Lewis Gordon Pugh
Lewis Gordon Pugh
Lewis William Gordon Pugh, OIGis an ocean advocate, a maritime lawyer and a pioneer swimmer...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEnvironmentalist
Date of Birth5 December 1969
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The problem with climate change is that it's quite complicated for the ordinary person to understand.
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Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.
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We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it.
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I learned two basic lessons on Everest. First, just because something has worked in the past does not mean it will work today. Second, different challenges require different mindsets.
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The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we're exploring are the full boundaries of human endeavour. It's not physical - it's all in the head.
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When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.
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The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment. If you don't train properly, you'll die.
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The human body is not designed for swimming in minus 1.7 degree centigrade water.