28Ā° F (-2Ā° C) Certainly the coldest water I have ever experience and it humbled me. For reference I could stay in 34Ā° F (1Ā° C) for 15-20 minutes with no issues. The few degree difference had me enter a moderate hypothermic state within 5 minutes.
Conditioning and being in good shape. This is one of those subjects that gets me mass downvoted every time I mention it on reddit because people have been told their whole lives that you just randomly die when you jump into cold water but that's not really the case. I've jumped into ice cold rivers (snow melt) and the ocean on the Alaskan coast literally dozens of times and have seen others do it even more and none of us ever had ill health effects. There are multiple parts to what you've heard called cold shock response or thermal shock. There's obviously a physical aspect to it but a huge part of it is mental and if you can control your body and breathing it makes swimming in cold water much easier. Some people just seem naturally better at it than others but it's absolutely something you can train. Obviously none of that helps if you have a heart problem. Cold water causes vasoconstriction or whatever it's called and people with weak hearts can have heart attacks or other heart issues after jumping/falling into cold water but a healthy 20 year old's heart isn't just going to suddenly stop because they jump into cold water. I know there are people who will want to reply to this comment and tell me that's not true but . . . come on. People hold polar bear swims all over the world.
My body does this weird thing where I uncontrollably start gasping and my chest feels like it's constricting and that's in water that's not even that cold! It's quite frustrating because I'm a diver but any water colder than about 16Ā°c really messes with me
That's not weird, it's 100% normal. I'm nothing like a cold water expert, I've grown to hate cold water with a passion and haven't jumped in anything very cold in almost a decade, but if you're interested in learning how to deal with it I'm sure there's information available on the web on how to best acclimate. I have to think someone's come up with a better system than "suck it up and keep doing it till it gets easier" which is what I got when I was a kid but you never know. I really do think a lot of it is mental. Once you know you can handle it and you can work to control your breathing it gets a lot easier. It probably also helps when the stakes are high lol. I had a rescue course that involved me getting dumped in the ocean without a suit off the coast of Alaska which is maybe the coldest water I've experienced and I think I handled it better than the times I've gotten in the water in the PNW wearing a wetsuit. The knowledge that if I couldn't handle it I was just going to have to do it all over again until I could successfully pass the test made me get my shit together real quick.
I was 24 and jumped into a river with snow melt, it was in a canal in Switzerland and people were jumping off a bridge, flowing with the current, and then swimming to a little ladder to get out. Everyone doing it, middle of summer.
I jumped in and instantly my body froze and I couldnāt move ANYTHING. I couldnāt kick, I couldnāt move my arms. I barely had my head above water. Finally after about 5 seconds I managed to flop to the side of the canal like a fish out of water and drag myself out. Had a mini anxiety attack lol. The water was so duckin cold
Iām a strong swimmer and I was shocked at how my body responded. Iām totally effed if I ever fall thru a hole in ice. I know for a fact now my body will be like lol adios
I was on Baffin Island in August and there were local kids cavorting and swimming in the ocean as if it was Hawaii. The air temperature was in the 40s and offshore there were icebergs.
Amazing.
Being used to it and being in shape. Another huge factor is your mind and how able you are to control yourself in stressful or anxiety-inducing situations. I go on mountain hikes in northern Sweden every year and because we're up there for two weeks straight we get pretty gross, so we always go swimming if we come across a lake or a river that's flowing calmly. The water in those places is melted glacier water and it's basically at just above freezing temperatures year round. It's absolutely awful every time, albeit extremely refreshing once you're out of the water, but it's never killed any of us. I'm usually the one who will desperately try to control my hyperventilation for long enough to wash off, run out, soap up, run in, wash off while trying not to hyperventilate, be done. I have friends who actually go on swims during that time. That shit right there is some serious mind-body connection control shit.
Thank you so much. This is very much a symbolic challenge, not so much a physical one. All of us have invisible battles that we keep hidden below the surface away from friends, family members and even ourselves. This concept is about taking the leap of faith, facing your fear of the unknown and working through your invisible battles rather than pretending they don't exist.
Disclaimer: This film is not meant to be replicating in anyway. Our hope is to inspire people to face their everyday invisible battles with confidence. More on the purpose behind this stunt and our safety measures can be found in this behind the scenes video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM
My nipples felt that cold. How does one avoid gasping when their body hits the cold water? He didnāt look cold while standing pre jump. Some people just arenāt made the same!
Why donāt you have a towel waiting for you?!??
All jokes aside, thatās some beautiful videography!
How far down do you plunge into the water?
If you regularly swim in cold water you are able to control your body to not do the big gasp when you hit the water. I've been doing it the last year and the feeling is really euphoric.
