Erden Eruç
Encyclopedia
Erden Eruç is a Turkish
adventurer attempting a human-powered circumnavigation
which is to include summitting
the tallest mountains on six continents.
Eruç departed Seattle, WA and rode his bicycle to California. He departed California July 11, 2007 bound for Mooloolaba, Australia in a purpose-built rowboat. Eruç battled unusually strong currents in the mid-pacific making progress South difficult. He was ultimately unable to cross the equator due to currents and wind patterns in the ITCZ.
On May 10 Eruç broke the record for days at sea by an ocean rower. This record was previously held by Peter Bird
. Eruç attempt to cross the pacific without resupply ended on May 17 bringing his total days at sea in a rowboat without resupply to 316, the new world record.
Eruç plans to continue his ocean crossing after the 2008 typhoon season.
Eruç has previously rowed across the Atlantic ocean. He has also ridden his bicycle from Seattle to Alaska, and from Seattle to California.
On January 10, 2008 a false alarm was received from Eruç' Argos
tracking beacon. A search and rescue operation was almost begun. A call from Eruç' was received indicating all well aboard.
Eruç is maintaining a blog of his adventure, posting dispatches on his website every few days.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
adventurer attempting a human-powered circumnavigation
Circumnavigation
Circumnavigation – literally, "navigation of a circumference" – refers to travelling all the way around an island, a continent, or the entire planet Earth.- Global circumnavigation :...
which is to include summitting
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
the tallest mountains on six continents.
Eruç departed Seattle, WA and rode his bicycle to California. He departed California July 11, 2007 bound for Mooloolaba, Australia in a purpose-built rowboat. Eruç battled unusually strong currents in the mid-pacific making progress South difficult. He was ultimately unable to cross the equator due to currents and wind patterns in the ITCZ.
On May 10 Eruç broke the record for days at sea by an ocean rower. This record was previously held by Peter Bird
Peter Bird
Peter Bird was a British ocean rower who, in 1983, became the first person ever to row solo across the Pacific.Bird first became interested in ocean rowing in 1968 when he read about the Atlantic crossings by John Fairfax, Chay Blyth and John Ridgway. Then, while selling silk paintings door to...
. Eruç attempt to cross the pacific without resupply ended on May 17 bringing his total days at sea in a rowboat without resupply to 316, the new world record.
Eruç plans to continue his ocean crossing after the 2008 typhoon season.
Eruç has previously rowed across the Atlantic ocean. He has also ridden his bicycle from Seattle to Alaska, and from Seattle to California.
On January 10, 2008 a false alarm was received from Eruç' Argos
Argos System
Argos is a satellite-based system which collects, processes and disseminates environmental data from fixed and mobile platforms worldwide. What makes Argos unique is the ability to geographically locate the source of the data anywhere on the Earth utilizing the Doppler effect...
tracking beacon. A search and rescue operation was almost begun. A call from Eruç' was received indicating all well aboard.
Eruç is maintaining a blog of his adventure, posting dispatches on his website every few days.
External links
- http://around-n-over.org