Featured Expeditions - Angus Adventures

Featured Expeditions
	Where are our 2007 Featured Explorers now? January 2008 Through 2007 we featured 11 adventurers along with a snapshot of what they were up to. To start the new year we’ve put together a brief list of where they’re at now.
	Expedition Amazonas December 2007 A team hailing from Australia, South Africa and Britain is currently attempting to voyage the Amazon River from source to sea. This seven-thousand km journey spans most of the South American continent and will take the team through geography ranging from the high alto-plano in Peru’s Andes to the lush Amazon basin.
	Rob Cassibo November 2007 Rob Cassibo has cycled through 81 countries, tallying an incredible 108,000 km beneath his two wheels. Six years ago Rob took an extended break from teaching high school and has been pedalled ever since. Now he is back in Canada, soon to be back in the classroom undoubtedly captivating students even more than when he earned TVOntario's teacher of the year award and Science North’s lifetime achievement award.
	Karsten Heuer, Leanne Allison and Zev October 2007 Karsten Heuer, Leanne Allison, their toddler Zev and dog Willow are travelling across Canada by canoe, foot, sailboat and more to visit Canadian icon Farley Mowat. Their route, from Canmore, Alberta to Cape Breton Island, winds through many of the places Mowat chronicled throughout his 44 books.
	Jarle Andhøy, David Mercy and the Wild Vikings September 2007 Jarle Andhøy and David Mercy (along with a couple of new Norwegian crew) are now attempting a journey around the world in Jarle’s new steel boat Beserk II. Their route includes voyaging over the top of Russia, traversing the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as well as another visit to Antarctica.
	Derek Hatfield - The World’s Most Gruelling Race August 2007 The Vendée Globe, around-the-world sailing race, is dubbed the world’s most gruelling challenge. The race generally takes 3-4 months as the sleek performance boats move at speeds often exceeding 20 knots.Derek Hatfield of New Brunswick will compete in the 2008 Vendée Globe and, if successful, will be the first Canadian to complete the race.
	Greg Kolodziejzyk - Speeding Across the Atlantic July 2007 Canadian athlete Greg Kolodziejzyk can’t get enough of human powered travel. He is a iron man triathlete who has shattered multiple world speed records for human-powered propulsion. And in December of 2008 he will pedal across the Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to break the record for the fastest solo human-powered crossing of the Atlantic.
	Reid and Soanya - 1000 Days in a Boat June 2007 How does confinement for three years in a boat sound for relationship therapy? That’s exactly what Americans Reid Stowe (55) and girlfriend Soanya Ahmad (23) are enduring in an attempt to complete the longest non-stop voyage ever. They will spend 1000 days in a 70’ sailboat, perpetually plying the world’s oceans. They will not be stopping in any ports or reprovision for the duration of the voyage.
	Mike Horn : Pole to Pole to Pole by Zero Emissions May 2007 Renowned South African explorer Mike Horn is planning a zero-emissions circumnavigation through the poles. The stages over land and ice will utilize human power and the oceans will be traversed by sailboat. We have long felt that the Holy Grail of expedition challenges would be a human powered circumnavigation of the world intersecting both poles - this comes pretty close.
	Karl Bushby : Walking Around the World April 2007 Karl Bushby, founder of the Goliath Expedition is attempting the longest unbroken journey by foot. He left 9 years ago from the lower tip of South America and is walking to his home in England, a distance of 58,000 km through four continents. Karl has made it two-thirds of the way, including walking across the sea ice of the Bering Strait to Russia .
	Tim Cope : Following the Route of Ghengis Khan by Horseback March 2007 Tim is retracing the route of Ghengis Khan’s armies entirely by horseback - when he finishes he will be the first in modern history to do so. He has been trekking solo with his two horses and a dog for three years now, and has covered more than eight thousand km through Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.
	Rosie Swale-Pope : Running Around the World February 2007 Rosie is doing her expedition solo and self-supported. She pulls all her equipment in a cart, and has traveled through some of the most remote and rugged areas on the planet. She left Britain several years ago and is now jogging through Canada.