Comments on: First Swim at the North Pole

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:53:18 +0000

So, who's the first? Is it this guy: Wim "Ice Man" Hof?

By: Ratz

Ratz — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:05:16 +0000

Am I the only one to think “what an idiot”? What possible benefit can anyone get from this. It’s not even as if it’s like mountain climbing where you have the tenuous excuse “because it’s there.”

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:25:23 +0000

lol he’s not even close to being first

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:17:55 +0000

The northern ice may be melting, but the southern glaciers are in fact growing.

By: Twitchings

Twitchings — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:48:04 +0000

in other news: Mysterious warm yellow spot observed near North Pole.

By: Ayde

Ayde — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:41:36 +0000

Is it just me that doesn’t understand, but i KNOW that minus 1 degree Celcius is not THAT cold.
I once swam in a lake in May (where I live, the water is freezing that time of year, but not frozen.) and it was so cold I got a brain freeze, so I got out. But it was COLD.

By: Fuzz

Fuzz — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:54:46 +0000

I once swam 300m through a glacial pond on a $100 bet. . .it was the coldest thing I ever felt. My head went numb, and when I got out, every muscle in my body contracted and cramped into some of the most excruciating pain of my life. I wouldn’t recommend it. Especially since the girl welshed, and I never saw the money.

By: leonardo

leonardo — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:27:21 +0000

Probably the quickest kilometer swim on record.

By: sushirama

sushirama — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:31:02 +0000

hes definitely not the 1st, maybe the 1st with out a dry suit but not the 1st.

By: XuYu

XuYu — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:29:18 +0000

In other news: North Pole ice ‘turns to water’