Tarn It, That is High
A tarn is a mountain lake or pool formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. It is formed when either rain or river water fills the cirque. Tarns are found mostly in the upper reaches of the Himalaya, above 5,500 meters.This is the altitude and area where Tunisia’s Nejib Belhedi intends to swim in an audacious extreme swim in 2014.
“I will swim Himalaya for a new concept: Change the world for the better in fighting together anywhere this unseeing financial pollution: corruption, money laundering, and the illicit support of electoral campaigns. This is the pollution produced by bad humans against his brother the good human. That’s also one of the aspects of the global peace by being honest and white and high as Mount Everest.”
Belhedi will swim in the one of tarn lakes in Gorak shep area where his base camp will be located. Belhedi will organize climbing reconnaissance missions until an appropriated tarn at 6,000 meters of altitude is identified.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff.
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