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Modern WisdomFeb 12, 2018

#001 - Stu Morton - Rowing The Atlantic Solo

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Guest: Stu Morton

Notable books mentioned: Solo by John Fairfax

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Stu Morton is an ex-Marine and endurance athlete who is planning to row solo from Mainland Europe to Mainland South America, solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Find out how far 1.5 million oar strokes gets you, why gaining 30kgs is sometimes ok and why he's going to be mostly naked. Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact
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“There's a book I've read recently by a guy called John Fairfax who wrote Solo in 1969. He did it basically like compared to me on the bones of his ass.”

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Sentiment: Passing Reference
For: Adventurers and explorers
Key quote: “It's the sort of story that you hear about in the news, but you never actually know anyone who's going to go ahead and do it.”
The host briefly discusses an ambitious ocean rowing project that has never been attempted solo. This mention serves to highlight the uniqueness of the endeavor and the challenges involved.
ASIN: B0GJDMK3F3
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“The speaker watched a film about Charlie Pitcher, who rode the Atlantic on his own, and was transfixed by it.”

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