The Challenge

 

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About The Journey

Team HPP participated in the World’s Toughest Row competition in Summer 2024, and completed their row in 41 days.

The team embarked on this journey to explore and expand their capacity for endurance, to exceed the limitations perceived in ourselves, and to honor the strength of those who face trials greater than the Pacific Ocean could ever present.

Challenge Details

Distance

The trip was a 2,800 mile row from California to Hawaii. No motors were used – the journey was fully Human Powered.

Race

The journey was a part of The World’s Toughest Row. Click here for more information about the event.

Crew

The boat was powered by four men. Read more about them here.

Cause

HPP works to benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Schedule

25

May

Pre-Launch Preparations

Monterey, CA

No amount of training can replace a thorough examination of the crew and its tools. The boat, oars, and supplies were thoroughly inspected to ensure a safe voyage.

8

June

Launch Date

Monterey, CA

After the team and its gear passed a rigorous pre-launch safety inspection conducted by the World’s Toughest Race, the teams began their row. 

19

July

Arrival

Hanalei Bay, Kauai, HI

After a journey braved by fewer people than have climbed Mt. Everest, the boat safely docked at Hanalei Bay, in Kauai, Hawaii.

"Often the only way to know what awaits is to live it."

-Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening

“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.”

-Winston Churchill

"People of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them - they went out and happened to things."

-Leonardo da Vinci

"Strength does not come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t."

-Rumi

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