Andrew McAuley
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Andrew McAuley (1968 - presumed dead 2007) was an Australian adventurer. He is best known for his mountaineering and sea kayaking in remote parts of the world. He is presumed to have died following his disappearance at sea while attempting to kayak 1600km across the Tasman Sea in February 2007.
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[edit] Sea Kayaking
In 2003 he made the first non-stop kayak crossing of the Bass Strait. In 2004 he kayaked across the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 2006 he led an expedition in the Australian Antarctic Territory where they paddled over 800km within the Antarctic Circle.[1]
On 11 January 2007, in an attempt to be the first to kayak across the 1600km Tasman Sea, he left Australia for New Zealand. He made his crossing alone in a standard, commercially available kayak with only small modifications to allow him to sleep in the cockpit. On 9 February 2007 Just 80km off the West Coast of New Zealand's Milford Sound, the New Zealand coast guard reported receiving a garbled message from 'Kayak 1' that contained the words 'help' and 'sinking'. [1] The next day his kayak was recovered, partially flooded, but there was no sign of McAuley. The search, air and sea, continued for a further two days but was called off on Monday 12th February 2007 with McAuley presumed drowned. [2]
[edit] Mountain Climbing
McAuley climbed many peaks in Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Patagonia. He preferred to find new routes and make exploratory climbs.[3]
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