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Getting into the adventure: The advice of Charles Hedrich

http://www.mandaley.fr/autour-du-voyage/interview-voyage/se-lancer-dans-laventure-les-conseils-de-charles-hedrich

He returned from a foot crossing the Atacama desert of Chile without any assistance. After climbing Everest and traveled the Atlantic in a rowing boat, Charles Hedrich adds another record to his bow. But who is this adventurer willing to do anything to overcome? And above all, how to embark on the adventure when you're a passionate young? Charles Hedrich spoke to Mandaley.

He presents himself as a sportsman and adventurer exerted on almost any terrain in the world. Thus, mountains, deserts, ice creams but also the seas have almost no secret for him. Its courses are diverse and varied. 

Before, Charles Hedrich was a suit and tie entrepreneur he has traded for a combination of hothead. Today, Charles Hedrich has just returned from a crossing of the Atacama Desert of Chile: The 38° Paris are nothing compared to the heat it has rubbed on its way, then we must say that is a regular deserts. "I knew a little desert, especially through the rally (car and motorcycle). As you know, I participated in the Dakar Rally motorbike and performed a complete crossing of all Tunisia and Libya. I found the beautiful scenery, but I had never led shipping walk in the desert. This is often encounters that are the source of these projects, so I've decided for the Atacama Desert, which is the driest desert in the world. " This desert there, he crossed in autonomy, without refueling 1300 km in 32 days with a cart to its maximum weighed 150 kilos.

But then, who can engage in this kind of adventure? "Everyone" replies Charles Hedrich. The sports adventurer advises fans to be passionate and above all to engage in various fields. "There was with me a small team of young people in Seine-Saint-Denis, I train, I prepare going with them one day a week to take them on adventures in parallel to mine. More than advise, I shape. Looking first motivated by such things. They came with me in the Atacama, on a summit of 5000 meters while most of them had never left France. "

Physical preparation? Not for Charles Hedrich. "I rarely am training before a race or a course, except for major challenges such as the IRONMAN. By cons, for the Atlantic crossing by rowing, I trained down the Seine to the train. And again, it was to test equipment and survival conditions. It is accessible to all, and it is ideal to start! "To prepare for the crossing of the Atacama Desert, Charles Hedrich has been training for seven days under real conditions, in the Morvan. "Few people know Le Morvan: it's not very far from Paris and it is a perfectly isolated area, ideal for training. "



A budget or sponsors? Do as Charles Hedrich. He launched himself and flew on its own, at least initially."I started my adventures just 45 years. Since no one believed my story, I decided to sponsor myself. I have invested almost 4 million euros. That's after about six, seven years later that I managed to interest the media and therefore the sponsors. "

Today, the fifties has sponsors, a column on Radio Nova and a head full ambitions. Adventurers at heart? Do as Charles Hedrich and get started!

Official website of Charles Hedrich

The Northwest Passage - A sea route across the Arctic from the Atlantic Ocean Arctic Circle to the Pacific Ocean Arctic Circle (Latitude 66.5622°N)

Official Northwest Passage Records: 

http://www.rccpf.org.uk/images/website_pdfs/NWP-2014-X-5C.pdf

Charles Hedrich, at age 56, started rowing on his east Northwest Passage at Wales Alaska (65.6112506N -168.0973434W) on July 1,2013.

((http://northwestpassage2013.blogspot.com/2013/07/charles-hedrich-in-rowboat-rowing-ice.html))

In the summer of 2014 he continued rowing, it took Hedrich 53 days to row from Tuktoyaktuk to Taloyoak a distance of 300 nautical miles. The route was filled with sea ice obstacles.

How far is the finish line at the Atlantic Arctic Circle? 

It all depends on the route... 

via Pond Inlet the distance to go is 1050 nautical miles to the Arctic Circle in Davis Strait. 

Via Hecla & Fury Strait the distance to the Arctic circle at Repluse Bay in Hudson Bay is about 580 nautical mile and involves a number of over-land portages. Hence, over-land portages would not be "a sea route" and not qualify as an official Northwest Passage. 

More of the story...

Repulse Bay lies directly on top of the Arctic Circle in central Nunavut. It is here that the Arctic Circle cairn stands, a symbol that marks the Arctic Circle's location. Repulse Bay is the only North American community located on the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle is a line that delineates the points on the earth's surface north of which the sun is above the horizon for 24 hours on June 21, and entirely below the horizon for 24 hours on December 21.

The Inuktitut name for Repulse Bay is Naujaat, which means "nesting place for seagulls". Nesting grounds are located on cliffs five kilometers north of the community and every June the area is occupied by thousands of seagulls, as well as snow birds, loons, eider ducks, longtail ducks, and jaegers.

Repulse Bay is renowned for its excellent artisans, especially for its Inuit carvers who work in bone, ivory and stone. The past is valued here. Artisans create exquisite imagery in stone, intricate jewellery, and beautifully designed clothing that is warm and practical.

Which route will Hendrich choose in 2015? 

How far will he be able to row?

Will sea ice once again keep him from making good progress?

It all depends... but you can be sure he will return in 2016 if he is short of the Arctic Circle finish line this year.


http://northwestpassage2014.blogspot.com/2014/09/charles-hedrich-in-rowing-ice-remains.html

Charles Hedrich starting from Wales Alaska on July 1, 2013