Lewis Pugh.
Only a few might have heard about this name.But now for his daring, yet determined, act to swim in a Himalayan lake, we should be familiar to his name and listen to what he says.Swimming on the roof of the world, at an altitude of 5300 metres above sea level, is not an easy act as we imagine.There are two pre-requisites; firstly the born-biting cold, which will come into our mind when we think of Himalayan terrain, and then a strong mind to keep us motivated of the purpose.If we are sure of these, the real challenge is the experience of swimming in cold-waters.Imagine swimming in a water with temperature around -1.7 ° C!.The very moment then, we will start experiencing the toughness of cold.But for Pugh, it was not the first occasion to take the challenge.He was the man who did the same act in the waters around North Pole, 3 years ago.For both these occasions he had a specific objective in mind, perhaps that we have to learn from his act, and it is to make the world aware of how fragile the eco-system around us is.To mention the sensitivity of the Himalayan ecology he chose the lake Pumori, which is a melt water lake, near to Khumbu glacier in the region.Pugh draws lessons from his father, who happened to watch the British atomic bomb test take place and was then started thinking how to protect the treasure the mother earth have kept for the mankind of all ages.Swimming is a small thing, not enough to catch the public attention, under normal circumstances but when it carries a mission, it attains unequal importance.
Only a few might have heard about this name.But now for his daring, yet determined, act to swim in a Himalayan lake, we should be familiar to his name and listen to what he says.Swimming on the roof of the world, at an altitude of 5300 metres above sea level, is not an easy act as we imagine.There are two pre-requisites; firstly the born-biting cold, which will come into our mind when we think of Himalayan terrain, and then a strong mind to keep us motivated of the purpose.If we are sure of these, the real challenge is the experience of swimming in cold-waters.Imagine swimming in a water with temperature around -1.7 ° C!.The very moment then, we will start experiencing the toughness of cold.But for Pugh, it was not the first occasion to take the challenge.He was the man who did the same act in the waters around North Pole, 3 years ago.For both these occasions he had a specific objective in mind, perhaps that we have to learn from his act, and it is to make the world aware of how fragile the eco-system around us is.To mention the sensitivity of the Himalayan ecology he chose the lake Pumori, which is a melt water lake, near to Khumbu glacier in the region.Pugh draws lessons from his father, who happened to watch the British atomic bomb test take place and was then started thinking how to protect the treasure the mother earth have kept for the mankind of all ages.Swimming is a small thing, not enough to catch the public attention, under normal circumstances but when it carries a mission, it attains unequal importance.
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