What it’s like to dive under solid ice Posted on 14 February 2017 Well, this is beautiful. This video, featuring ice diver Johanna Norblad, is an intimate look into an extreme environment. It was shot in the Finnish winter, in -14 degree weather, by British film maker Ian Derry – under conditions so cold, in fact, that the cameras kept freezing up during shooting. Johanna holds the world record for a 50-metre swim under ice. A normal person would be terrified by this idea – what if you get lost, and can’t find the tiny opening in the cold pane of death separating you from the world above? She doesn’t seem bothered though, and the film is shot so beautifully, with stark, clean lines and graceful movements, that you feel more soothed than claustrophobic by the end. Watch it here (do yourself a favour, and watch it in HD). Johanna from Ian Derry on Vimeo. Related Posts A large pod of orcas spotted off the coast of Plettenberg Bay 25 March 2023 Boat tour agency Ocean Safaris posted a video of one of the largest pods of... read more Agitated hippos attack stranded lion in the middle of Crocodile River 15 March 2023 A guide and his guests were treated to a very rare sighting, when a lion,... read more The Okavango River rages 10 April 2020 PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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