Pioneer
swimmer and environmentalist Lewis Pugh has successfully completed many
endurance water events and is the first person to accomplish a
long-distance swim in every ocean in the world.
One of his most
recent and highest altitude achievements was a one-kilometer water trek
across Lake Imja, a glacial lake on Mount Everest. His hope was to bring
attention to the dire condition of the Himalaya glaciers as a whole by
swimming across a lake that had been formed entirely from the melting of
the Imja Glacier.
Speaking of the wider impact of this evidence
of global warming, Mr. Pugh said, “Glaciers are not just ice: they are a
lifeline, they provide water to two billion people, and we need to
protect them.” At a recent Technology Entertainment Design (TED)
conference, Mr. Pugh shared his experience of taking on the highest swim
ever performed as he crossed the ice-cold lake, which stands at 5300
meters above sea level.
Saying that he was only able to complete
this event successfully because of his support team’s encouragement
toward a radical shift in thinking, which included swimming with
humility, Mr. Pugh urged the audience toward being willing to make
similarly large changes in order to effectively address our current
climate crisis.
Many thanks Mr. Lewis Pugh for sharing your
talent and dedication to the message of preserving our Earth. May we all
be inspired toward the environmental shift in consciousness needed to
sustain our shared planetary home.
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