Ep. 802: First Woman to Kayak Amazon From Source to Sea - Revisited - Darcy Gaechter

Ep. 802: First Woman to Kayak Amazon From Source to Sea - Revisited - Darcy Gaechter

Originally aired June 4, 2018

In 2013, Darcy Gaechter became the first woman (and vegan) to kayak the Amazon River from source to sea. With blistering lips and irradiated fingernails, her team of three paddlers tackled Class V whitewater for twenty-five days in a row; just barely survived a dynamite laden canyon being prepared for a hydroelectric dam, and pled for mercy at the hands of the murderous Ashaninka people who remained somewhat convinced we had come to steal their children's organs.

In a desperate act meant to give me some pretense of control, Darcy cut off all of her hair just before they entered Peru’s notoriously violent “Red Zone.” The hope was to pass for a boy and be seen as less of a target. Despite all odds, they reached the Atlantic Ocean 4,300 miles and 148 days of kayaking later.

Upon reaching the Atlantic, the three, an esoteric computer programmer from London, a vegan girl from Aspen, CO and her begrudging boyfriend who would become the first man to kayak the Amazon, “because his girlfriend made him”—became the first three people to kayak the entire Amazon. Darcy became the first woman to do it.

Now, the same number of people have walked on the moon as have descended the Amazon from source to sea.

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Ep. 157: Thru Hiking the CDT with the Whole Family - Cindy Ross

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Ep. 156: Wilderness Survival Skills for Adventurers with Joe Mobley

Ep. 156: Wilderness Survival Skills for Adventurers with Joe Mobley

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Ep. 155: 11 Years Travelling Around the World in a Ural with Hubert Kriegel

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Ep. 154:  Virgin Island Sailing Trip Report with Ky Delaney

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Ep. 153: Dog Sledding and the Iditarod Trail with Debbie Moderow

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Ep. 151: Motorcycles and Earning a Living Doing What You Love with Eric Hougen

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