Sharm el-sheik is a city built for tourists. But unlike them I’m not here for vacation. I’m here to do the deepest dive I’ve ever done. It’s only a few days left now till the record attempt. None of the tourists know what I’m up to. As I walk past them towards the sea in [...]
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Marathon at depth
Unreal 120m
It’s unreal. I’ve been to 120m depth. It was a few days ago now, and it’s still unreal. What’s more real was the happiness, and the lung squeeze that came with the dive. There was a terrible wheezing and murmuring from the lungs afterwards. Taking deep breaths was out of the question. After 10 minutes [...]
Flow and freedom gets me deeper
I’m in a flow. I’m one with the sea, flowing with the water, and training has never been so good before. I dive deeper and deeper and it’s still easy. I think I know why. It’s not because my perfect training or my perfect equipment. It’s because I’ve let go. I feel free. And freediving [...]
The flight of the monofin
Everywhere I go, people are staring. But not at me.“What is it?” I hear whispers all around me at the airport. People make room and follow my carry-on with their eyes. My monofin only every gets so much attention from fish in the sea. Next time I fly I might put a sticker named “monofin” [...]
New freediving movie
Just found this trailer on the web. It sounds like it will capture freediving in a great way! Can’t wait to see it. I Can’t wait to collect all this summers training and preparations for making that one perfect deepest dive..
Training for freediving
(Old text) Freediving is just as much a sport as it is recreation and having a wonderful experience. As in all sports, you have to train to get better. The better trained you are – the more you will enjoy freediving. Having a fit body will help you in many ways. Also, being in good [...]
Kathmandu
Att landa i Kathmandu är numera som att hamna i ett andra hem. Jag möts av välbekant varm luft och Kathmandus karaktäristiska dammigt kryddiga doft, folk överallt på gatorna och ljudet av tutande bilar. En god vän och Sherpa möter mig vid flygplatsen och tar mig direkt till sin familjs stora hus där jag finner [...]
