Roz Savage
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Adventurer, Writer, Speaker |
| Location | No Fixed Abode |
| Introduction | Roz Savage is the first woman to row three oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian. She has rowed over 15,000 miles, taken around 5 million oarstrokes, and spent cumulatively over 500 days of her life at sea in a 23-foot rowboat. She uses her ocean rowing adventures to inspire action on the top environmental challenges facing the world today. A latecomer to the life of adventure, Roz worked as a management consultant in London for 11 years. She has braved 20-foot waves, been capsized 3 times in 24 hours, and faced death by dehydration when both her watermakers broke. She has encountered whales, dolphins, sharks, and turtles, and admired the timeless beauty of sunrises, sunsets, and star-filled night skies. She is a United Nations Climate Hero, an Athlete Ambassador for 350.org, and an Ambassador for the Blue Project. Her book, “Rowing The Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean”, is published by Simon & Schuster. The documentary based on her Atlantic row was a finalist in the Banff Mountain Film Festival in 2009. In 2010 she was named Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic. |