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Six Men First to Cross Drake Passage Unassisted

Six Men First to Cross Drake Passage Unassisted
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By The Associated Press
Dec. 28, 2019 | SOUTH AMERICA/ANTARCTICA
By The Associated Press Dec. 28, 2019 | 11:22 AM | SOUTH AMERICA/ANTARCTICA
Six men have become the first to traverse some of the most dangerous waters in the world with nothing other than sheer manpower.

Freezing water thrashed their rowboat for nearly two weeks as they rowed the infamous Drake Passage from the southern tip of South America to Antarctica. They dodged icebergs, watched giant whales breach near their small boat and rode building-sized waves while rowing 24 hours a day.

The men from the United States, Iceland, Scotland and South Africa arrived on Wednesday. Colin O'Brady of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, told The Associated Press that the experience was “quite harrowing.”
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