Martin arrives in AtalayaDancing with AshaninkasThe Countdown BeginsMartin is SwimmingMartin is HealthyFog, Debris, and WhirlpoolsSupport Boat Sends out SOSReunitedHungry and Alone in the JungleGringo DemonsSoldiers on the BoatMaster of the bushMartin Swims with the DolphinsBrazilian Boat leaves Manaus to meet MartinUltrasound shows Martin in good conditionThe Malaria ZoneMartin’s Super Slim Swim PlanMartin Reaches the Official Start of the AmazonIquitosThe Man in the White MaskThe Yagua TribeEntering ColumbiaGoodbye Peru, Hello BrazilTabatinga, BrazilLeaving TabatingaSnakes on the boat !!!Federal Police, Bugs and Night StormPioneers of the AmazonFire Ant InfestationOpen SoresMartin Hits the Halfway PointDrop Everything and Hurry Down to the RiverGigantic CrocodileThe Call of the JaguarWicked StormFloating InfirmaryPirate AttackO Homem PeixeManacaporu, BrazilViolent Storms and Stomach AmoebasRio Negro Confluence at ManausMartin is StrandedMartin is SafeThe Team Gets a Another ScareNew RecordWhirlpools and a Call for HelpMartin’s friend joins the Expedition50 Days of SwimmingRough Water and an Exhausted SwimmerSantaremA Dire WarningPiranha Infested WatersAlmeirim, Brazil30,000 StrokesGuns for HireNo Man’s LandOne Stroke Over the LineMartin Refuses HospitalizationSwimming at Night on the Amazon?120 KM from the Finish LineNight SwimmingMartin Avoids the Deadly PororocaCrawling HomeAlmost FinishedA New World Record!!!!!!Finally in Belem: April 08, 2007Martin is RecoveringMartin is back on his feet again
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Rio Paraporoto, Peru
We guarantee you’ll lose 20 pounds in the first two weeks or die trying. The bear himself has visibly slimmed, losing 22 pounds in the first 13 days, dropping from 253 to 231 pounds. This is a much bigger drop than previous expeditions, but never has Martin been forced to endure such heat and direct sun for so many continuous days. Amazingly, we’ve yet to see rain during the peak hours of sunlight, only a quick shower during the evenings and early mornings. The heat and humidity is causing our bodies and electronic equipment to shut down, but we always find a way to get the latest news to you from our remote jungle location.
Martin fought his way through another 109 km, crawling onto shore near a muddy cut bank at the small settlement of Capitan Clavero. Erosion has recently caused the school to collapse into the river. The townspeople are discussing moving the entire village five kilometers upstream as the Amazon will eat the rest of the community soon.
>>Matthew Mohlke
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