Everest Summiter Renata Chlumska sets off on “Around America Adventure”

Renata Chlumska, the first Swedish woman to climb Mount Everest, has just begun her adventure of traveling 11,200 miles around the edges of the country in what she calls the “Around America Adventure.”  The journey began on July 4, 2005, when Chlumska, accompanied by a kayak afloat with friends and family, launched her kayak at Lake Union.

Chlumska, who was born in Sweden December 9, 1973, has done sports for most of her life including climbing, kayaking, diving, and bicycling and now her Around America Adventure will put many of her adventure skills to the test.  Hauling more than 180 pounds of gear and traveling alone, Chlumska plans on using her kayak, boat, and inline skates as her modes of travel reasoning that every kilometer and/or mile should be achieved using solely her own strength.

Chlumska’s expedition of circumnavigating the lower 48 states had originally been planned along with her fiancé Göran Kropp who she met when he was her teacher in a basic rock climbing class, but Kropp died in a fall off Sunshine Wall near Vantage in September 2002.  Kropp’s death is still very fresh in the mind of Chlumska and she is dedicating her Around America Adventure in his memory.

Chlumska’s 18-month-long journey, which might be the first such excursion of its kind, will require her to take along a variety of items including:  water, food, a tent, sleeping bag, several cameras, a laptop for posting on her Web site, a cell phone, satellite phone, and a solar panel to charge them.  She will also take along a trailer for the kayak, inline skates and poles and a harness.

The daily schedule will likely include four to six-hours of paddling working up to eight to 10-hours of paddling each day.  Chlumska is expecting that paddling down the Pacific will be the biggest challenge of the trip because of the cold water, currents, tides and storms. Renata Chlumska is a professional adventurer, motivational speaker and international guide.

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