{"id":2454577,"date":"2014-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/uncategorized\/endless-endurance-circumnavigators\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T08:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:19:26","slug":"endless-endurance-circumnavigators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/culture\/books-media\/endless-endurance-circumnavigators\/","title":{"rendered":"The Endless Endurance of Circumnavigators"},"content":{"rendered":"
Both Jason Lewis and Erden Eruc, the men who pulled off the first human-powered circumnavigations<\/a> of the earth (Lewis with help from a partner; Eruc following up with a solo effort), have new books out. The Seed Buried Deep<\/em><\/a> is Lewis\u2019s second installment in his narrative trilogy detailing his 13-year\u2014and nearly lethal\u2014project. Eruc (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø<\/em>\u2019s 2013 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍør of the Year) has just released Journey of a Lifetime<\/em><\/a>, a large-format photo book chronicling his multi-year \u2018round-the-world journey.<\/p>\n Both men completed full circles around the planet using only human propulsion: no motors, no sails, no aircraft of any kind\u2014just muscle, grit, and ingenuity. Their respective voyages included rowing and pedal-boating across the oceans, and cycling, hiking, and even in-line skating across the continents. The distances are almost too massive to fathom; the endurance involved simply off the charts.<\/p>\n