num_pages: 166
description: In a personal account of determination and accomplishment, the author of Across the Savage Sea describes her challenging effort to row across the Pacific Ocean, chronicling the long and difficult voyage from Peru westward as she overcame stifling tropical heat, the elements, solitude, and the ever-circling sharks to achieve her goal.
language: English
title: Challenging the Pacific: The First Woman to Row the Kon-Tiki Route
titlecomplete: Challenging the Pacific: The First Woman to Row the Kon-Tiki Route
genres: Biography, Travel, Nonfiction, Adventure
ratings_count: 68
publisher: Arcade Publishing