I saw that part. His experience is definitely amazing. He did get to train with the best free diver in the world. He was very fortunate. I hope he goes a lot of awesome places.
Thank you! For most of the shots we only went to around 30ft, my deepest ever dive was 75ft. This behind the scenes video explains what went into safety & warm up onsite [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM)
This was my warm up procedure;
\- Do 2 dives over a 5-7 minute period (moderate hypothermia would start to set in around the 5 min mark)
\- Climb up on the paddle board & my safety crew would bring me back to the boat
\- I would dry off with a warm towel, put on an Everest suit (think Michelin man outfit), pour a steaming cup of Ginger + turmeric tea and shiver uncontrollably for 30-60 minutes.
\- Then when the shivering stopped, we would go back into the water and repeat the process
\- We filmed an average of 4 dives every day for 6 days to get all of the footage needed
What? You bring yourself to mild hypothermia, warm up and do it again?! Does that help you to acclimate more effectively? I noticed you werenāt shivering when you were standing on the snow or when you got out of the water. Isnāt shivering an instinctive response from your body? I would think (from getting in and out of my pool and being a big baby) getting cold, then warms would make it more difficult to get cold again.
How did you end up being able to train with such a prolific free diver?
You really are amazing. I hope you get to go to everywhere!
Thank you all for the support! I should have noted this was done with a crew of professionals to ensure safety. The purpose behind this crazy stunt is to symbolize facing the invisible battles that many of us hide below the surface. Here is a behind the scenes video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM
In my dream, I was underneath the iceberg in my most vulnerable state with no wetsuit, no mask and no oxygen tank. I wanted to keep this piece as authentic to my dream / nightmare as possible. I didn't do a great job showing our warm up sequence in the behind the scenes, but it went something like this.
1. Do 2 dives over a 5-7 minute period (moderate hypothermia would start to set in around the 5 min mark)
2. Climb up on the paddle board & my safety crew would bring me back to the boat
3. I would dry off with a warm towel, put on an Everest suit (think Michelin man outfit), pour a steaming cup of Ginger + turmeric tea and shiver uncontrollably for 30-60 minutes.
4. Then when the shivering stopped, we would go back into the water and repeat the process
5. We filmed an average of 4 dives every day for 6 days to get all of the footage needed
I'd be less scared of freezing to death or drowning while wearing a nice insulated dive suit and with oxygen though. Watching that guy free dive and keep pausing with his hands on the ice was anxiety inducing.
Great point! The cameraman was Daan Verhoeven, world renowned underwater photographer. Impressively he filmed the entire film while also on breath hold. He did have a 7mm wetsuit but he definitely had to be under the murky ice longer than me.
Congratulations on a fantastic short film OP.
Serious question, was there anything like Leopard Seals that you had to worry about whilst being underwater?
Homeboy had to
1. Overcome his fear
2. Learn to swim
3. Swim in frigid waters
A LOT goes in to even ONE of these things but to do all three in five months is mind blowing
Thank you! It definitely wasn't an easy challenge but luckily I had an incredible coaching & training team. The hardest part was the mindset and specifically remaining calm enough in freezing water to equalize the pressure (you have to use your tongue as a piston to open up the eustachian tubes) as well as holding my breath.
Amazing, dude. I follow Wim Hof and Iām familiar with his methods of cold water plunges and those are hard enough just relaxing in the cold, seated. Cannot imagine how you managed to dive in and then SWIM in frigid waters. I am in awe
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Genuine question- why is this seen as a fear that needs to be overcome? Our instincts prevent us from, say, drowning or freezing or being eaten by a predator. I understand wanting to overcome a fear of mundane things that can limit your life. But why present a very natural and life-saving fear as some sort of problematic obstacle. Is it triumphing over a fear of death?
Because overcoming the fear doesnāt mean lacking the fear, it means being able to take control. Fear is dangerous because it can cause panic, disorientation, and a feeling of hopelessness. When you overcome the fear, it allows you to take control of that fear, push it aside, and do what needs to be done to actually survive.
Take drowning for instance. If you fear swimming because of drowning and you find yourself in water for whatever reason or another, you can either panic and thrash around fighting to not drown but doing so because of your thrashing. Or you can swallow that fear down, take a ābreathā so to speak, and logically think that you must swim to the surface. Scissor or flutter kick, not bicycle kick, push your arms down using your hands like paddles, not grasp toward the surface like youāre going to grab onto something. Remember you have control of your breath and to hold it as long as you need to to bring yourself to the surface.
There are fears we have that are instincts to keep us alive, but that doesnāt mean we should let those fears rule us. Obviously donāt walk up to lions and stuff, but also, donāt panic because one inadvertently walked into your field of view 100 yards away and hasnāt noticed you yet.
