Cambridge rowers near end of Amazon challenge

Two rowers from the University of Cambridge are nearing the end of a gruelling 2,000 mile Amazon challenge.

Mark de Rond, an academic from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School set off from Peru with his rowing partner Anton Wright four weeks ago.

The pair took on the Amazon challenge to raise funds for the Leonard Cheshire Disability charity and to attempt to beat the Guinness World Record for long-distance rowing unaided.

They hope to finish their row in Macapa, northern Brazil, later today.