo and unsupported last year. It is expected to take three weeks.

Source: International New York Times December 09, 2019 19:30 UTC