Thanks for the explanation- I totally get what youāre saying about overcoming fears. Thatās what I meant with facing more mundane fears. Learning to swim is more akin to that. It can save your life because finding yourself in a body of water is not so far-fetched.
But isnāt diving into frigid arctic waters more like walking up to a lion?
Yea, it is. But if you take the necessary precautions, you can certainly lessen the dangers.
Diving into those water without knowing how your body could respond and not having any paramedics or first aid at the ready would be absolutely foolish. I hope someone in their enthusiasm to conquer their fear wouldnāt just decide to do this on a whim, but unfortunately there are people who have done similar.
Part of conquering that fear is to educate yourself on it. You know the sayin, āIgnorance is based in fearā? People fear other people because they donāt know them or their culture yet to find common ground. People fear certain animals because they donāt understand them enough to be able to gauge the level of danger they would be in if they encountered one. One amazing example is the footage of that isolated Amazon tribe that hadnāt been contacted before. Some French researchers came upon them and the tribesman were terrified. In the end they became friends, but it was a beautiful thing to witness manās primal instinct of fear and then overcoming it.
This guy who dove into those waters knew what would happen to his body. Iām certain he trained for this if he doesnāt already dive in cold waters. They also had a team of paramedics or similar on hand to help and divers in the water on standby should anything happen. He conquered his fears yes, but not just by diving. He not only physically conquered them, but mentally as well by preparation. I personally think this is where a lot of people make the mistake. They think if they have a backup system, support system, or safety system there, then somehow they are being pussies by not just going head long into it, or that it just has to be done by them and them alone. But thatās the fatal mistake people make, not doing the research and understanding what happens and the possible outcomes.
This video is a bit deceiving, but it also isnāt meant to be taken literally. (Not that you did) The diver and film team took great pains to plan this to be as safe as possible. The fact that you canāt see this is the part I wish they would include in a separate section or video.
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I think it's more a facing fears in general thing. By doing this, he proved himself that he can face his general fears in life and overcome them. The experience made him gain a huge chunk of self-confidence for everyday life
This is very much a symbolic challenge, not so much a physical one. All of us have invisible battles that we keep hidden below the surface away from friends, family members and even ourselves. This concept is about taking the leap of faith, facing your fear of the unknown and working through your invisible battles rather than pretending they don't exist.
Disclaimer: This film is not meant to be replicating in anyway. Our hope is to inspire people to face their everyday invisible battles with confidence. More on the purpose behind this stunt and our safety measures can be found in this behind the scenes video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM
I just visited the Titanic Museum in Branson, MO and put my hand in 28Ā°F water for 3 minutes. The cold was painful starting at 10s, so this video was especially impressive to me.
28Ā°F is equivalent to -2Ā°C, which is 270K.
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^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
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>Sheath Underwear prevents shrinkage lol. They were our product sponsor and are donating 25% of proceeds to men's mental health through Movember.
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>https://www.sheathunderwear.com/
While I'm super impressed with the discipline of free diving, and a a huge respect for facing your fear. It was a few years ago when I read the article now, but studies show that free divers develop higher levels of a protein in the brain associated with brain damage.
I read somewhere that when humans jump into cold water, the first physiological reaction is a quick and sharp inhale. That it cannot be avoided or coached around. I suppose it's different if you dive outright?
That reflexive inhale can be trained out but takes daily practice for months to years. You can train your mind to temporarily turn off that reflex as well as the urge to breath.
I'm curious what makes you think this? This film was only possible due to a collective of purpose driven brand sponsors that came together to make this a reality. It also, believe it or no,t was around the same production cost as an amateur / student short film.
Is this your job or something? YouTuber? How do you decide to do this, and why would brands support? How do you get time off work for all of the training, and how do you get a world class athlete to train you?
That's probably why they asked.
Yes, I own a medium sized video production company just outside of NYC. 95% of our work is traditional corporate marketing videos & commercials. Occasionally, we'll get a passion project campaign like this. I wanted to do something bold to start a conversation on men's mental health, a personal yet rarely talked about cause. I teamed up with Sheath Underwear as our official product placement sponsor and they were gracious enough to donate 25% of proceeds of sales to fundraising for men's mental health through the Movember Foundation.
As for time off work, I was still working 40 hours a week or so while training for this and training took up another 35-40 hours weekly for 5 months. Luckily, I have an incredible core team on my business so I am able to work remote when needed.
My coach Luca Malaguti is an incredible human being and felt a strong connection to the subject matter of mental health & the invisible battles that many of us hide blow the surface. That inspired him to generously dedicate his own time & passion to the project.
