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Ben Thackwray (born 13 May 1980) is a record breaking British adventurer, explorer, endurance athlete, ocean rower, mountaineer, cross country skier, ultra distance runner and former semi-pro footballer.

Biography

Thackwray was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire and played semi-professional football for Farsley Celtic A.F.C and Guiseley A.F.C.[1][2]

He is best known for rowing the Atlantic in 2008 and setting the fastest crossing of the Atlantic in a rowing boat (37 days)[3][4] from the Canary Islands (San Sebastián de La Gomera, Spain) to Antigua[5] as part of a 5-man crew aboard 'Oyster Shack'[6] and the Guinness World Record[citation needed] for the fastest 1000 miles ever rowed in an ocean rowing boat.[5][7][8]

In 2010 he and Ian Couch (also a crew member on Oyster Shack) set the fastest British crossing of Greenland.[9]

In 2011 Ben climbed Mount Everest[5][10] making him one of only 6 people ever to have rowed an ocean and climbed Mount Everest.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Guiseley throw away lead". Ilkley Gazette. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Senior gets the service to lift points". This is Local London. Newsquest Media Group. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Chronological Listing of All Ocean Rows". Statistics of Ocean Rows. The Ocean Rowing Society. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ Barnett, Ben (8 May 2008). "N-ice and easy journey for Ben". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Featured Customer: Ben Thackwray". Blog - Featured Customer. Expedition Foods. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Atlantic Ocean Rows East to West of less than 41 days on the Classic Route (Trade Winds I)". Ocean rowing records. The Ocean Rowing Society. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Leeds adventurer on course to compete ocean trilogy". The Yorkshire Post. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  8. ^ Wan, Marcus (14 February 2008). "'It's all about the moments in time'". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Leeds adventurer targets the South Pole". The Yorkshire Post. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. ^ "ExWeb interview with Ian Couch and Ben Thackwray (part 1): Teamwork comes down to a deep level of respect and trust". ExplorersWeb. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |registration= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Strandberg, Mikael; Ben Thackwray (19 August 2011). "Why I climbed Mount Everest". The Long Walk articles. Mikael Strandberg. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  12. ^ "ExWeb interview with Ian Couch and Ben Thackwray (final), Rowing and skiing require the mind to push the body". ExplorersWeb. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |registration= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)


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