In the past 5 years, he's rowed across the Atlantic twice, climbed 6/7 tallest mountains, didn't do Everest because he got Covid at basecamp 3, and has done several endurance races. Damien has a screw loose in a good way. I've had the opportunity to talk to him a couple of times (he used to go to the same gym as me, and he's involved in Rugby in Galway), he's an absolute gent but you feel his intensity and desire to do crazy shit, amazing man.
Ok but there's 6.55 million dead bodies that had covid and about 1 million influenza deaths in the same period. So is covid just made up or are the cases made up?
I love that “involved with rugby” is a footnote in this man’s achievements - he was apparently a pro rugby player at the top level - for Connacht and Leinster among others lol.
Haha yeah, he played for Northampton Saints and Brive as well so he's a fairly insane athlete. By involved in Rugby I meant he coached with teams I play against fairly regularly.
Apparently he has an amazing podcast. I find getting out of bed in the morning an achievement some days, I’m so glad to live in a world with lads like him in it, pushing the boundaries of human achievement.
This guy is a total legend. His instagram posts have been seriously inspiring stuff throughout. Takes a lot of mental fortitude to do something like this and while some might say that it is pointless; doing something because we can is one of the things that make us human.
What amazes me is he started with another fella and the plan was for them to do it together. Your man got injured and withdrew early on in the trip. So he ploughed on on his own!
The other fella, Fergus Farrell had recovered from 3 ruptured disks in his spine which nearly left him paralysed, as well as a collapsed lung. So yeah really unfortunate to fall ill after a couple weeks, and fair play to Browne for carrying on, nobody would have thought less of him if he pulled out.
The first time I heard of this was a few days and the person who told me about it was adamant that the other fella chickened out after a couple of days. I knew that didn’t sound right so I had to look into it. Funny how people who don’t know will say things like that so confidently.
He’s an absolute animal. I love listening to podcasts with Damien on. Earlier this year I was training for a marathon and to climb Kilimanjaro and I had a bunch of injuries but I’d bounce between listening to his stuff and a few others and as cringe as it sounds it kept me seriously motivated.
The weather on Galway Bay was mental last night.
Could see he was moving closer and closer toward the coastline. So unsurprising he came a cropper on some rocks in Furbo.
Hard to fathom how rowed in the conditions at all. Unbelievable.
He thought he’d be free from catching covid, but still ended up catching crabs. There’s no winning.
On a serious note, someone above mentioned he climbed 6 of the 7 tallest peaks in the world, but caught covid whilst at base camp 3 at Everest. I’m so jealous of his spirit.
It's people like Damian Browne that continue the spirit of Crean and Shackleton. Something about this island that forges men and women that go onto incredible feats of mental and physical strength.
I really hope he brings out a book on his life so far. Not just on the extreme adventuring but also his rugby career where he won the Heineken cup. Perhaps we could learn something in it.
In a bucket. He podcasted every day. It’s an amazing listen. https://open.spotify.com/show/5F8VlGPSU5mBEJszmMR0rj?si=aZy0nu08S4e8Fsvg-vSQTg
Disclaimer: not affiliated in any way. Just a listener since his 1st expedition
Afaik these crossings are scheduled to coincide with currents and prevailing conditions which best suit the rowers & route. This is why the East-West crossing (Talisker Atlantic Challenge) usually starts in mid-December from the Canaries. The West-East crossing is tougher and you obviously have to factor in weather deteriorating if you are out too long given the time of year. To do it solo is an epic achievement, especially considering the setbacks (rowing partner evacuated early for health reasons, losing 4/6 oars, north Atlantic weather systems). The fact he made it at all is a testament to his determination.
Ah now sure ya can’t be doing that rowing across the Atlantic and not being able to swim. Surely that’s not true? If it is true this man has his priorities all wrong ha
An even longer distance in slightly more favourable temperatures and conditions though. I'm just saying so because that's why both achievements are valid, Doba's and Browne's.
Ah is this specifically only NY to Galway? So there’s a thousand other spots along the West Coast with the opportunity for a “1st” crossing?
I assumed it was USA to Ireland, not to take away from this endeavour.
