Rikke Møller Petersen and Lotte Friis presenting the altitude tent here, that they are supposed to sleep in together for two weeks, boosting the Sierra Nevada altitude from approximately 2500 meters (8200 feet) to about 3000 (9850 feet). Maybe (and I’m speculating here) it has something to do with stabilizing altitude also, with the perceived altitude at Sierra Nevada varying a lot because of the mountains (2300 meters one day, 2700 the next), compared to much more stable altitude at camps on big plateaus like Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Dillon Hodges can’t swim
That can’t be, USA – if you can’t solve that problem, then send him to me ;-)
I Can’t Swim from zoneCG on Vimeo.
I think this is the song he talks about, see also www.dillonhodges.com
Dillon Hodges-Ghost of Macon Georgia-Shoals Theater
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Swim Team Training at Westminster College
Kyle Bruinooge dives behind the scenes and takes a look at the training work out by the women’s and men’s Westminster College Titan Swim Team.
Swim Team Training PKG (Final) from WCN 24/7 on VIMEO on Vimeo.
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Polar Plunge Antartica
Even without have checked the numbers, I don’t think it gets much colder than that
Polar Plunge in Antarctica
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These seals have been watching too much sci-fi
The underwater sounds made by Antarctic seals are otherworldly, via The Daily What.
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Great Australia Day Swim 2012
Michael Klim points to this video here on Twitter, from the Great Australia Day Swim 2012 charity swim, supporting charities and community organisations providing support to disadvantaged children and youths. They raised about AUD $ 70,000, most of it going to Les Twentyman’s 20th Man Fund.
[blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/MichaelKlimAus/status/164493908783546368″]Australian Unity GREAT AUSTRALIA DAY SWIM "Brooksy Films"
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Base jumps off the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore
We’ve mentioned that fantastic pool before, spanning across the three Marina Bay Sands hotel towers in Singapore, and here are 7 professional BASE jumpers celebrating New Year’s Day 2012 by jumping off it. Via the17thman
Marina Bay Sands Skypark BASE Jump. Singapore 2012. from Snow R. Shai on Vimeo.
Jeb Corliss has tried that jump also, of course
Jeb Corliss jumps Marina Bay Sands
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145 water-skiers break world record in Tasmania
Last Friday, a total of 154 water-skiers from all over the world attempted to break the world record for the number of skiers pulled behind one boat, demanding a full nautical mile inside Australia’s Macquarie Harbour in Strahan. Nine of them fell, but the remaining 145 was more than enough to break the previous record of 114 set in the same place. Read for instance Today’s TVH
World Waterski Record Run 145 Skiers Official Team Video HD
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Wanna swim with a 5.5 meter long crocodile ?
His name is Chopper and he lives in the Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Australia. They have this thing called the Cage of Death, which is a flimsy looking plexiglass enclosure inside the crocodile’s pool (or ‘territory’, as some would call it) that you (and/or the crocodile?) can dive into, to get a real close look at each other. Via Oddee, that mentions 7 other extreme tourist attractions.
Chopper in the original Cage of Death