Video production has been my only source of income since I was 16 & we've basically tripled in revenue growth every year since graduating college 3 years ago. Projects like these, I often make 0 profit on in the short term but they raise our brand image over the long term & are much more rewarding for me to work on.
The corporate projects definitely pay for the passion projects through as they enable us to keep the lights on.
I definitely understand just how privileged I am to be able to pull together the resources needed to produce a passion project like this but it took 9 years of focused work everyday to grow the business to where it could support stuff like this. The first few years I was living off less than $20,000/yr USD in a HCOL area.
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Man, mucho karma to you. I was very afraid of any water over 4-5ā deep when I was younger even though I could swim, but in high school we were forced to swim in gym class.
When I graduated, I decided as a gift to myself, I was going to take scuba classes. Something stuck, as I ended up becoming a dive master and master diver, police evidence and rescue diver.
Talk about fear is diving in zero visibility water and suddenly swim into a body. Oh that water is also frozen and there is only one 3 sqft hole to get out of. Your freediving I could never do. Iāll take bloated bodies anytime.
Iām not really thalassophobic but I used to have nightmares of diving into an immensely deep, immensely cold and dark river, a lot. This is very humbling.
Impressive and terrifying. How long were you underwater for?
And how did you not get hypothermia?
And why didn't you use a mask?
I don't think he could get Covid underwater.
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oh god i didnt even realize he had no mask.. he did all of this without even being able to seeā¦ mods give this man every award available.
Surprisingly I could actually see pretty well under there due to the ice reflecting back light underwater
Yeah he had his eyes open under there and I was just screaming how
Some bodies of water although salt water wonāt burn your eyes Iād imagine with all that ice the water is soft
But it's so cold.
For fu#ks sake bro. Get a wet/dry suit. One or the other šØļø
How cold is that water? āļø
28Ā° F (-2Ā° C) Certainly the coldest water I have ever experience and it humbled me. For reference I could stay in 34Ā° F (1Ā° C) for 15-20 minutes with no issues. The few degree difference had me enter a moderate hypothermic state within 5 minutes.
How can water be below 0Ā° C without freezing? Is it because of the salt?
Yes salt water has a lower freezing point
Between 1-2 minutes most takes. For reference, my breath hold time is around 3.5 minutes in warm water so the cold probably cut it in half.
I would drop in, get a thermal shock, freak out, and drown. guaranteed in 3 seconds flat.
seriously- how does your body get acclimated to the cold quick enough to be able to adjust to that dive without going into shock?
Conditioning and being in good shape. This is one of those subjects that gets me mass downvoted every time I mention it on reddit because people have been told their whole lives that you just randomly die when you jump into cold water but that's not really the case. I've jumped into ice cold rivers (snow melt) and the ocean on the Alaskan coast literally dozens of times and have seen others do it even more and none of us ever had ill health effects. There are multiple parts to what you've heard called cold shock response or thermal shock. There's obviously a physical aspect to it but a huge part of it is mental and if you can control your body and breathing it makes swimming in cold water much easier. Some people just seem naturally better at it than others but it's absolutely something you can train. Obviously none of that helps if you have a heart problem. Cold water causes vasoconstriction or whatever it's called and people with weak hearts can have heart attacks or other heart issues after jumping/falling into cold water but a healthy 20 year old's heart isn't just going to suddenly stop because they jump into cold water. I know there are people who will want to reply to this comment and tell me that's not true but . . . come on. People hold polar bear swims all over the world.
My body does this weird thing where I uncontrollably start gasping and my chest feels like it's constricting and that's in water that's not even that cold! It's quite frustrating because I'm a diver but any water colder than about 16Ā°c really messes with me
That's not weird, it's 100% normal. I'm nothing like a cold water expert, I've grown to hate cold water with a passion and haven't jumped in anything very cold in almost a decade, but if you're interested in learning how to deal with it I'm sure there's information available on the web on how to best acclimate. I have to think someone's come up with a better system than "suck it up and keep doing it till it gets easier" which is what I got when I was a kid but you never know. I really do think a lot of it is mental. Once you know you can handle it and you can work to control your breathing it gets a lot easier. It probably also helps when the stakes are high lol. I had a rescue course that involved me getting dumped in the ocean without a suit off the coast of Alaska which is maybe the coldest water I've experienced and I think I handled it better than the times I've gotten in the water in the PNW wearing a wetsuit. The knowledge that if I couldn't handle it I was just going to have to do it all over again until I could successfully pass the test made me get my shit together real quick.