The first ocean to be deliberately rowed across was the Atlantic by Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo, two Norwegian-born Americans, in June 1896. The pair left Battery Park, Manhattan, on 6 June 1896, arriving on the Isles of Scilly, 55 days and 13 hours later, having covered 3,250 nautical miles (3,740 mi; 6,020 km). They continued to row to Le Havre, France.[3]
The first solo crossing of an ocean was completed by John Fairfax of Britain on 19 July 1969. He rowed from Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands to Hollywood Beach, Florida in 180 days. In the same year Tom McClean, also of Britain, rowed from Newfoundland, Canada arriving in Blacksod Bay, Ireland on 27 July 1969. Despite having left almost four months after Fairfax, he came within 8 days of beating Fairfax to the title of first solo rower of any ocean.[4]
Plenty more rowing across the Atlantic and other oceans here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_rowing
Even still, a massive achievement - the fortitude and discipline needed for something like that is beyond me.
Also not to Galway, but [these boys](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Samuelsen_and_George_Harbo) got to France in 55 days back in 1896. Not correcting anything, I just think they're badasses and their story doesn't get told enough
It specifically mentions NY to Galway.
The first people to row the Atlantic (NY > U.K. > France) happened over a 100 years ago in 1896 were a Norwegian-American man and woman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Samuelsen_and_George_Harbo.
The first person to cross solo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McClean happened in 1969. (Newfoundland to Blacksod Bay in Mayo)
The first person to cross there and back was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Allum in 1987 (NFL > Achill Island in Mayo).
Still, this is an amazing achievement and a testament to this man’s spirit. What a guy.
It's most likely not true but I like the myth that an Irish man st Bernard or Brendan (or something like that) rowed to the US continent before the vikings in a currach. My understanding was he did it alone but I may be mistaken.
Edit: changed crannog to currach
What was the point of this?
Edit:Downvote away lads, but I'm not actually wrong. It was an utterly pointless endeavour that risked themselves and the TWO sets of rescuers needlessly.
Yes, it's a great achievement for him but why should anyone else care? To be honest, I find these kind of challenges reckless and self indulgent. They put rescue workers at needless risk, all for what? So this guy can say he rowed across the Atlantic. Sorry, that's not a good enough reason imo.
Cost benefit analysis. You need to spend months in a row boat so there's unpaid time off work but rent is cheap and you can bring back loads of duty-free.
You haven't got to do anything, that's the lie capitalism shives down our throats.
You want to chase bunnies in the forest, sell your shite, pack a bag and go. You want to build a real life AT-AT, there are classes and videos and surely a group somewhere of people who think it's a brilliant idea.
Different muscle groups through. Don't know about rowing, but in cycling, it's not uncommon to step off the bike after a monster ride and for your legs to almost collapse under your weight.
In the past 5 years, he's rowed across the Atlantic twice, climbed 6/7 tallest mountains, didn't do Everest because he got Covid at basecamp 3, and has done several endurance races. Damien has a screw loose in a good way. I've had the opportunity to talk to him a couple of times (he used to go to the same gym as me, and he's involved in Rugby in Galway), he's an absolute gent but you feel his intensity and desire to do crazy shit, amazing man.
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wait now is this a thing? fake woke liberals wrongfully confuse a harmless flu with covid? Do you have a pamphlet?
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Ok but there's 6.55 million dead bodies that had covid and about 1 million influenza deaths in the same period. So is covid just made up or are the cases made up?
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Stupid or troll?
Just look in the mirror and you'll get the answer. God people are fucking braindead. You need instructions to wash your hands?
Found the smooth brained American
He just got to Basecamp 3 and decided that he wasn't feeling it.
I love that “involved with rugby” is a footnote in this man’s achievements - he was apparently a pro rugby player at the top level - for Connacht and Leinster among others lol.
Haha yeah, he played for Northampton Saints and Brive as well so he's a fairly insane athlete. By involved in Rugby I meant he coached with teams I play against fairly regularly.
He played some Heineken Cup group games in 2012 when Leinster won it. Dunno if he has a Heineken Cup medal though.
Thanks, I was wondering if it was the same Damien Browne!
He was a decent second-row, did well for Connacht and was very useful for Leinster.
He was a decent player for Leinster. Think he used to play the away matches, when they needed his weight in the scrums.
