Kelsey Pfendler is somewhere in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, pushing herself toward a historic milestone — and she’s doing it entirely on her own.
Pfendler is currently rowing solo from California to Hawaii, a grueling open-ocean challenge that has been attempted by very few. If she completes the journey, she will become the first American woman ever to row solo across the Pacific.
NPR’s Ailsa Chang spoke with Pfendler from the middle of the ocean, getting a firsthand account of what it’s like to take on one of the most demanding solo endurance challenges on water.