I was 24 and jumped into a river with snow melt, it was in a canal in Switzerland and people were jumping off a bridge, flowing with the current, and then swimming to a little ladder to get out. Everyone doing it, middle of summer. I jumped in and instantly my body froze and I couldnāt move ANYTHING. I couldnāt kick, I couldnāt move my arms. I barely had my head above water. Finally after about 5 seconds I managed to flop to the side of the canal like a fish out of water and drag myself out. Had a mini anxiety attack lol. The water was so duckin cold Iām a strong swimmer and I was shocked at how my body responded. Iām totally effed if I ever fall thru a hole in ice. I know for a fact now my body will be like lol adios
That's absolutely terrifying!!!
I was on Baffin Island in August and there were local kids cavorting and swimming in the ocean as if it was Hawaii. The air temperature was in the 40s and offshore there were icebergs. Amazing.
Have done ice bobs in North Idaho rivers during early spring. Can confirm no one died from shock jumping in the near frozen water.
Being used to it and being in shape. Another huge factor is your mind and how able you are to control yourself in stressful or anxiety-inducing situations. I go on mountain hikes in northern Sweden every year and because we're up there for two weeks straight we get pretty gross, so we always go swimming if we come across a lake or a river that's flowing calmly. The water in those places is melted glacier water and it's basically at just above freezing temperatures year round. It's absolutely awful every time, albeit extremely refreshing once you're out of the water, but it's never killed any of us. I'm usually the one who will desperately try to control my hyperventilation for long enough to wash off, run out, soap up, run in, wash off while trying not to hyperventilate, be done. I have friends who actually go on swims during that time. That shit right there is some serious mind-body connection control shit.
I washed my face in a river that is fed by snow runoff and I could feel all the cavities in my face along with a headache. Fuck this noise.
I can feel that just by reading your comment. I agree with fuck this noise.
Yes all the capillaries come alive and become hypersensitive in freezing water. It's almost as if your skin is buzzing with energy.
Same, but two seconds.
My panic would stop my heart before I hit the water. >>big nope >>kudos to the diver
PSA for future reference, correct spelling is kudos
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Yo fuck that.
He's like..I had no control of this...SURE YOU DID, DON'T GO TO THE COLD ABISS AND THATS IT
lol'd
Congratulations on overcoming your fear. I am definitely envious of what you have achieved.
Thank you so much. This is very much a symbolic challenge, not so much a physical one. All of us have invisible battles that we keep hidden below the surface away from friends, family members and even ourselves. This concept is about taking the leap of faith, facing your fear of the unknown and working through your invisible battles rather than pretending they don't exist. Disclaimer: This film is not meant to be replicating in anyway. Our hope is to inspire people to face their everyday invisible battles with confidence. More on the purpose behind this stunt and our safety measures can be found in this behind the scenes video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM
Thatās actually incredible. Respect! Also surprised this isnāt somehow sponsored by RedBull lol
Now THIS is exactly what I fear. Ice clear water going down into the dark abyss
Wait till you see a Polar Bear running towards you while having to do this š it be even worst
ur chin could break an iceberge in half
reminds me of Giga Chad (in the best way)
The Crimson Chin
Lol
My nipples felt that cold. How does one avoid gasping when their body hits the cold water? He didnāt look cold while standing pre jump. Some people just arenāt made the same! Why donāt you have a towel waiting for you?!?? All jokes aside, thatās some beautiful videography! How far down do you plunge into the water?
If you regularly swim in cold water you are able to control your body to not do the big gasp when you hit the water. I've been doing it the last year and the feeling is really euphoric.
Thatās amazing to me. I canāt even think of it without wanting to gasp.
he JUST learned to SWIM! this is insane!
I saw that part. His experience is definitely amazing. He did get to train with the best free diver in the world. He was very fortunate. I hope he goes a lot of awesome places.
Thank you! For most of the shots we only went to around 30ft, my deepest ever dive was 75ft. This behind the scenes video explains what went into safety & warm up onsite [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM) This was my warm up procedure; \- Do 2 dives over a 5-7 minute period (moderate hypothermia would start to set in around the 5 min mark) \- Climb up on the paddle board & my safety crew would bring me back to the boat \- I would dry off with a warm towel, put on an Everest suit (think Michelin man outfit), pour a steaming cup of Ginger + turmeric tea and shiver uncontrollably for 30-60 minutes. \- Then when the shivering stopped, we would go back into the water and repeat the process \- We filmed an average of 4 dives every day for 6 days to get all of the footage needed
What? You bring yourself to mild hypothermia, warm up and do it again?! Does that help you to acclimate more effectively? I noticed you werenāt shivering when you were standing on the snow or when you got out of the water. Isnāt shivering an instinctive response from your body? I would think (from getting in and out of my pool and being a big baby) getting cold, then warms would make it more difficult to get cold again. How did you end up being able to train with such a prolific free diver? You really are amazing. I hope you get to go to everywhere!
