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The first freediving competition under ice

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#63
It depends on if there is snow on the ice and general lighting conditions, but the visibility in Lutvann is pretty good.


We have a powerfull LED canister light under the bottomplate that you can see 25 meter before you reach the tags.

Maybe these videos can give you an idee of the visibility.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfXo-d353to&feature=related]YouTube - Fattigmanns-ROV[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8mwgdjWvGI&NR=1]YouTube - Icediving apnea[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyRxPKEM4-4]YouTube - Freediving under ice[/ame]
 
#68
There are still a few spots available for freedivers to participate in the first competition under the ice. This is something you would like to tell your grandchildren:crutch

The athletes are ranging from current world champions/record holders to first time competitors.

The competition has attracted a lot of media attention from journalists, photographers and videographers. Dan Burton is covering the event for Transworld sport and the program will be sent on 200 different channels.

Oslo Ice Challenge
 
#70
We go with the olympic motto:

The most important thing is not to win but to take part!

Dabei sein ist alles!

Det viktigste er ikke å vinne, men å delta!

Cheers
Martin
 
#71
Doing that in 2c water is very brave!
Doing a CNF dive to 25 meter is very impressive to me!

With my poor fat percentage, cold limbs, it's very challenging since the body uses so much energy to try to maintain it's warmth.

So don't be intimidated by 'the big shots', or the media attention, just enjoy the experience, go with style, like Steinar says it's an experience that will stay with you a lifetime!

Love, Courage and Water,

Kars.

ps. regretfully I need to save my income to pay back some very patient kind people.
 
#72
Your Norwegian is very impressive martin!

To you and probably other freeidvers Gwahiri. Only prerequisite for this competition is to be a positive freediver :)
 
#74
Imagine if the +/- symbol was necessary for announced performances:

Athlete1 -55m
Athlete2 -47m
Athlete3 42m (forgot the '-' sign)
Athlete4 -40m

Then, the tag for athlete3 is placed 42m up in the sky! That would take one incredible breach in order to reach it...
 
#78
Preparations are running well for the competition. Here are some images from Bjarte and Steinar, busting their asses to shuffle the snow away.

Picasa Nettalbum - steinar - Preparation f...

We are looking at 30-40 cm of Ice under 60 cm of snow. Thats enough to make for nice benches for spectators... just bring something to put under your bud...

I really like the set up...
Divesite.jpg

And of course the podest made of ice... very classy...

for those who where not sure yet, we still have some spots open. As you can see the tent is ready next to the competition site... Just send Steinar a message...
 
#80
My feelings go out for the in water judge too, at least the safety guys will have some exercise and re leave being changed.

I wonder weather the now flooded snow free area will be transparent when the water is frozen over again?

Where can I find the participants list?

And about those video's, how deep does that ROV camara go in this video?

Exiting, I wish I could be there!

Kars
 
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