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Adirondack High School graduate Kelsey Pfendler completed a solo row from Monterey, California to Oahu, Hawaii in 43 days, becoming the first American woman to finish the trek solo and breaking the previous women’s record (86 days 10 hours 5 minutes) as well as the men’s record (52 days). She arrived to cheering crowds in Honolulu, saying she hadn’t expected the historic outcome.
Professional rafting guide Kelsey Pfendler completed a solo 2,400-mile crossing from Monterey, California to Honolulu, Hawaii in just under 44 days, breaking both the women’s and the overall speed records for the California-to-Hawaii crossing according to Ocean Rowing Society International; she chronicled the journey in video diaries, describing blistered hands, sleep deprivation and challenging currents and winds, and urged others to pursue their own big, hard scary challenges.