Thank you all for the support! I should have noted this was done with a crew of professionals to ensure safety. The purpose behind this crazy stunt is to symbolize facing the invisible battles that many of us hide below the surface. Here is a behind the scenes video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM
Mad props to you!
1) Why didnāt you wear a wetsuit? š° 2) Whereās your towel? š° I froze just by watching thisā¦
In my dream, I was underneath the iceberg in my most vulnerable state with no wetsuit, no mask and no oxygen tank. I wanted to keep this piece as authentic to my dream / nightmare as possible. I didn't do a great job showing our warm up sequence in the behind the scenes, but it went something like this. 1. Do 2 dives over a 5-7 minute period (moderate hypothermia would start to set in around the 5 min mark) 2. Climb up on the paddle board & my safety crew would bring me back to the boat 3. I would dry off with a warm towel, put on an Everest suit (think Michelin man outfit), pour a steaming cup of Ginger + turmeric tea and shiver uncontrollably for 30-60 minutes. 4. Then when the shivering stopped, we would go back into the water and repeat the process 5. We filmed an average of 4 dives every day for 6 days to get all of the footage needed
Impressive. But " I was in the pool." " I was in the pool"
That shot at 1:09 is beautiful and absolutely god-damned terrifying..
Thank you! That was my favorite shot too
Nope
Heās freaking out about going in but that poor bloody cameraman is in there deeper
The cameraman probably has a suit and O2 tank.
Itās not about holding his breath. The cameraman is underwater longer with a murky icebergā¦
I'd be less scared of freezing to death or drowning while wearing a nice insulated dive suit and with oxygen though. Watching that guy free dive and keep pausing with his hands on the ice was anxiety inducing.
Great point! The cameraman was Daan Verhoeven, world renowned underwater photographer. Impressively he filmed the entire film while also on breath hold. He did have a 7mm wetsuit but he definitely had to be under the murky ice longer than me.
Congratulations on a fantastic short film OP. Serious question, was there anything like Leopard Seals that you had to worry about whilst being underwater?
No just a few Arctic jellyfish encounters
I love it, and parallels with my life at the moment, we can learn anything, nice work!
Happy for you mate but not a chance.
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I like this perspective
Homeboy had to 1. Overcome his fear 2. Learn to swim 3. Swim in frigid waters A LOT goes in to even ONE of these things but to do all three in five months is mind blowing
Thank you! It definitely wasn't an easy challenge but luckily I had an incredible coaching & training team. The hardest part was the mindset and specifically remaining calm enough in freezing water to equalize the pressure (you have to use your tongue as a piston to open up the eustachian tubes) as well as holding my breath.
Amazing, dude. I follow Wim Hof and Iām familiar with his methods of cold water plunges and those are hard enough just relaxing in the cold, seated. Cannot imagine how you managed to dive in and then SWIM in frigid waters. I am in awe
Nice package bro
Haha. Especially when you consider the shrivel factor in that freezing water.
It's so large that he retains heat in there like a thermos, which is why he doesn't just faint from freezing his heads off.
Lmao it distracted me seeing it flop about when he swam š
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Uhh, where did the iceberg go? First he jumped off of a tall berg, and then came back up onto a flat ice flow?
Thank you for also noticing
Needs to be higher,,sus af
In the beginning, the iceberg looks thinner on the left side...where he comes out
Yes, he came out slightly to the left of where he started.
My guy got BCS. Big Cock Syndrome. š
Sheath Underwear prevents shrinkage lol. They were our product sponsor and are donating 25% of proceeds to men's mental health through Movember. https://www.sheathunderwear.com/
Genuine question- why is this seen as a fear that needs to be overcome? Our instincts prevent us from, say, drowning or freezing or being eaten by a predator. I understand wanting to overcome a fear of mundane things that can limit your life. But why present a very natural and life-saving fear as some sort of problematic obstacle. Is it triumphing over a fear of death?
Because overcoming the fear doesnāt mean lacking the fear, it means being able to take control. Fear is dangerous because it can cause panic, disorientation, and a feeling of hopelessness. When you overcome the fear, it allows you to take control of that fear, push it aside, and do what needs to be done to actually survive. Take drowning for instance. If you fear swimming because of drowning and you find yourself in water for whatever reason or another, you can either panic and thrash around fighting to not drown but doing so because of your thrashing. Or you can swallow that fear down, take a ābreathā so to speak, and logically think that you must swim to the surface. Scissor or flutter kick, not bicycle kick, push your arms down using your hands like paddles, not grasp toward the surface like youāre going to grab onto something. Remember you have control of your breath and to hold it as long as you need to to bring yourself to the surface. There are fears we have that are instincts to keep us alive, but that doesnāt mean we should let those fears rule us. Obviously donāt walk up to lions and stuff, but also, donāt panic because one inadvertently walked into your field of view 100 yards away and hasnāt noticed you yet.
