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RE: Photo Series #57: Lake Torre & Glaciar Grande (El Chaltén, Argentina) | Would you swim there?
Super!
I once found myself all alone at the Chandra Tal lake, which is filled with water from a melting glacier!
I had the stupid idea of going skinny dipping, since there was no one else around. I almost froze in there and died. Fortunately there was no breeze and the sun was shining bright, so i survived with just a bad case of the shivers!
Thank you for the comment @twowheeledmonkey
Omg, the award Balls of Steel goes to you my friend hahahahaha! I just can't imagine how freezing it was.
But seriously, it can be quite dangerous. The founder of The North Face died of hypothermia when he fell from his Kayak in Patagonia.
Have you ever seen those crazy traditions in northern europe, where they jump into frozen lakes? Brrrrrr
It was more like balls of ice after acts of stupidity!
Yes. I realised that later. Fortunately, i just went for a dip in the shallow part, since i don't actually know how to swim!
I have heard of them. Most of these crazy things happen in developed countries, where people are bored of normal life!
In developing countries, even regular life has enough adventures to ensure that you are always surviving!
Balls of ice! hahahahahaha dude you are a legend, you entered a freezing lake without knowing how to swim! I should not laugh about that, I'm glad you got out of that to tell the story.
Welcome to Brazil hahahhaaOh my god... no one around???? I love jumping into water for the thrill but only with other people. ps whats the female version of balls of steel???
Âmmm I guess you women could be called "everything of steel", for everything you guys have to endure everyday!
if it's to be especific, I don't want to sound rude, but could we call it 'Boobies of steel' HAhahhaa?
Hahaha - #titsofsteel --- plus, you win so many points for saying we should be called 'everything of steel' - xx as if i didn't love you already!!!
Ohhhh don't embarrass me hahahahaha
I respect women a lot, maybe that's why I've been single for 8 years now hahahahah
Oh whaaaaat... how could anyone resist your humour, intelligence, charm and sense of adventure!!!!
Good question HHAHAHHA
Going by science. The ovaries are the biological homologues of testicles. So if you want to be technically correct it should read 'ovaries of steel'! But that doesn't sound cool :D
Normally when i want to say the same to a female friend, it would be 'Girl you have balls of titanium'. Not quite accurate, but at least titanium is lighter, stronger and more modern than steel :D
And i agree with Arthur, most women are 'women of steel' for all that they have to fight against, which we guys take for granted.
And for the first half of your comment. I wouldn't go anywhere close to water with my friends around. They all know i can't swim and i am shit scared of water. And they would happily dunk me in if they got half a chance!
hehe - ovaries of steel, yeeeessss. And omg, I'd be throwing you in, because that's the kinda of woman I am (not really). Are you scared of water BECAUSE you can't swim? Or is there another reason? I can't imagine a life without swimming. xx
The other way round. I could never go for swimming classes because of the fear of water. And heights.
And then i see these cool Red Bull videos and my palms are wet with sweat while i sit in front of my laptop.
No ma'am, my friends consider me a boring octogenarian for good reason!
Do you ever want to smash those phobias, though???
I wouldn't go so far as to call them phobias. Because i have seen people with actual phobias.
I keep fighting it, by doing stupid things like jumping in a freezing lake or going for treks with 100 feet drops and a few inches to place your feet and a crevice to stuff your fingers in. I have even been for that pseudo rock climbing thingy. I have cycled through some really high mountain passes. But i always go solo or with strangers. Never with friends!
The result on every occasion is my legs turning to jelly and stomach churning. And i still haven't gotten over my fear!
wow that's amazing. Jamie does that too - terrified of heights and sharks, but he still climbs hills for the view and goes surfing.
Thats something interesting to know @twowheeledmonkey. That only happens when with friends? I don't see the relation.
Isn't it, maybe, because I think they'll do something mean, and then it triggers your fear?
First, apologies for making your post appear like a chat room!
Nah, it's probably because I have always been a loner. My first cigarette was bought alone, while my friends rounded up the troops to go buy one cigarette to be shared between the 8 of them. Same was the case with my first bottle of alcohol and even my first porno!!!
Another thing, Indians aren't exactly adventurous. We are brought up to believe that education, career and settling down is the ultimate goal of life. As such, all my friends are walking down that path. While I am as settled as the Titanic after hitting the iceberg!
But the main reason why I don't allow my friends anywhere near my family, other friends or anything is because I have a perpetual target on my back! Even though I am an all round nice guy, with my friends I am an all round arsehole/ bastard! I have played the worst practical jokes on them over the years. From telling one friend's wife that my friend's work trip was actually a visit to Thailand, to another teetotaller friend's parents that their daughter was a raging alcoholic. And thus they would all love their sweet revenge :D