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British
rowers Mark Hughes and Jonathan Cowie
have completed an epic 3200km row down
the Danube sponsored by Ardbeg.
Two daring British rowers have
completed an epic journey to row from
the highest navigable point on the
Danube to the lowest – a staggering
3,200km journey – with the support of
Ardbeg, Islay Single Malt whisky.
Their journey began in the heart of Europe and
passed through ten countries and after
rowing an incredible 3,200km the epic
journey finished
on the western fringes of Asia. The two
Brits, Mark
Hughes and Jonathan Cowie rowed in
shifts of one hour each and had to
cover at least 100km per day to remain
on target.
The expedition was supported by the Ultimate Islay malt, Ardbeg, who are
also well
known for their love of adventure.
You are all probably aware of Ardbeg's
involvement in a "world
first" space maturation experiment on
the International Space station, and
their big and untamed custom-made Orange
County Chopper motorbike is currently
touring the world.
Rower Mark Hughes explains: "Jonathan
and I are extremely excited to have
completed our adventure to row down the
Danube. It has been the ultimate journey
and we very much appreciate the support
from the ultimate Islay malt whisky,
Ardbeg."
Allan Little, Ardbeg Brand Manager,
says: "The distance these two friends
have covered is really admirable. Their
ambition is to raise money and awareness
for two inspirational charities and we
are more than happy to support them.
We’d also encourage everyone to go to
www.rowthedanube.com to donate.”
Mark and Jonathan set off on their
ultimate journey on the June 9th from
Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany after
being delayed by flooding. They
travelled down the river Danube to
complete their epic trip on the
Bosphorus in Istanbul, after almost a
month of rowing on July 6th.
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