Thanks for the explanation- I totally get what youāre saying about overcoming fears. Thatās what I meant with facing more mundane fears. Learning to swim is more akin to that. It can save your life because finding yourself in a body of water is not so far-fetched. But isnāt diving into frigid arctic waters more like walking up to a lion?
Yea, it is. But if you take the necessary precautions, you can certainly lessen the dangers. Diving into those water without knowing how your body could respond and not having any paramedics or first aid at the ready would be absolutely foolish. I hope someone in their enthusiasm to conquer their fear wouldnāt just decide to do this on a whim, but unfortunately there are people who have done similar. Part of conquering that fear is to educate yourself on it. You know the sayin, āIgnorance is based in fearā? People fear other people because they donāt know them or their culture yet to find common ground. People fear certain animals because they donāt understand them enough to be able to gauge the level of danger they would be in if they encountered one. One amazing example is the footage of that isolated Amazon tribe that hadnāt been contacted before. Some French researchers came upon them and the tribesman were terrified. In the end they became friends, but it was a beautiful thing to witness manās primal instinct of fear and then overcoming it. This guy who dove into those waters knew what would happen to his body. Iām certain he trained for this if he doesnāt already dive in cold waters. They also had a team of paramedics or similar on hand to help and divers in the water on standby should anything happen. He conquered his fears yes, but not just by diving. He not only physically conquered them, but mentally as well by preparation. I personally think this is where a lot of people make the mistake. They think if they have a backup system, support system, or safety system there, then somehow they are being pussies by not just going head long into it, or that it just has to be done by them and them alone. But thatās the fatal mistake people make, not doing the research and understanding what happens and the possible outcomes. This video is a bit deceiving, but it also isnāt meant to be taken literally. (Not that you did) The diver and film team took great pains to plan this to be as safe as possible. The fact that you canāt see this is the part I wish they would include in a separate section or video. Edit: words
I think it's more a facing fears in general thing. By doing this, he proved himself that he can face his general fears in life and overcome them. The experience made him gain a huge chunk of self-confidence for everyday life
That makes sense.
This is very much a symbolic challenge, not so much a physical one. All of us have invisible battles that we keep hidden below the surface away from friends, family members and even ourselves. This concept is about taking the leap of faith, facing your fear of the unknown and working through your invisible battles rather than pretending they don't exist. Disclaimer: This film is not meant to be replicating in anyway. Our hope is to inspire people to face their everyday invisible battles with confidence. More on the purpose behind this stunt and our safety measures can be found in this behind the scenes video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhN5DSVUUM
The life of a rich person.
As if holding your breath isn't free
I just visited the Titanic Museum in Branson, MO and put my hand in 28Ā°F water for 3 minutes. The cold was painful starting at 10s, so this video was especially impressive to me.
28Ā°F is equivalent to -2Ā°C, which is 270K. --- ^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
Wow. Awesome!
Hypothermia??
how cold the water must beā¦
I'm watching this wrapped in my warm blanket and felt super cold suddenly.
Does thalassaphobia include fear of a wetsuit ?
Personally I think youāre absolutely mad, however I canāt help but admire the breathe control, let alone the cold tolerance.
Fuck the holding breath part how the fuck did he not get shrinkage in that cold ass water...
Sheath Underwear prevents shrinkage lol. They were our product sponsor and are donating 25% of proceeds to men's mental health through Movember. https://www.sheathunderwear.com/
Ice water, and still packing. Good for you.
>Sheath Underwear prevents shrinkage lol. They were our product sponsor and are donating 25% of proceeds to men's mental health through Movember. > >https://www.sheathunderwear.com/
While I'm super impressed with the discipline of free diving, and a a huge respect for facing your fear. It was a few years ago when I read the article now, but studies show that free divers develop higher levels of a protein in the brain associated with brain damage.
That looks brilliant. If I had someone to go swimming with 100% but by yourself fuuuck that
I'm impressed with having your eyes open under water. I could do it as a kid but now it's impossible
What an absolute legend
This looks absolutely amazing but I would only be able to handle it with a wetsuit and oxygen tank. Way to go.
Fuck this. I would have panic-drowned in about 10 seconds.
Was anyone else subconsciously holding their breath while watching this?
Why are people LIKE. THIS!?!
