Where Landmarks Are Pure Snowy White Courtesy of WOWSA, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Most people call the ice chunks at the bottom of the Earth icebergs. The men of the Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge - Ram Barkai, Andrew Chin, Toks Viviers, Kieron Palframan, Ryan Stramrood, and Gavin Pike - view it a turn buoy during their Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge in
Fearless And Frozen At The Bottom Of The World Courtesy of WOWSA, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. The incredibly adventurous men of the Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge - Ram Barkai, Andrew Chin, Toks Viviers, Kieron Palframan, Ryan Stramrood, and Gavin Pike - tell their story of their recent Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge on the bottom of the world... "On our
Supermen Swim Past Icebergs, Orcas At Bottom Of World Courtesy of Ram Barkai, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Ice chunks, icebergs, the Drake Passage, leopard seals, orcas, stiff winds, unexpected delays, Antarctic waters...apparently nothing can apparently stop Ryan Stramrood, Ram Barkai, Andrew Chin, Toks Viviers, Kieron Palframan, and Gavin Pike - the
American Lexie Kelly jumped in with Ram Barkai and Andrew Chin to help raise money for the South African's unprecedented ice swim south of the Antarctic Circle at 66.5622° South by Toks Viviers, Ryan Stramrood, Kieron Palframan, Chin, Barkai, and Gavin Pike. "On February 21st, we will embark on a long flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina. From there we will
In order to prepare for their upcoming Antarctic swim, South Africans Toks Viviers, Andrew Chin, Ryan Stramrood, Kieron Palframan, Gavin Pike and Ram Barkai are training hard. "We are doing sea swimming in colder temperatures and doing a cold ice baths," explains Barkai. "We are sponsored by a big fish factory and they use salt ice. They can take us down
Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge: The Goal, The Men, The Cause Courtesy of WOWSA, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. In 1913, the famous explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton ran the recruitment ad shown above. 101 years after this ad, South Africans Toks Viviers, Andrew Chin, Ryan Stramrood, Kieron Palframan, Gavin Pike and Ram Barkai have figuratively signed up. "Some
World Open Water Swimming Association-certified coaches understand the value of pull-outs and ins-and-outs for athletes who compete in triathlons and open water swims with on-the-shore finishes. Pull-outs (also called deck-ups or pull-ups) are a pool training methodology whereby open water swimmers and triathletes pull themselves out of the pool after each
Written by Ryan Stramwood and edited by the South African team What an insane icy journey. No other words to describe it. The following was written over the course of the 12-day challenge, without knowing if/when we would get reception or any connectivity, so it reflects daily team emotions and insights. August 4th - We never got to shore in Provodinia.
A pre-event report by Ram Barkai on swimming from Russia to America across the Bering Strait: A notorious group of South African extreme swimmers are at it again. Only this time their challenge sees them heading to one of the most remote, frigid and hostile waters in the world – the Bering Strait. They will attempt to swim from Russia’s mainland, across
When Ram Barkai, Ryan Stramrood, Kieron Palframan, Toks Viviers, and Andrew Chin completed their trio of swims in the Patagonia Extreme Swim Challenge, one main issue was dealing with the cold and currents in the Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel and Cape Horn. But there were different water temperatures taken: Barkai’s measurements included Magellan
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