COLIN O BRADY IS NOW ABOUT TO SIT ON THE COUCH, HE HAS A NEW
CHALLENGE THAT MAY MAKE HIS LAST
ONE LOOK EASY.
>> CAUGHT OUT IN A MASSIVE
STORM.
STORM. AND I JUST -- SO HARD TO GET THE
TENT UP, I DIDN’T KNOW IF I WAS
GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT UP OR
IF I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP
WALKING.
WALKING. >> COLIN O BRADY BEGAN A
GRUELING JOURNEY ACROSS
ANTARCTICA, 900 PLUS MILES,
SPANNING THE CONTINENT, BITTER
COLD, WITH ONLY HIMSELF TO RELY
ON.
ON. DESCRIBING THE CONDITIONS
EARLIER THIS MONTH TO JIMMY
FALLON.
FALLON. >> MINUS, 75, MINUS 80 A LONG
COLD WALK.
COLD WALK. >> IT WAS LIKE THAT IN NEW YORK
TODAY.
TODAY. >> HE MADE STEADY PROGRESS, THEN
ON CHRISTMAS, HE MADE THE FINAL
SURGE, PUSHING HIMSELF TO THE
LIMITS A 32 HOUR TREK WHERE HE
COVERED 80 MILES, AND THEN
PASSED INTO LEGEND.
>> IT WAS JUST A MENTAL BATTLE
BUT STAY IN THE MOMENT AND DOING
THIS FOR SOMETHING MORE THAN
MYSELF, TO INSPIRE, YOU KNOW,
OTHER PEOPLE TO TAKE ON THE
IMPOSSIBLE IN THEIR LIVES.
>> THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN
CROSSING IN THE WORLD.
>> NOW HE HAS A NEW CHALLENGE,
ROW A BOAT FROM THE TIP OF SOUTH
AMERICA TO ANT ARKTYARCTICA, ACR
ONE OF THE MOST TREACHEROUS
STRETCHES OF OCEAN, THE DRAKE
PASSAGE.
PASSAGE. >> KNOWN AS THE MOST DANGEROUS
CROSSING IN THE WORLD WHERE THE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC AND
SOUTHERN OCEANS CONVERGE.
I HAVE NEVER RODE A BOAT BEFORE
BUT WE HAVE A CAPTAIN.
>> THREE AND FIVE OTHER MEN
ROWING IN 90 MINUTE SHIFT, 20
HOURS A DAY WILL ATTEMPT TO
TRAVEL 550 MILES OVER THREE
WEEKS AND EXPECT TO FACE DEADLY
ICY WATERS, 50 FOOT SWELLS AND
FEARSOME WINDS.
FEARSOME WINDS. IT’S A COLOSSAL CHALLENGE, BUT
FOR BRADY, HE HOPES BY PUSHING
HIMSELF, HE CAN INSPIRE
SOMETHING BIGGER.
SOMETHING BIGGER. >> YOU KNOW, I’M PASSIONATE
ABOUT UNLOCKING HUMAN POTENTIAL,
FINDING MY LIMITS, YOU THINK OF
THIS AS AN ART PROJECT I’M
PUTTING IN THE WORLD TO INSPIRE
OTHERS, WHEN THEY WANT TO
INEVACUATE, CREATE, DREAM BIG,
WHAT THEY SET THEIR MINDS TO,
THEY CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
>> COLIN IS WITH US FROM THE
BOTTOM OF THE WORLD, REALLY, THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF CHILE, COLIN,
GOOD MORNING, I CAN’T SAY WE’RE
SHOCKED KNOWING YOU A LITTLE
BIT, BUT I MEAN, YOU JUST
LEARNED HOW TO ROW A BOAT.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, I’M EXCITED
TO GO BACK AND EXPLORE
ANTARCTICA IN A NEW WAY.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT LAST
YEAR, AND THIS TIME EXPLORING,
CROSSING DRAKE PASSAGE IN A ROW
BOAT, HUMAN POWERED, WHICH HAS
NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IN
HISTORY.
HISTORY. I HAVE A GREAT TEAM AROUND ME TO
PULL THIS PROJECT OFF.
>> BREAK IT DOWN FOR US.
THERE’S A GROUP OF YOU.
SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE
ROWING WHILE SOME F OFOF YOU ARE
RESTING.
RESTING. TELL US HOW THAT GOES.
>> YEAH, SO THERE’S SIX OF US ON
THE BOAT TOTAL.
IT’S A VERY SMALL BOAT.
THERE’S NO PROPER QUARTERS OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THREE PEOPLE ROWING AND THREE
PEOPLE RESTING AT ANY GIVEN
TIME.
TIME. 90 MINUTES ROWING, 90 MINUTES
SLEEP, 24 HOURS A DAY
CONTINUOUSLY.
CONTINUOUSLY. >> HOW DOES THE TRAINING FOR
THIS JOURNEY COMPARE TO THE
TRAINING FOR YOUR LAST
ADVENTURE?
ADVENTURE? >> YOU KNOW, I’VE NEVER ROWED A
BOAT BEFORE IN MY LIFE UNTIL
EARLIER THIS YEAR, SO OBVIOUSLY
I’VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SKILL
TO ACQUIRE BUT I HAVE BEEN
WORKING REALLY HARD IN THE GYM,
TRAINING WITH THE TEAM OVER IN
SCOTLAND AND OUR BEAT GETTING
EVERYTHING PREPARED.
EVERYTHING PREPARED. FEELING READY.
FEELING READY. I’M EXCITED.
I’M EXCITED. WE LEAVE IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
>> THOSE SWELLS WE WERE READING
UP TO 50 FEET, WHAT’S YOUR PLAN
IN THAT KIND OF SITUATION?
>> SO IT’S PRETTY EXCITING,
HODA, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO TUNE IN,
WE’RE ACTUALLY LIVE STREAMING
THIS ENTIRE PROJECT SO YOU CAN
TUNE INTO MY INSTAGRAM @COLIN O
BRADY, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT
LIVE THE STORMS, THE UPS AND
DOWNS WE’LL HAVE TO HUNKER DOWN
INSIDE THE CABIN, BUT THE
CUTTING EDGE, LIVE STORY
TELLING, PARTNERSHIP WITH
DISCOVERY IS GOING TO BE
AMAZING, ANYBODY AROUND THERE,
YOU KNOW, AT THE HOLIDAY TABLE
WILL BE ABLE TO TUNE IN AND SEE
WHAT WE’RE DOING THROUGHOUT THE
DAY ON THIS ROW AND CHART THE
PROJECT.
PROJECT. >> BESIDES THE SEA CONDITIONS,
WHAT KIND OF WEATHER ARE YOU
PRARED FOR.
PRARED FOR. THIS IS A PRETTY TREACHEROUS
TIME OF YEAR THERE.
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, DRAKE PASSAGE
IS KNOWN TO BE ONE OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING SEA FARING PASSES IN
THE ENTIRE WORLD.
AS WE GET CLOSE TO ANTARCTICA,
50 FOOT SWELLS, ICEBERGS, WE’RE
PREPARED FOR SOME OF THE WORST
WEATHER MOTHER NATURE CAN THROW
AT US.
AT US. >> COLIN, WE’LL BE WATCHING, I
GUESS, LYE ON INSTAGRAM, GOOD
LUCK TO YOU.
>> GOOD LUCK, HONEY.