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Originally Posted by ole1291
Lastly some people have said the whole project is reckless. But that is the whole point: the challenge, taking a boat would destroy that aspect and turn the adventure into a run of the mill fishing trip. You are only young once and life is not meant to be zero risk all the time. Anyway I don t think that this expedition is very dangerous given that many people have swam much longer distance without any of the equipment we ll be using.
It s a moderate risk, just enough to give you a little thrill and make the expedition more exiting.
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Pretty sure that would be me, it is just a personal opinion hopefully you didn't take it the wrong way. I do see your point but I hope you understand going out on the water is already a risk.... swimming 5km with a bunch of gear and other individuals to worry about is an added risk.... spearfishing with that amount of gear and not losing it just adds to it, fatigue is another factor, etc. Swimming a certain distance is very different than swimming+freediving+spearfishing+distance+drag from gear+injured/dead fish+current+out side elements= not a very giving formula. I'm sure you know this already but weather is unpredictable sometimes, which is a factor you must consider as well. Seems to me your after a thrill which is fine, but I'm sure you can get a thrill out of this trip with some kind of kayak/small water craft. Its really up to you, I just don't see it turning out for the best. Either way good luck with the trip, and if you do pull it off consider yourselves quite fortunate.