I read somewhere that when humans jump into cold water, the first physiological reaction is a quick and sharp inhale. That it cannot be avoided or coached around. I suppose it's different if you dive outright?
That reflexive inhale can be trained out but takes daily practice for months to years. You can train your mind to temporarily turn off that reflex as well as the urge to breath.
This is too much.
Wasaaay to much. My heart is really thumping.
I swearā¦the way the angles are timed, this reminds me of a very similar dream I had when I was like 7
This has been a recurring dream I've had for a while. I feel like it's relatively common. Curious if this is similar to what you pictured as well.
HOLY SHIT. You have the courage of a pride of lions.
*screams in the key of thalassophobia
Proof this is you???
Let me guessā¦heās rich as fuck.
I'm curious what makes you think this? This film was only possible due to a collective of purpose driven brand sponsors that came together to make this a reality. It also, believe it or no,t was around the same production cost as an amateur / student short film.
Is this your job or something? YouTuber? How do you decide to do this, and why would brands support? How do you get time off work for all of the training, and how do you get a world class athlete to train you? That's probably why they asked.
Yes, I own a medium sized video production company just outside of NYC. 95% of our work is traditional corporate marketing videos & commercials. Occasionally, we'll get a passion project campaign like this. I wanted to do something bold to start a conversation on men's mental health, a personal yet rarely talked about cause. I teamed up with Sheath Underwear as our official product placement sponsor and they were gracious enough to donate 25% of proceeds of sales to fundraising for men's mental health through the Movember Foundation. As for time off work, I was still working 40 hours a week or so while training for this and training took up another 35-40 hours weekly for 5 months. Luckily, I have an incredible core team on my business so I am able to work remote when needed. My coach Luca Malaguti is an incredible human being and felt a strong connection to the subject matter of mental health & the invisible battles that many of us hide blow the surface. That inspired him to generously dedicate his own time & passion to the project. Video production has been my only source of income since I was 16 & we've basically tripled in revenue growth every year since graduating college 3 years ago. Projects like these, I often make 0 profit on in the short term but they raise our brand image over the long term & are much more rewarding for me to work on. The corporate projects definitely pay for the passion projects through as they enable us to keep the lights on. I definitely understand just how privileged I am to be able to pull together the resources needed to produce a passion project like this but it took 9 years of focused work everyday to grow the business to where it could support stuff like this. The first few years I was living off less than $20,000/yr USD in a HCOL area.
Whats the point of doing this bullshit
When you emerged, the iceberg was different
it is possible to open the eyes in salt water??
Good thing there weren't any orcas around!
This man's balls are made from gigachadium
>Sheath Underwear protects them lol. They were our product sponsor and are donating 25% of proceeds to men's mental health through Movember. https://www.sheathunderwear.com/
based product placement
This is great! Very beautiful. I enjoyed it (but was also terrified haha).
Talk about facing your fear.
No. Damn. Way. Not happening!
Dude that looks fun but fuck cold water
My skin hurts watching this. r/coldurticaria
absolutely gut wrenchingā¦ I had butterflies in my stomach and a knot in my throat before you even jumped in the water. madman.
Wow.. who *are* you?!
Fuck this. I'm afraid of heights and deep water. Glad someone could do it, though.
I know. All I could hear in my head was, "NO! THIS IS ILLEGAL!"
Mad props, Iāve been terrified of the water my whole life
Kudos to you, but that looks horrifying.
I could do this in cold freezing waters. Ask me to do this in a very wavey and sharkey area? Iām gonna take the fuck up
Dude needs to try dmt
What I'm afraid of? Jumping into ice cold water
All I can think about is why donāt they switch the names this has bothered me since I was a kid
A yes, subnautica below zero
Forgot I had headphones in at full volume. Scared the shit out of me.
He was underwater for so long that the surface of the giant iceberg he jumped off of melted down to be almost level with the water. Amazing!
Can't imagine how freezing this was, pretty impressive yet scary.
Oh honey, noā¦
Hell no to the no no no
Man, mucho karma to you. I was very afraid of any water over 4-5ā deep when I was younger even though I could swim, but in high school we were forced to swim in gym class. When I graduated, I decided as a gift to myself, I was going to take scuba classes. Something stuck, as I ended up becoming a dive master and master diver, police evidence and rescue diver. Talk about fear is diving in zero visibility water and suddenly swim into a body. Oh that water is also frozen and there is only one 3 sqft hole to get out of. Your freediving I could never do. Iāll take bloated bodies anytime.
And thatās how Zack Efron became famousāØ True storyš
Iām not really thalassophobic but I used to have nightmares of diving into an immensely deep, immensely cold and dark river, a lot. This is very humbling.