Our iceberg challenge started back in 2021 when Tim Emmett, a world-renowned ice and rock climber, and myself started to talk about the idea of combining elements of climbing and freediving in Iceland. These two different sports have a lot in common, demanding the same mental resolution of remaining calm and being able to find peace within the present moment by relaxing the mind and body. It’s all about keeping the mind at ease and controlling your breath. So, Tim and I put a plan together to ice climb and free dive amongst the icebergs in Iceland and Greenland. We quickly realised the best way to get around would be to self propel ourselves using paddle boards. The opportunity to work with Red Paddle Co, the makers of the best inflatable paddleboards in the world, was immediately clear, which then escalated into 2 sports becoming 4 by also incorporating paddleboarding and SUP surfing. Follow their journey @luca.freediver @timemmett
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