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A Colorado river guide is on a quest to set a new women’s record for rowing from California to Hawaii

Buena Vista’s Kelsey Pfendler, 29, is teaming up with three Oregon women for World’s Toughest Row in 2024

River Runners raft guides from left to right, Quinn Bailey, Austin Lane, Kelsey Pfendler and Dominic Urso prepare a guided group trip down the Arkansas River in Buena Vista Aug. 10, 2023. Pfendler and three other women on team Hericane Rowing are training to row across the Pacific Ocean next year in the World's Toughest Row, attempting to beat the women’s record of 34 days. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
River Runners raft guides from left to right, Quinn Bailey, Austin Lane, Kelsey Pfendler and Dominic Urso prepare a guided group trip down the Arkansas River in Buena Vista Aug. 10, 2023. Pfendler and three other women on team Hericane Rowing are training to row across the Pacific Ocean next year in the World’s Toughest Row, attempting to beat the women’s record of 34 days. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2: Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jaguilar@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Kelsey Pfendler, a rafting guide in Buena Vista, is preparing for a grueling race across the Pacific Ocean next June, from California to Hawaii, as part of a team trying to set a new women's rowing record.
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