If this doesn't inspire you
September 9, 2001 3:20 PM Subscribe
If this doesn't inspire you nothing will. Talk about risk taking!!! Anyways I'll bet the last two months weren't half as exciting as this guy's.
he must have set-off before planes were invented..
posted by apathetic at 3:42 PM on September 9, 2001
posted by apathetic at 3:42 PM on September 9, 2001
Who are we kidding, obviously he handpicked this exciting trip, and the charity fundraising that went with it, simply to make himself look good. Geez, what a prick!
posted by hincandenza at 3:54 PM on September 9, 2001
posted by hincandenza at 3:54 PM on September 9, 2001
dude, you mean he HANDPICKED where his own money went!? That's communism. OH WAIT! ITS THE EXACT OPPOSITE!
posted by Satapher at 4:37 PM on September 9, 2001
posted by Satapher at 4:37 PM on September 9, 2001
I was going to make a snide sarcastic comment, but I thought the better of it.
So he did it for his fifteen minutes, what's wrong with that? He's hoping to raise $225,000 Cdn for charity. He's a teacher - comparing himself to a tycoon billionaire doesn't quite work. $225k, that's probably three years salary for him! Good for him I say.
posted by mkn at 6:11 PM on September 9, 2001
So he did it for his fifteen minutes, what's wrong with that? He's hoping to raise $225,000 Cdn for charity. He's a teacher - comparing himself to a tycoon billionaire doesn't quite work. $225k, that's probably three years salary for him! Good for him I say.
posted by mkn at 6:11 PM on September 9, 2001
Mock him and his motives all you want, but just remember that anybody that can kayak across the bloody Atlantic can also punch a hole through a brick wall... or a human torso.
posted by saladin at 6:13 PM on September 9, 2001
posted by saladin at 6:13 PM on September 9, 2001
good points!
hmm... i wanna raise money for charity by punching holes thru people's torsos.
that would rock.
posted by jcterminal at 6:43 PM on September 9, 2001
hmm... i wanna raise money for charity by punching holes thru people's torsos.
that would rock.
posted by jcterminal at 6:43 PM on September 9, 2001
That is damned cool. I don't care why he did it - it's an impressive achievement.
-Mars
posted by Mars Saxman at 7:53 PM on September 9, 2001
-Mars
posted by Mars Saxman at 7:53 PM on September 9, 2001
At last, this will open up the coming great era of transatlantic passenger kayak travel.
posted by dhartung at 3:21 AM on September 10, 2001
posted by dhartung at 3:21 AM on September 10, 2001
And we're celebrating this achievement instead of questioning his sanity because... ? This would rank pretty high on my list of things too pointless to even contemplate.
posted by m.polo at 5:05 AM on September 10, 2001
posted by m.polo at 5:05 AM on September 10, 2001
No wonder it's so hard to find adventures these days - as soon as you come up with something really challenging, truly, awe-inspiringly difficult and actually a bit dangerous, instead of noting your unusual courage and above-average determination, people start questioning your sanity.
Bah. How boring.
-Mars
posted by Mars Saxman at 7:15 AM on September 10, 2001
Bah. How boring.
-Mars
posted by Mars Saxman at 7:15 AM on September 10, 2001
last weekend i noticed that my tv remote was across the room after i had already sat down with beer. i had to gather the strength and traverse the living room and back before I could comfortably watch big brother. so i kinda know what this guy went through.
posted by bliss322 at 8:30 AM on September 10, 2001
posted by bliss322 at 8:30 AM on September 10, 2001
Pretty damn remarkable. I'm in the middle of Paul Theroux's Fresh Air Fiend (which I usually read while smoking... hilarious I know), in which he describes paddling his kayak through a portion of Cape Cod thought to be too dangerous to cross. That was exciting enough in itself. This is innumerable times more impressive. I am in awe of this guy.
k
posted by Kafkaesque at 4:06 PM on September 10, 2001
k
posted by Kafkaesque at 4:06 PM on September 10, 2001
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