On Her Mark

The Arctic Challenge 2025: Hannah Huppi Dishes on the Historic Adventure

Episode Summary

The countdown is on to The Arctic Challenge 2025! Hannah Huppi, John Huppi, Andrew Tropp & Jimmy Graham are planning to row 1,000 kilometers across the Arctic Ocean this summer to become the FIRST mixed (men & women) to do so. It's a true test of physical, mental and emotional strength. Hannah dishes on where the idea came from, how the team came together, her motivation for attempting multiple world records, training, and more!

Episode Notes

First, Hannah Huppi rowed on flat water in college. Then, she gave coastal rowing a shot (think beach sprints!). Then came ocean rowing, and now she's training for a 1,000-kilometer row across the Arctic Ocean where she will make history as the first female to do so! Hannah and her team (John Huppi, Andrew Tropp & Jimmy Graham) all have strong athletic backgrounds and are bringing their individual diverse experiences to help the team row, recover, eat, sleep, recover, hydrate and more on this adventure. Today we dive in to: 

Learn more about The Arctic Challenge 2025: thearcticchallenge2025.com

Follow along with their training & preparation on social: @thearcticchallenge2025