Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

Sarah Outen arrives into Adek, Alaska on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Outen, a 28-year-old British adventurer, became the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska, arriving late Monday at a small town in the Aleutian Islands after 150 days and 3,750 miles at sea. Sarah Outen left Choshi, Japan, on April 27. It is part of her plan for a global trek by an ocean rowing shell, kayak and bike.

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Sarah Outen arrives into Adek, Alaska on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Outen, a 28-year-old British adventurer, became the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska, arriving late Monday at a small town in the Aleutian Islands after 150 days and 3,750 miles at sea. Sarah Outen left Choshi, Japan, on April 27. It is part of her plan for a global trek by an ocean rowing shell, kayak and bike.