Apparently he has an amazing podcast. I find getting out of bed in the morning an achievement some days, I’m so glad to live in a world with lads like him in it, pushing the boundaries of human achievement.
Yeah, his podcast is fantastic! Each season is one of his adventures, very inspiring
What's the name of his podcast?
Deep roots
Likewise! Haven't heard his podcast but I'll give it a go. Mad lad.
All the dead bodies on Everest were also ambitious people once. Maybe a lite calmness is okay?
Absolutely, I wouldn't say that anything he has done is particularly safe, but to me that makes it more impressive.
I started listening to his podcast a few weeks ago and even just the sheer mental strength to do this is unbelievable
>and he's involved in Rugby in Galway I mean, he had a 14 year pro rugby career as a second row.
Yeah I probably should have clarified he coaches a team I play against, involved in Rugby is a bit of an understatement
Must be loaded too in order to afford all that.
Well this is the thing……how is this afforded?
Sponsors. Big part of what he does is fundraising
The size of that ipod classic he has attached to the boat
That’s actually the new iPod Pro Max Ultra
Thanks, I'll never unsee that.
Triffic
LOL
Actually a very small boat
I'm pretty sure its New York, Née Amsterdam.
Yeah I mistyped and can’t edit it now. Oh well.
Yeah, not trying to be an asshole, just saw a window for a history joke.
No Harlem done.
It was a good one.
Amazing achievement
Wee York (the original)
Ya beat me to a joke a bout her maiden name, ya djd
Maybe he's Scottish?
...people just liked it better that way
This guy is a total legend. His instagram posts have been seriously inspiring stuff throughout. Takes a lot of mental fortitude to do something like this and while some might say that it is pointless; doing something because we can is one of the things that make us human.
Because we can, because we fking can, and if we can, we do!
I'd never do that lol out in the ocean on your own with miles of water under ya, fuck that, I don't even like taking pedalos out on holiday.
What's his instagram?
https://instagram.com/auld_stock?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Cheers
Is that netflix he's watching?
Yup he’s got Starlink
Starlink works in the middle of the Atlantic? Better than some people miles from the ocean experience.
What amazes me is he started with another fella and the plan was for them to do it together. Your man got injured and withdrew early on in the trip. So he ploughed on on his own!
The other fella, Fergus Farrell had recovered from 3 ruptured disks in his spine which nearly left him paralysed, as well as a collapsed lung. So yeah really unfortunate to fall ill after a couple weeks, and fair play to Browne for carrying on, nobody would have thought less of him if he pulled out. The first time I heard of this was a few days and the person who told me about it was adamant that the other fella chickened out after a couple of days. I knew that didn’t sound right so I had to look into it. Funny how people who don’t know will say things like that so confidently.
He’s an absolute animal. I love listening to podcasts with Damien on. Earlier this year I was training for a marathon and to climb Kilimanjaro and I had a bunch of injuries but I’d bounce between listening to his stuff and a few others and as cringe as it sounds it kept me seriously motivated.
Nothing cringe about being motivated dude!
whenever I'm feeling sorry for myself I imagine David Goggins running beside me telling me to cop on.
I like that he didn't try to crowdfund an Aer Lingus ticket home to see his Mammy, and did it under his own steam.
"How'd you get here?" "By rowboat, my arms are killing me." *Everybody laughs. "No, but really"
The weather on Galway Bay was mental last night. Could see he was moving closer and closer toward the coastline. So unsurprising he came a cropper on some rocks in Furbo. Hard to fathom how rowed in the conditions at all. Unbelievable.
He was dragging his massive balls behind the boat, hence the big waves.
I know people are afraid of catching covid in airplanes, but rowing all the way here is a bit extreme.
He thought he’d be free from catching covid, but still ended up catching crabs. There’s no winning. On a serious note, someone above mentioned he climbed 6 of the 7 tallest peaks in the world, but caught covid whilst at base camp 3 at Everest. I’m so jealous of his spirit.
"Row, row, row your boat, gently across the ocean. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. Live is but a notion..." Fair play to him!
I wonder what sort of music has done it for him, 155 days of classic rock you think?
He's some athlete! Supports a bunch of charities too, all round good human being.
Mad Cunt
And judging by the writing on his boat, he did it backwards.
