WARNING - Do not do this (at home)
If you liked this episode, you'll love this one: • Really WILD Ice Skatin...
1. Never skate alone
2. Have the right equipment
3. If you fall in: get big & crawl
4. Stay calm if you fall in
5. Use the ice prods
6. Don't stand too close
7. Go up the same way you came
This video wouldn't look as nice with out the drone support from @dope.lemon - Huge thanks man! Be sure to follow him here: / dope.lemon
Big thanks to Petter, who is always "up for it" when I come up with crazy ideas.
This idea (skating on very thin ice with wetsuits) was born a couple of years ago. Since we free dive and surf in the nordic winter, the cold shouldn't be a problem for us if or when, we break and fall though the ice while skating.
The main goal was to have fun and get experience. By having wetsuits we could train how it feels to go through the ice, without getting cold. I've personally never gone through before this day, except on purpose - which is quite different... Now I know how it feels, and how difficult it is to get up without ice prods.
The secondary goal was to create an informative video that hopefully teaches inexperienced skaters about what you should know before going out ice skating.
Thirdly, I wanted to open up the idea of actually using wetsuits while ice skating, even on thicker ice. It could save lives. Every year about 14 people die while ice skating - only in Sweden. I know that this is a controversial idea in the ice skating community, but I don't care.
How did it feel to go through the ice in wet suits?
First of all, we had thick wetsuits - 6.5.4mm (Petter) and 6.5mm (myself). Personally I didn't feel cold at all. I could stay in the water for a really long time without it affecting me. After getting up I wasn't cold, even though the air temperature was below 0°C. The only two issues I faced was:
1. My hands got a bit cold since I used regular gloves and they got wet.
2. The shoes became damp and a bit heavier.
Other than that - no problem! I even found the wetsuit to be comfortable. This is NOT the last time I'm skating in a wetsuit!
Everything you see the in the video was kind of improvised, in chronological order and without retakes :)
15 сен 2024
