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Greg Kolodziejzyk’s WiTHiN – Does this guy like to pedal, or what?

“Exploring the limits of human power” is as appropriate a phrase as any describing Greg Kolodziejzyk. And by “human power”, I mean “human insanity”. Greg is planning to pedal from Canada to Hawaii, over 3,000 miles.

Greg’s boat “WiTHiN” is a feat in itself, and there is a nice Picasa album of the development and build process here:

Picasa Web Albums – Adventures of Greg – Expedition Boat Building.

The design is loosely based on the modern kayak, but is barely recognizable as such, after being customized with a lot of fancy electronics and creature comforts. I haven’t yet found out the origin of the name WiTHiN, or the reason for its apparently random capitalization. I can only speculate that it is some sort of acronym. “Wise Thin Hiking Ninja”, perhaps.

If you are interested in following Mr. KoLoDZieJZyK’s journey, check out his blog and expedition site:
adventuresofgreg.com/blog/
www.pedaltheocean.com

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Posted: Monday, January 18th, 2010

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