When people find out that we go swimming in water temperatures as low as 50F, the most common opinion seems to be that it isRead More
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You’re missing out, folks. These just keep getting better and better… I did an official temperature reading prior to the swim this morning – aRead More
The Hadza are some of the last functioning hunter-gatherers in the world. They reside in Tanzania near Lake Eyasi and are a nomadic group ofRead More
Another great swim… Sometime around mid to late September you wake up in the morning and you notice a chill in the air that wasn’tRead More
Check out the recent episode of Outside the Loop RADIO that aired on Friday. I had a great chat with Mike and Andy, and thisRead More
We had great swim this morning. I was a bit concerned about the water temperature given the 40F – 45F days we’ve been having, butRead More
By now you should have a much better idea on how to effectively manage the “front end” of your swim (cold water “priming”, mammalian divingRead More
There were too many amazing experiences to list, but one particular highlight was having a herring gull snatch a fish from the water about fourRead More
When the alarm clock chimed at 4:30am this morning, I didn’t leap enthusiastically out of bed. I hit the snooze button 3 times and reallyRead More
At 6:15am on Saturday, April 26, 2008, we did our first “test immersion” into the lake. The water was a crisp 51F, but smooth asRead More