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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

The Adventures of Jordan Hanssen and friends

Posted by Craig Hill @ 08:27:44 am

In today's Soundlife section we caught up with Jordan Hanssen, a UPS grad who is currently pedaling across Australia. This guy - along with his ocean rowing buddies - is truly one of the most impressive gentlemen I've met in my four years covering Puget Sound adventure sports.

Hanssen and three friends became the first Americans to row across the North Atlantic in 2006. Next he plans to row from New York to Nome with fellow UPS grad Greg Spooner.

Here are some links for following Hanssen's adventures.

- Hanssen's blog is loaded with good stories and good writing. He's managed to update it every day during his ride across Australia. Jordan's blog

- Here's a link to Jordan's website - bikeperthtosydney.googlepages.com - and his facebook page.

- Check out Hanssen's photos from across Australia. Hanssen pics

- Look back at the historic row across the North Atlantic by Jordan, Greg Spooner, Dylan LeValley and Brad Vickers. Oarnorthwest.com

- Check out Spooner and Hanssen's plans to row across Canada from New York to Nome. NY to Nome

- Read The News Tribune's story An Atlantic Odyssey about the 2006 record setting row.

Categories: Craig Hill, Cycling, Adventure Guys, Paddling and rowing

The Adventure Guys

We admit it. We've got great jobs. How many people get told by their bosses to go out and play? We write about those experiences each Thursday in The News Tribune’s Adventure section. But there's always more to the story. Here, Craig Hill and Jeffrey P. Mayor will share the inside stories on their adventures - including their misadventures - plus post news and answer your questions.

CRAIG HILL

Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com

JEFFREY P. MAYOR

Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com