Extreme activities in winter

Finland photo gallery

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8. January 2024

During one of a total of three dives under ice.

2 Min. Attention: Extreme! Under-ice-diving-in-Badebüx. Plus pictures of ice climbing and ice breaking from wintry Finland.

Annette and I watch the cloudy Helsinki sky from a jetty.

Annette ice climbing.

Helsinki, Finland: There is no sign of the ice breaking in. You sink completely into the water in a matter of a second.

The survival suits provide fantastic insulation. It sometimes happens that guests fall asleep in them.

Helsinki, Finland: I finally manage to crawl out of the water onto the ice again. I spread my weight over as much of the ice as possible so as not to collapse again.

The seminar location about two hours' drive from Espoo. The two ice baths can be seen in the foreground.

Oki saws a triangular pool free. It freezes over again in just one hour.

First short ice bath in the frozen lake. Many more will follow.

After the ice bath, we go one better: Rolling around in the snow.

Seven minutes of humming in an ice bath. This stimulates the vagus nerve, which in turn slows down the heartbeat.

Group photo with course leader Leigh Ewin (front).

Aerial view of the entry and exit points.

Leigh Ewin gives final instructions before the ice dive.

Daniel is ready to dive in and signals the OK sign to safety diver Miro.

Daniel warmed up in the sauna tent before his second dive.

Finland: During one of a total of three dives under ice.

Farewell group photo after each of the ten participants completed at least two free dives under the ice.

Annette in the mighty fortifications of the island of Suomenlinna off the coast of Helsinki.

Oodi, Helsinki's new central library, is very popular. On busy days, it attracts 20,000 visitors.

Annette at the Hotel Katajanokka in Helsinki. It served as a prison until 2002.

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