Kenneth Crutchlow

Kenneth Frank Crutchlow, FRGS (18 March 1944 London, 17 January 2016) was a British adventurer, writer and entrepreneur. He was the founder of Ocean Rowing Society International (ORSI), the Head of ORSI and main Ocean Rowing adjudicator for Guinness World Records.

Adventures 1958–1965 Active member of Gladstone Warwick Rowing Club, London 1965 Lived in and was an active rowing member of Thames Rowing Club, London 1965 Started 7 years hitch-hiking journey around the world visiting 60 countries 1969 Entrant in Race from Top of Empire State Building (New York) to top of GPO Tower (London) 1970 Rode a bicycle from Glendale, Los Angeles to Mexico City – 1755 miles (2824 km) 1974 The first person to run across Death Valley (the hottest place on earth, in August – 130 °F (54,44 °C)), from Jubilee Pass to Scotties Castle 1975 Swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco at Christmas time 1976 Rode a bicycle from London to Dundee, Scotland, swam the Firth of Forth and run to Edinburgh 1977 The first person to run 500 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco 1979 Rode bicycle from San Francisco to Ketchikan, Alaska 1980 Rode bicycle across Death Valley from Badwater to Las Vegas, Nevada 1981 Ran from Badwater in Death Valley, the lowest point in Continental US, to top of Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous USA 1989 Entrant with Mick Cerre of Globe TV in The Global Scavenger Hunt public transport race around the world, San Francisco – San Francisco 1991–2000 Technical support of Sector No Limits program

Release of prisoners in Vietnam Richard Knight was the leader of the expedition looking for treasure allegedly been buried by the 17th century pirate Captain Kidd. The expedition members were arrested on June 16, 1983, by Vietnamese authorities, and kept in a provincial prison at Kien Giang. The Vietnamese government officially reported to British officials that they were holding the pair on September 1. The boat and all their equipment were confiscated.

Personal life He married Ukrainian artist, Tatiana Rezvaya. They lived in London.