Mark Agnew Explained

Mark and three teammates kayaked the Northwest Passage.[9] Mark, expedition leader West Hansen, Jeff Wueste and Eileen Visser, known as The Arctic Cowboys,[10] were in two tandem kayaks, supported by their shore team Tom McGuire and Barbara Edington.[11] They are the first people to kayak the entire Northwest Passage, and the first people to complete the route by human power, without the use of sails or motors, in a single season.[12] They kayaked from Baffin Bay to the Beaufort Sea, the recognised boundaries of the Northwest Passage as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization.[13] They experienced extreme cold and dangerous polar bear encounters.[14] Agnew and his fellow expedition members were subsequently charged with various offences under Canadian environmental and wildlife legislation for allegedly entering a National Park without permits. All charges were withdrawn.[15]

In 2013, a team of rowers attempted the Northwest Passage by human power;[16] in 2019, two kayakers attempted it;[17] in 2023, as Mark and the team kayaked the Northwest Passage two [18] [19] other rowing teams were attempting the human powered world first. No one has succeeded until Mark and the team.

Mark was born in 1991 in Edinburgh. He attended Fettes College. He went to Newcastle University. Mark lived in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2021.

Mark's failed to row the Atlantic twice, once in 2016,[20] and again in 2018 with a team called Atlantic Albatross.[21] Mark experienced a mental health crisis as a result of the failures.[22]

Notes and References

  1. News: Adventurer sets two world records by kayaking Northwest Passage. Charlotte Alt, Paul. Cargill. December 14, 2023. www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. News: Adventurer sets two world records kayaking Arctic's Northwest Passage. October 17, 2023. www.bbc.com.
  3. Web site: Edinburgh adventurer sets two world records by kayaking Northwest Passage. Ellie. Forbes. October 17, 2023.
  4. Web site: Scots adventurer sets two world records by kayaking through deadly Arctic Ocean. Mark. Connor. Paul Cargill, PA. Scotland. October 16, 2023. Scottish Daily Express.
  5. Web site: Arctic Cowboys successfully kayak Northwest Passage. October 16, 2023. NNSL Media.
  6. Web site: Winners of the Adventurer of the year. Adventurer of the Year.
  7. Web site: Man becomes first Scot to win European Adventurer of the Year. Calum. Loudon. November 29, 2023. STV News.
  8. Web site: Scots kayaker wins European Adventurer of the Year for Arctic expedition. December 4, 2023. The Herald.
  9. News: Adventurer sets world records kayaking Arctic's Northwest Passage. BBC News .
  10. Web site: Arctic Cowboys Complete Northwest Passage. Paddling Magazine. Staff. October 10, 2023. Paddling Magazine.
  11. Web site: The Arctic Cowboys Team. The Arctic Cowboys.
  12. Web site: Northwest Passage Kayakers Finish Epic Journey » Explorersweb. Jerry. Kobalenko. October 9, 2023.
  13. Web site: Human Powered Achievements through the Northwest Passage. Angus. Rowboats. Angus Rowboats.
  14. Web site: ITV .
  15. Web site: Parks Canada Drops Charges Against Northwest Passage Kayakers. Explorers. Web. ExplorersWeb.
  16. Web site: Adventurers tackle the Northwest Passage. October 21, 2017. North Shore News.
  17. Web site: Kayaking the Northwest Passage. Canoe &. Kayak. December 5, 2019. Men's Journal.
  18. Web site: The North West Passage Expedition – The expedition of our time. nwpexpedition.com.
  19. Web site: over the top. northwest-passage.com.
  20. News: SCMP . The Mirror.
  21. News: SCMP . World's Toughest Row .
  22. News: Edinburgh adventurer attempts 2,000 mile Arctic kayak voyage. June 20, 2023. www.bbc.co.uk.

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