Emma Tamsin Kelty

(nee Wrangham). 6th woman in the world to ski solo (unassisted) to the South Pole (Jan 2017).. next up.... The River Amazon😀

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At 1am 😀such a dramatic change in one day.... but such is the river .... every Km is different and just because 1 area is bad doesn't mean …

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Finished the day yesterday meeting three lovely locals and 2 kittens that slept next to my tent for the night (well until that played chase…

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Ok 30 guys .... but either way... thata a lot of folks in one area in boats with arrow and rifles 😂😂😳😂😂

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Turned corner and found 50 guys in motor boats with arrows!!! My face mist hve been a picture!! (Town was uber quiet... too quiet!!) all go…

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Today started fighting my paddling way through 20km of storms!!! Got through town no problem and just took a sigh of relief .... and then..…

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Am in the clear. All ok 😊

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So in or near coari (100km away) i will have my boat stolen and i will be killed too. Nice 😯😟😕

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It looks so different in the rain.... so much rain in Brazil.... will the sun ever come back? #sourcetosea #riverl… https://t.co/zUqH6RnsRl

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When my paddle hands have worked hard but I still need to filter water 😀 #sawyer #filter #rio #amazonriver #amazon… https://t.co/L8kN4d2zwk

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Curry night on my deserted island 😀 #adventurefood #adventurefoods #camping #solo #sourcetosea #so2017 #sourcetose… https://t.co/VjsXijzJEF

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Iquitos!! 😀😀😀😀😀 https://t.co/QinljnyNGR

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Enjoying a moments peace ... all is calm and just enjoying just being. #peru #so2017 #sourcetosea #riverlife #amaz… https://t.co/QFu0QAZkoq

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Darn hard paddling in 85% humidity and temp of 89 that feels like 99 degrees!! All day its been like it. Early finish, early km too (3km o…

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Ok, so I know I look a mess, not showered (but washed) for many weeks, my clothes are shabby.... but a lady with a machete running away scr…

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So, the lady (with child) swinging a machete started to approach me as I was setting up camp. So i waved and started to walk to her. She ra…

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The difference of 50 straight km rathe than 50 bird miles around big beaches and bends. Reached 50km by midday 💪😀🤗

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Well that storm was good 'sea' training. Yeeehaaa ride them waves (blind cause the rain and wind means that eyes cant open! 😳😳) 😂😂😂...

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Ohhh 2000km completed on my own plus 1000km of rapids so thats 3000ish km down ... just 2000km to go 😳😀

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Rest day 😀🤗😉😎