Roz Savage: Eco-Adventurer and Solo Ocean Rower

Meet Roz Savage: she's a British ocean rower, author and environmental campaigner, who uses her trans-oceanic rowing voyages to motivate others to take action on environmental issues and to face their own life challenges.

Roz first gained attention in 2005, when after 11 years as a management consultant, she embarked upon a new life of adventure by rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Her unlikely transformation from office worker to ocean rower, described with humor and soul-baring honesty in her blogs, captivated and inspired a worldwide audience.

Roz is currently engaged in an epic effort to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. Her adventure consists of three stages, each with its own environmental message. In Summer 2008, Roz became the first woman in history to row solo from California to Hawaii. During her 2,700-mile journey, lasting 99 days, she encouraged people to cut back on their usage of disposable plastic bottles, cups and bags, thereby reducing the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean.

Roz launched stage two of her Pacific Voyage on May 24th, 2009. Her journey will take her from Hawaii to Tuvalu, this time targeting climate change through her Pull Together initiative. The third, and final, stage to Australia will take place in 2010. If successful, Roz will be the first woman in history to row solo across the Pacific Ocean.

Roz has been named one of the Top 5 Adventure Twitterers by Outside magazine and one of the Top 20 Great British Adventurers by the Telegraph Newspaper in the UK. She was also recently honored as a Climate Hero by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Roz is a published author and an inspirational speaker. This fall, she'll be launching a series of walks across Europe to continue to spread her message and encourage action on climate change leading up to the UN Global Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark this December.