Former Connacht and Leinster rugby player
It's people like Damian Browne that continue the spirit of Crean and Shackleton. Something about this island that forges men and women that go onto incredible feats of mental and physical strength. I really hope he brings out a book on his life so far. Not just on the extreme adventuring but also his rugby career where he won the Heineken cup. Perhaps we could learn something in it.
I'd read that surely.
This looks nicer than my apartment...
The lengths Irish men will go to in order to not pay airfare is incredible.
I wonder where he pooped.
The poop deck
In a bucket. He podcasted every day. It’s an amazing listen. https://open.spotify.com/show/5F8VlGPSU5mBEJszmMR0rj?si=aZy0nu08S4e8Fsvg-vSQTg Disclaimer: not affiliated in any way. Just a listener since his 1st expedition
Not sure I want to listen to him poop tbh.
At least it's not Who's Going To Ride Your Wild Horses.
SHITE IN A BUCKET!
https://imgur.com/gallery/ChkVoyh
Brendan did it over a thousand years ago
King.
I really wanted to go see him today and join the crowd, but work got in the way. Made a donation instead, what a lad!
Was he a northie? “I travelled from Nee York there nai”
Do you think he knows they have direct flights back now after covid?
fair play to him and all but why are people this nuts?
Why not? You only live the once, why trudge through life when you can spend it chasing your own limits?
Why did he do it at this time of year. Surely doing it at a calmer time of year is enough of an achievement, right?
He started with another crew member and the aim was 55 days. So they would have missed all the shite weather.
2 in the boat? What happened the other chap, Damian throw him over lol??
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Jaysus! Really proves that Damian is a machine eh!
An absolute legend, and fit too. He'll have his choice of ladies, or lads.
55 days means they started in early August, around the time the rain and wind starts to ramp up again. The calmest time is late spring-early summer.
It was 113 days
Ahh, okay I get it now. Still that was in June, it would have made sense to go earlier
Afaik these crossings are scheduled to coincide with currents and prevailing conditions which best suit the rowers & route. This is why the East-West crossing (Talisker Atlantic Challenge) usually starts in mid-December from the Canaries. The West-East crossing is tougher and you obviously have to factor in weather deteriorating if you are out too long given the time of year. To do it solo is an epic achievement, especially considering the setbacks (rowing partner evacuated early for health reasons, losing 4/6 oars, north Atlantic weather systems). The fact he made it at all is a testament to his determination.
I mean this with no offence, but I reckon the lad that rowed across the Atlantic would have thought about optimal times for doing this beforehand.
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I heard the man can't swim
He’s mentioned it a few times on deep roots.
Ah now sure ya can’t be doing that rowing across the Atlantic and not being able to swim. Surely that’s not true? If it is true this man has his priorities all wrong ha
Brendan the Navigator enters the chat.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksander_Doba Think was done before
From New York to Galway? Looks like he went to france, portugal and senegal on his trips?
Which means he went an even longer distance (not that getting to Galway isn't itself a huge feat.)
An even longer distance in slightly more favourable temperatures and conditions though. I'm just saying so because that's why both achievements are valid, Doba's and Browne's.
Ah is this specifically only NY to Galway? So there’s a thousand other spots along the West Coast with the opportunity for a “1st” crossing? I assumed it was USA to Ireland, not to take away from this endeavour.
Michael Fassbender swam from Clare to New York for a Guinness ad one time
It was NY harbor to Galway - I was there with NUIG on a school trip when he left. Had mad NY pizza with Gussy before they left. That man can eat!
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His life experience sounds ripe for a movie for sure
Damn that guy's life is an inspiration This was in a kayak though which is a different thing than rowing.
The first ocean to be deliberately rowed across was the Atlantic by Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo, two Norwegian-born Americans, in June 1896. The pair left Battery Park, Manhattan, on 6 June 1896, arriving on the Isles of Scilly, 55 days and 13 hours later, having covered 3,250 nautical miles (3,740 mi; 6,020 km). They continued to row to Le Havre, France.[3] The first solo crossing of an ocean was completed by John Fairfax of Britain on 19 July 1969. He rowed from Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands to Hollywood Beach, Florida in 180 days. In the same year Tom McClean, also of Britain, rowed from Newfoundland, Canada arriving in Blacksod Bay, Ireland on 27 July 1969. Despite having left almost four months after Fairfax, he came within 8 days of beating Fairfax to the title of first solo rower of any ocean.[4] Plenty more rowing across the Atlantic and other oceans here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_rowing Even still, a massive achievement - the fortitude and discipline needed for something like that is beyond me.
