Human AchievementsAmerican Woman Rows 2,400 Miles Solo Across the PacificKelsey Pfendler, 32, rowed solo from Monterey to Hawaii in 43 days — becoming the first American woman and fastest female ever to cross the Pacific alone.
Human AchievementsThai Skydiver Lands Atop World's Highest Volcano, Sets New RecordThailand's Tanaboworn Sirikunakornkun, known as "Super Toom," parachuted onto Chile's Ojos del Salado at 5,442 meters — breaking the world record for highest-altitude skydive landing.