Hugo Rodríguez Barroso To Appear On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Mexico City. The English Channel is occasionally referred to as the Mount Everest of Swimming. Completing a successful swim across the English Channel and the summiting of Mount Everest by a single individual is known as the Peak and Pond Challenge. It is a unique solo achievement by
Looking Forward For Pablo Fernández Álvarez And Nuala Moore Courtesy of WOWSA, Mount Everest, Nepal. Like the postponed and cancelled open water swimming events from Tokyo to Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pablo Fernández Álvarez and Nuala Moore [shown above] had to put their swimming goals temporarily on hold. As Fernández says from Spain,
High Altitude Open Water Swimming In California Courtesy of WOWSA, Horseshoe Lake, Mammoth Lakes, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California. The world-renowned 1,897m Lake Tahoe is site of many solo swims and annual open water events. There are other high altitude locations around California to participate in and train for high-altitude swims: * 1,577m Lake
Mount Everest vs. English Channel - Which Is More Difficult? Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Athletes and fans all have their own opinions and perspectives on what sports or athletic endeavors are the most difficult or challenging. Gymnasts will debate volleyball players, volleyball players will debate with swimmers, swimmers will debate
Rob Lea, James Tout, Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos Do The Uniquely Unusual Around The World Courtesy of National Geographic Magazine, Park City, Utah. Rob Lea of Park City, Utah is the only person in history to complete a Calendar Year Peak and Pond that requires a successful crossing of the English Channel and a summit of Mount Everest, both within one calendar
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 32-year-old Adam Torrens will attempt to complete the Peak and Pond Challenge (Mount Everest + English Channel) within one year. "It’s a pretty massive challenge," sums up Nick Adams of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation. Torrens is a government bus driver in Sydney, Australia where he can be
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sherpas are highly regarded as elite mountaineers and local experts who serve as guides at the extreme altitudes of the peaks and passes in the Himalayas, especially expeditions to climb Mount Everest. Sherpas are renowned in the international climbing and mountaineering community for their hardiness,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are certain combinations which are very tough to do in the same calendar year: *Ironman triathlon + Ice Mile *English Channel crossing + Olympic 10K Marathon Swim *North Channel crossing + Badwater ultra-marathon run *warm-water river stage swim + Ice Mile But the English Channel + Mount Everest
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is an impressive thing to swim for long periods of time. It is an especially noteworthy feat that few people who weigh 200 kg (440 lbs.) are capable of. It is something entirely different to support that same weight climbing up a mountain. But if there is anyone who can do it, it is American sumo
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. All types of open water swimmers are also accomplished endurance athletes on land. Pádraig Mallon, an Irish Ice Ironman, has done everything from an Ice Mile to a full Ironman triathlon. James Tout has completed the Triple Crown of Endurance Sports with his Hawaiian Ironman in 1981, Boston Marathon run in