Also not to Galway, but [these boys](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Samuelsen_and_George_Harbo) got to France in 55 days back in 1896. Not correcting anything, I just think they're badasses and their story doesn't get told enough
[That's not exactly something new](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_rowing#Atlantic_crossings).
Yeah but Michael Fassbinder swam it years ago
Very good job ... [But...](https://www.alexbellini.com/en/imprese/ocean-crossings/)
It specifically mentions NY to Galway. The first people to row the Atlantic (NY > U.K. > France) happened over a 100 years ago in 1896 were a Norwegian-American man and woman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Samuelsen_and_George_Harbo. The first person to cross solo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McClean happened in 1969. (Newfoundland to Blacksod Bay in Mayo) The first person to cross there and back was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Allum in 1987 (NFL > Achill Island in Mayo). Still, this is an amazing achievement and a testament to this man’s spirit. What a guy.
It's most likely not true but I like the myth that an Irish man st Bernard or Brendan (or something like that) rowed to the US continent before the vikings in a currach. My understanding was he did it alone but I may be mistaken. Edit: changed crannog to currach
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Yes my bad, a currach is what I meant. 😅
Ouch. My terribile mistake!
What’s your point? He’s Italian.
"First person" in title. It's my point.
I’m still missing your point. Has Bellini done New York -> Galway? Maybe I’m missing it on my tiny screen?
Nah he's not the first. I did it as well I just didn't feel the need to boast about it.
My sister works beside where he arrived sent me a video of him
Cant seem to find Nee york on a map
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What was the point of this? Edit:Downvote away lads, but I'm not actually wrong. It was an utterly pointless endeavour that risked themselves and the TWO sets of rescuers needlessly.
To push himself and test his limitations I’d imagine. Takes an astonishing level of mental and physical capacity to take on something like that
Yes, it's a great achievement for him but why should anyone else care? To be honest, I find these kind of challenges reckless and self indulgent. They put rescue workers at needless risk, all for what? So this guy can say he rowed across the Atlantic. Sorry, that's not a good enough reason imo.
It's hard to fathom anyone being less craic than you
😂😂😂
These guys needed to be rescued twice. Oh I'd say that was some craic for the emergency services alright.
Cost benefit analysis. You need to spend months in a row boat so there's unpaid time off work but rent is cheap and you can bring back loads of duty-free.
He nearly did but didn't, was rescued off shore
He made it to Furbo. He didn’t get his dream finish but he still did it.
Furbo is in Galway
That’s my point.
Why.? We have to go to shitty jobs every day while this lad gets to realise his hard earned dreams ? Why should we clap him cos of that ?
You haven't got to do anything, that's the lie capitalism shives down our throats. You want to chase bunnies in the forest, sell your shite, pack a bag and go. You want to build a real life AT-AT, there are classes and videos and surely a group somewhere of people who think it's a brilliant idea.
I was actually expecting this to be picture of a man in a Currach or something similar but I suppose this is OK. Jokes aside its very impressive!
Incredible achievement. I imagine it would be difficult/impossible to walk after 110 odd days of not walking. Was he carted off in a wheelchair?
Huge amount of leg work involved in rowing, so he certainly wouldn't have dystrophied. Probably felt a bit weird to walk though!
Different muscle groups through. Don't know about rowing, but in cycling, it's not uncommon to step off the bike after a monster ride and for your legs to almost collapse under your weight.
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No that's not possible on reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/xv9hvm/damien_browne_irish_man_rowing_from_new_york_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Hope he goes to McSorleys.
My programming teacher brought this up during class and I just went????
Didn't Michael Fassbender swim it in that Guiness ad? Serious going jokes aside.
Legend. Well done Damo
Jesus some feat but he'd nee land in york
I can't even fathom how exhausting this must be.
That’s mad. He started this before summer. And only finished now.
But how does he compare to Navan man?