Amazon rowers to brave hostage takers, uninhabited jungle and waterborne parasites from hostage challenge Watch Video
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Description: A gruelling 2,077 mile challenge faces Cambridge academic Mark de Rond and rowing coach Anton Wright as they attempt to row the navigable length of the River Amazon.nnFast-moving debris, waterborne parasites and uninhabited jungle face the pair, who aim to be the first to cover the distance without support from back-up teams.nnThe biggest threat comes not from the natural environment, says Dr de Rond, but from hostage takers.nnSwimmers, canoeists, even bathtub-paddlers have all risen to the chal
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