Ben Thackwray

Ben Thackwray (born 13 May 1980 in Leeds, UK) 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, England],[1] and played football for Farsley Celtic A.F.C and Guiseley A.F.C.[2][3]

He is best known for rowing the Atlantic in 2008 and setting the fastest crossing of the Atlantic in a rowing boat (37 days)[4][5] from the Canary Islands (San Sebastián de La Gomera, Spain) to Antigua[6] as part of a 5-man crew aboard 'Oyster Shack'[7] and the Guinness World Record for the fastest 1000 miles ever rowed in an ocean rowing boat.[6][8][9]

In 2010 he and Ian Couch (also a crew member on Oyster Shack) set the fastest British crossing of Greenland.[10]

In 2011 Ben climbed Mount Everest[6][11] making him one of only 6 people ever to have rowed an ocean and climbed Mount Everest.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Thackwray, Ben. "Ben's Biography". Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Guiseley throw away lead". Ilkley Gazette. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  3. ↑ "Senior gets the service to lift points". This is Local London. Newsquest Media Group. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Chronological Listing of All Ocean Rows". Statistics of Ocean Rows. The Ocean Rowing Society. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  5. ↑ Barnett, Ben (8 May 2008). "N-ice and easy journey for Ben". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Featured Customer: Ben Thackwray". Blog - Featured Customer. Expedition Foods. 21 Jul 2011. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  7. ↑ "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 2014-07-12.
  8. ↑ "Leeds adventurer on course to compete ocean trilogy". The Yorkshire Post. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  9. ↑ Wan, Marcus (2008-02-14). "'It's all about the moments in time'". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  10. ↑ "Leeds adventurer targets the South Pole". The Yorkshire Post. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  11. ↑ "ExWeb interview with Ian Couch and Ben Thackwray (part 1): Teamwork comes down to a deep level of respect and trust". ExplorersWeb. May 25, 2010. Retrieved 2014-07-12. (subscription required (help)).
  12. ↑ Strandberg, Mikael; Ben Thackwray (August 19, 2011). "Why I climbed Mount Everest". The Long Walk articles. Mikael Strandberg. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  13. ↑ "ExWeb interview with Ian Couch and Ben Thackwray (final), Rowing and skiing require the mind to push the body". ExplorersWeb. May 26, 2010. Retrieved 2014-07-12. (subscription required (help)).