An Edinburgh adventurer and his team are set to embark on a gruelling test of endurance as they attempt to become the first people to ever kayak the Arctic’s Northwest Passage.
Unbelievably, Mark Agnew, who grew up in Marchmont and now lives in London, will undertake the incredible challenge with three people who he has never met face to face. The 32-year-old dad has always dreamed of becoming a world record holder and he has now set his sights on being part of a team that would be the first to complete the passage using only human power over a single summer.
As if the stakes were not high enough, the group of four will be navigating a route that is populated by polar bears, killer whales and walruses. They are due to begin the world record attempt on July 1, setting off from Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada, and hope to finish 90 days later at Tuktoyaktuk, an Inuit hamlet in Canada, as they follow the historic Arctic route that links the Atlantic and the Pacific.
