"Extreme athlete Maryann Karinch was among the few women who completed the inaugural Eco-Challenge, an arduous, dangerous 10-day, 376-mile adventure race, in 1995.
Karinch, who lives in Half Moon Bay, is an experienced sky diver, a certified scuba diver and a passionate ocean whitewater kayaker."

Silicon Valley Life Magazine
San Jose Mercury News
 
 
As an athlete, Maryann was one of the few women to complete the inaugural Eco-Challenge adventure race, has logged 650 skydives, is a certified SCUBA diver, experienced ocean whitewater kayaker, and avid hiker and climber. Certified in personal training by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), she has also earned honors as a gymnast and bodybuilder.
 

"Our dreams tell us we can fly or breathe underwater or climb like a spider and we find ways to do it."

Maryann Karinch,
as quoted in Investor's Business Daily
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