Greetings from a slighly prodigal son.

Wonderful weather! I like a cold winter and much snow! We're have from -4 F to -31F during last month in my hometown.

 

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But Siberians are swimming at Epiphany at January 19.

 

Some pictures yet.

 

Women and children too. Thus children get used to cold since the early childhood.

 

And the last pictures. Our archbishop carries out a prayer before immersion of people to an ice-hole.

 

Wow Siberian Man, Siberians sure are tough.

Hmm, maybe I should try to convince some friends to try this also...

 

Lol the kid in the bottom row photos in the first set of attachments is like "No I don't wanna!"

 

To experience that weather year after year they have to be! I doubt I'd be able to; I have trouble tolerating 30-50 degree F weather much less anything like -4 to -31 degree F

 

i think i could hear that last little kid screaming from here LOL! i would scream also!

those are some amazing pictures SM, thanks for sharing.

i would be praying too if i was going in that water!!!

 

Siberian man => ummm, by any chance was my avatar-girl at your Polar Bear Swim?

 

She's Back!!!!!!!!!!

 

I used to be part of a club that went swimming every New Year's day morning, in the ocean. Too old for that now. I'm afraid I'd catch pneumonia and die. I don't want to die.

 

I did a similar thing every January 1st when I was younger. Our group would water ski a 1/3 mile course. You had to ski from shore, around a bouy, & then back to shore. Upon completion, you would receive your patch which could be sewn onto your jacket.

The ski trip was tolerable if you did a shore start & kept yourself relatively dry from the waist up. If you were a nice person, the boat captain didn't cut the engine half way through your ski excursion.

The photo depicts our lake during summer time.

 

Over time, he will get used

 

Very brave an nice Canadian girl!!!

 

Video.

 

Ummm, how many of you decided to skip the first two clips and dive into the last two clips?

 

I knew Steve would be the first to comment on the videos

 

Um, steve was right

 

Yeah baby!